November 2010

Slipping into the Past at Our Little House

This month has been one of reflection for me. Not just because I spent time with my good friends from childhood last weekend, but there was also Veteran’s Day. The anniversary of my brother’s...

Girlfriend’s Getaway to Branson

This past weekend was the weekend for our now annual slumber party with Lora and Shelly, two friends I went so school with. Last year, I wrote about the Slumber Party at Campbell Town,...

The Glass is?

Upon first glance, it may not appear as such in the picture, but this is actually a glass half full story. Take one wet mountain road, darkness and a slick curve and you have...

Television at Our Little House

Last year, I wrote about learning to share the remote with my husband in Our Little House. That hasn’t changed; we typically don’t have a lot of time during the evenings or even on...

To Stop Doing List at Our Little House

When I read the USA Weekend article about making a “To-Stop-Doing-List,” I thought about my post last week and my inability to make traction on my own to-do list. The article, which quoted Chris...

We all Need a Pack to Call our Own

This time, I only intended on sponsoring a dog from the shelter to rescue, but as Living Large readers have quoted John Lennon so many times: “Life is something that happens when you’re making...

A Week to Forget

You know when you’re having one of those weeks when it just doesn’t seem anything is working out as you planned and you’re not making any traction? Welcome to my week. When I went...

Halloween on the Lake at Our Little House

The weather at Our Little House on Halloween was anything but scary. It was sunny and we had temps in the 70s. I’ve always loved Halloween, especially as a kid, of course. But when...