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.

can’t do a thing with my hair

January 21, 2008 – 8:46 pm
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did you say something?

January 21, 2008 – 8:45 pm
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putting away Christmas in the dining room

January 17, 2008 – 2:04 pm

It’s that time of year…every room in the house has stacks of boxes. Below are the boxes for the dining room where DH and I worked last evening. DH took the tree off the table in the corner, and I took all the ornaments off it, wrapped them, and put them in their boxes. As […]

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the last of winter, the first of spring

January 16, 2008 – 1:10 pm

I have a vase of forsythia on my kitchen table. Such a beautiful preview of spring. It’s on its way, even for those of us with freezing weather, snow, winter… Next to the forsythia is the last of our amaryllis blooms. They were at their best while we were in New Orleans last week. Eight […]

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chasing shadows

January 15, 2008 – 9:23 am

My daughter took this great shot of my kitty Zak playing in the snow over the holidays. I love this picture. ~~Rhonda

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Sleepy babies

January 13, 2008 – 2:00 pm
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not so sleepy

January 13, 2008 – 1:59 pm
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bright-eyed baby girl

January 13, 2008 – 1:58 pm
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New Orleans Mission Trip – Day 8

January 13, 2008 – 9:35 am

We are home! That about sums up Day 8. 🙂 We left New Orleans at 8:00 a.m. and arrived home at 9:15 p.m. Before leaving, the team cleaned the house. They wanted to leave it better than we found it. While waiting for last minute details, the team had pop tarts on the porch. There […]

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New Orleans Mission Trip – Day 7

January 11, 2008 – 11:10 pm

The morning has to start with coffee. We usually made three pots to get everyone perkin’. Waiting for breakfast… Each team member had assignments…sometimes it was cleaning the bathroom, sometimes it was washing out the coolers, sometimes it was getting water and lemonade ready to take to the site for the day. Eggs, biscuits and […]

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