Author Archives: ~~Rhonda

Living in a small town, I share my life with my husband Russell (married in 1977), five children (one still at home), and six cats (one indoors, the others outside).

I teach an online class called “The Christmas Notebook” which is about all things holiday prep. The many facets of celebrating Christmas comprises one of my favorite hobbies. Other favorite things include gardening, reading, cooking, and scrapbooking.

menu plan monday ~ july 6, 2009

July 6, 2009 – 2:41 pm

We are having a wonderful visit with our son, his wife and the grands. The twins love to have their pictures taken. Sometimes it’s hard to get a photo because they are in such a hurry to get to the camera to look at the previews. We have several things scheduled this week, so I’m […]

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happy 30th birthday!

July 5, 2009 – 10:48 pm

Today is our oldest child’s 30th birthday. We’re so happy he and his family are visiting this week, and that we were able to celebrate his birthday with him. Birthday cake was enjoyed by all. Along with peach pie and apple pie, and home made ice cream…mint chocolate, raspberry, and vanilla. It was quite a […]

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the prettiest flowers in the garden

July 4, 2009 – 10:58 pm

No contest. The Fourth started with a downpour and it rained until shortly after noon. We played on the front porch with the girlies and, after the rain stopped, they had a great time splashing in the puddles. Like Grandma said…the prettiest flowers in the garden. 🙂 ~~Grandma

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these doll babies are at my house

July 3, 2009 – 10:45 pm

Plus sister Lauren, and Daddy and Mommy. 🙂 Fun will be had by all! ~~Grandma 🙂

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wednesday’s walk in the garden

July 1, 2009 – 10:50 pm

We had a great plant sale today. The weather was wonderful and we had enough customers to fund a very nice donation to the mission team at church. You may not be able to make it out in this picture, but we set up the table under the redbud by the front porch, where I […]

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not enough time in the garden

June 30, 2009 – 10:07 pm

Between piano lessons this morning, the mower not starting this afternoon, and softball this evening, I missed a lot of garden time today. How sad is that?? I did get some pictures this evening, just as the sun was going down. Thanks to my nice camera and the great lens DH gave me for my […]

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a walk in the garden

June 28, 2009 – 10:48 pm

Here are a few pictures from the garden this evening. Cooler temps made touring the garden much more pleasant than it has been for more than a week. The daylilies are in peak bloom right now. Beautiful! We’ve had this beautiful daylily for years. We don’t know the name of it so we call it […]

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menu plan monday ~ june 29

June 28, 2009 – 5:10 pm

We have a big weekend coming up. DS#1 and his family will arrive Friday evening for a week of fun!! We are so looking forward to their visit! Just look at these three beautiful granddaughters! The first big activity of the weekend (after unpacking the van, squeezing kidlets, and getting everyone to go to bed […]

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new daylily bed is in

June 26, 2009 – 3:53 pm

The bed for our anniversary trip daylilies was prepared earlier this year. DH sprayed the grass with round up, then covered the bed with several layers of newspaper, and topped it with five or six inches of wood chips. Then it waited…and waited…and waited…until today. 🙂 First order of business was to take a picture […]

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happy anniversary to us!

June 25, 2009 – 10:10 pm

Today DH and I celebrate 32 years of wedded bliss. 🙂 And, as we have the past five years, we celebrated by visiting a daylily farm! We went to Aussieker’s Daylily Farm near Richview, Illinois. Prior to our trip, I spent some time on their website making a list of daylilies to look for. Oh, […]

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