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.

Zilli and the ladybug

It’s spring and that means ladybugs in the house on warm days. Zilli found one in the kitchen this morning. Gotcha! She rolled over and promptly lost the little bug. She looked all over the floor but couldn’t find it. Ladybug? What ladybug? Not sure when it quit hitchhiking, but it may be outside now. […]

at last

Spring is here. The white crocus opened today. I noticed them when I went out the back door to try to get a picture of the skunk ambling across the back yard. Missed the skunk (I don’t mind saying I wasn’t very aggressive on that front), but found the crocus. The daffodils near the back […]

a few more pics from our trip

The cemetery was an interesting place to stroll. Quiet and peaceful and full of history. When we decided it was time to go, DD talked us into another half hour. She had a great time. Signs of spring were every where. This tree was so ready to burst into leaf. It won’t need much encouragement. […]

baby portraits

The twins posed beautifully this morning for some portraits. Tabitha and Miranda, our first grandchildren. They are four months old tomorrow. Three sisters and an aunt. I think Tabitha looks a lot like her aunt did as an infant. I took one of DS’s baby outfits along and we put it on each of the […]

cemetery visit

DS#1 gave us a tour of one of his favorite cemeteries in town. The weather was beautiful, in the low 70s, partly cloudy, partly sunny, lots of nice photo ops. “He may be *your* grandpa, but he’s *my* Daddy.” DD#3 was impressed with the size of this tulip tree. She enjoyed babysitting the twins, too. […]

more baby pics

Grandpa can make them laugh. Miranda Tabitha’s hair goes every which way. 🙂 ~~Grandma

visiting the grands

On the way east to visit the grandbabies, we stopped for the night and stayed with DD#1 and DD#2. It was great to see them again. This morning, DH made pancakes with chocolate chips. Made a camera shaped one for DD#2 who is in a photography program. Of course, they didn’t get a picture of […]

DD#3

Originally uploaded by This Way to Infinity I have three sweet girls. This is one of them. Photo taken by her sister, another one of them. 🙂

winter and spring…ebb and flow

While we were in New Orleans the first part of January, home actually had some temps in the 70s. We got home in time for winter. On the thirteenth…sleet. DH and DD had a ball. Four days ago, I was glad to see the sun shining and the daffs coming up. Now we’re shivering under […]

Citty Club

A year ago last summer, DD made a Citty Club (kitty club) for Buttercup, Zak, and Zilli. The Citty Club has a dance floor and a “mirrored” ball hanging from the ceiling. The ball is made from aluminum foil. The Citty Club comes complete with rules. 🙂 Waiting…waiting…waiting… Here comes Zilli now… Where’d she go? […]