Actually, today should be Independence Day! July 2 is the actual date the Continental Congress voted to approve the Lee Resolution, legally severing ties with Great Britain. However, we celebrate on July 4 because that is when Congress formally adopted the…

Today, July 1, 2026, Chase is 17! He did get his permit, but having a chance to practice is challenging. He isn’t permitted to cross state lines – they live 1 mile from the West Virginia border and everything they…

I woke up at 2:30am and couldn’t get back to sleep. I can ALMOST keep my eyes the whole way open! I stayed busy all day so I wouldn’t fall asleep. Work was very busy and I didn’t get out…

For breakfast I made something I haven’t had in years — I toasted a bun and had an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich! It was very yummy. Other than a few bites on the go, I haven’t eaten since. I…

My email is working in fits and spurts. All is well but no post tonight — except that I’ll try again later. God bless…. 🙂

I expected rain all day – but there was a lot of sun, as well. I was in Junior Church this morning, so after Sunday School I was with the kids. Anthony’s lesson was IN THE BEGINNING – and talked…

This morning I had the luxury of lazing in bed reading for an extra half hour. Chase slept late and I didn’t want to be doing laundry, etc, until he was up as today was his last day here. While…

I thought I’d have time for lots of little projects and a lot of nothing – but it’s 6pm and I left a lot undone! I did go over to Walmart for some normal type groceries after Chase and I…

This morning Katrina dropped off 2 car seats to me. She got them at work – so now all the families that transport Cameron can do so safely, without too much fuss. I scrubbed them after work and will give…

Jerome’s crew was here early this morning and started on the decks. There were 3 of them and they worked hard and steady all day. I was relieved and excited that they used brushes and rollers rather than spraying. It…