Me from SSD: Floral Frenzy

I'm feeling like paying some homage to my dad, so here's a little ditty I wrote yesterday for the Signed Sealed Delivered blog I maintain. (It's a local scrapbook and gift store I work for.) The post is called Floral Frenzy. Click it to read it. Enjoy!

Daily Sunshine: The Hightops

I loved these shoes when I bought them for Lindsay a year ago. But her feet grew more quickly than I planned, and her tastes changed too soon, and the life expectancy of these uber-cool Justice hightops was shorter than I hoped.

(Artwork and penmanship courtesy of several 6th and 7th graders, thank you very much.)

And then my rainbow-loving second daughter grew into them. Rebekah, dear, I'm so glad you appreciate these shoes! With your capri jeans rolled up and these hightops on your feet, you're ready for whatever spring is going to bring you.

Bring on the sunshine, baby!

Daily Sunshine: The Eagle Scout Project

This daily sunshine took more than a day to become a happy spot. Several months of planning and work, and four years of sitting on a Life Scout status, in fact.

But today, we delivered the four picnic tables that symbolize the end of a long Eagle Scout project for Colin. Starting with a food drive in November for the Salvation Army and ending with creating these benches from scratch, the manual labor is finished. Only the paperwork and interview remain.


Very bright bit of daily sunshine, indeed.

Daily Sunshine: The French Onion Soup

I love getting together to talk about great books with wonderful friends. But I also enjoy the most delicious food that we all bring. Today’s spread included some most amazing soups. But I must admit, my dear friend Juanita makes The. Best. Soup. In. The. World. I give you:

French Onion Soup.

Yum. Heaven in a bowl. With cheese and homemade croutons.
Please, Ma’am, may I have some more?