Melissa, Oh?

My nieces came over last night for a slumber party. Mia likes to do “cuddle time” before bed which involves laying in bed and talking about her day and my day (or whoever she is cuddling with.) I told her about my day, then as she started talking about her day I had to stop [...]

I saw this photo on this blog that I read occasionally:

And it reminded me of this photo of Cai and Sadie (nephew and niece) that I took with my phone (so apologies for quality) last week when they were visiting:

It’s life’s little moments, that’s for sure.

Stealing this picture from Kevin’s blog because this is just what I need right now:

And lucky for me, I have an awesome brother and friends who invited me to go hiking/camping with them this weekend in Roan Mountain, Tenn. We will be leaving tomorrow evening and hiking 3 peaks (a total of 12 miles.) I [...]

Things I learned while staying with my grandmother at the hospital and rehab center:
= Nurses at the rehab center are not the same as nurses at the hospital. Nurses at a hospital are nice, with good bedside manner. And they come when you push the call button. And they don’t roll their eyes and act [...]

Where I’ve been the past few weeks:
= I spent the week in Athens, Ga., visiting Chris.
= On the way home from Athens, on a Sunday, I got the news that my grandmother was in the hospital.
= I spent the better part of the next week at the hospital. My aunt, Josie, stayed with Mia (my grandmother) [...]

So, better late than never on the Christmas blog post, right? I’ll try not to bore you with all of the details, but I wanted you to see what my grandmother thought of this present I made for her. Instead of telling you, I’ll show you with pictures, all beautifully captured by Jeff:

 
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Also, I had [...]

When I was a child, my aunt Josie had a book made that featured myself and my cousin David. I thought it was so cool, reading about our day of chasing foxes or whatever we were doing in the adventure. A few months ago I thought of that book and then found myself thinking – [...]

So, I’m a little late on the the whole “look back/look ahead” post that comes at the end of the year, but I was too busy celebrating the holidays to take the time to sit down and think about it! So, better late than never, right?
Last year I wrote about some thoughts on 2008, and [...]

These are good times, my friends. Good times.
As I prepare to run the longest run of my entire life in 3 days, my job this week has been to relax and be stress-free. And you know what I’ve realized? It’s really not that difficult.
There is a lot to be happy about. Whether I’m  going to [...]

Years ago, I had an epiphany: Not only could I choose not to have children, but I would choose not to have children.
My reasons for not wanting them could be called selfish. I took a look at adults around me that had kids, and those that didn’t – and I decided I liked the lives [...]