Whippoorill

You can plant corn now.  Heard our first whippoorwill night before last. Always heard “don’t plant your corn til’ you hear the whippoorwill” By far one of my favorite sounds.  Makes me think of summertime, porch swings and lemonade. So peaceful. What are your favorite sounds?

Sister

You know my middle sister is the one who should REALLY be blogging…… Night #1  9:50pm  ring…ring.. “Hey, can you come over …I think the dogs have been fighting or something??!!!  I just heard something?!?“ Cowboy Dan and sister’s husband are brothers. Her love was at work. So Cowboy Dan suits up and is on…

Chicken

Have you ever played “chicken” with a bull? both cells are ringing we answer “y’all got a calf in your yard”  thenwithout words for each otherCowboy Dan and I are both upand headed out to find the hole  and   the bull  Now let me insert here a couple of “types” of calves A. a cuddly…

Wide Awake

So I was asked “How do you KNOW??!” well I don’t know how YOU know but one thing’s for sure… I KNOW that I KNOW. My yearning to “come home” started whispering to me when our oldest son was born(he is now 6!!) But on the eve of my 12th “100th day of school” the whisper became a…

BFF

BestFriendsForever… juvenile?  nah.  I don’t think so. So today as I packed another round at school I came across several keepsakes from some of my BFF. Cards of encouragement. Pictures full of fun.Books of stories we have shared with each other. I was reminded at how completely and ridiculously BLESSED I have been with friendships during…