Family

Seven years ago, today, was our first crawfish boil, held at our 1961 ranch house in Southaven. To date we've had three: the last, here in April 2019; but I am missing the OPTION to have one, now that we...

Our new granddaughter arrived today at 1:46 p.m., weighing in at 3 lbs, 14 oz, and is an hour old right now. Introducing: Everleigh Ann Ellis She’s a tiny little girl and will be in NICU for a couple of...

We got Greta a puppy this afternoon. We need a guard dog and we were hoping it would help her want to stay in the shop and convalesce instead of chasing every noise she hears and hurting her elbows even...

It's starting to feel like Christmas ? My "new" sister, Margo, is coming here for Christmas and our brother, Travis, will be following about a week later. Margo's husband, Ricky, is cooking a corned ham for us this Christmas so...

Back in November 2018, I learned that I have a new leprechaun, on my Dad's side, through a DNA test from Ancestry.com. Her name is Margo, and she jokes that she has heard the term "new sister" so much lately,...

Congratulations to my ex-husband-in-law Clay Jones! He's a finalist for the Herblock Award for political cartooning!...

In the middle of making this rag doll (my first ever, don’t laugh!) for our youngest granddaughter, Isla. Talk about unrealistic body expectations! Thank goodness she has a long skirt. Her crotch literally is right above the hem! ? I...

So proud of my “weird” granddaughter Isabel! She’s a 4th grade Spotlight student. She took 2nd place in the 4th and 5th grade chemistry/physics division with her science project this week. She’ll be going to regionals at Ole Miss. She’s...

So excited! The cat tree arrived yesterday for us to install so Sophie, our 18-1/2 year old Siamese, can officially ignore it. I knew to install the thing next to the vent, since Sophie has always been a heat seeker....

Happy New Year! Here's to a great 2019: The Year of the Pig.. I'm feeling confident I can live up to that! We rang in the new year with the addition of our daughter, Ashley, and her babies/our weird grandkids,...