The Things Nobody Tells You…(musings from a first-time mom)
Nobody tells you that you really should grow an extra set of arms during pregnancy (along with everything else you’re growing). Cuz...
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Down Highway 20
with a trucker's wife who loves to write
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- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
Happiness Is…
A gorgeous harvest moon peeping through the livingroom window as I rock my baby to sleep The never-ending laundry caught up (momentarily)...
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- May 20, 2021
- 1 min
These Are the Days
Of milk and diapers. And more milk. And more diapers. Of sweet baby cuddles and growth spurts too soon. Of bright baby eyes,...
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- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
When Time Stands Still
Time stops. The entire world holds still and breathes in the miracle. There aren’t enough words in the universe to describe the feelings....
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- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
A Peek into Our Life
I’m just coming up for a gulp of air. I hope to someday soon fully re-emerge from this hectic busyness and land on a stable surface long...
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- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
Sheet Pan Meals
With the flurry of busyness the last couple weeks, I’ve jumped on board the one-dish-meal bandwagon. And I must admit I am hooked! It all...
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- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Snowy Days
Whiteness. Pure whiteness. Falling from the sky, heaping the fenceposts, drifting over the woodpile. Cold brisk air; fresh nitrogen from...
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- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
Words and Birds
The weather beams warm one day; another morning, I look outside to see 6 inches of snow drifted across the lawn with an awful wind...
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- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
12 AM Thoughts
I mailed a package to Indiana on December 28. It arrived to its destination on January 30. I should be a postal worker for a month just...
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- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Gratefulness
I am thankful for little things. The other day in a writing group, we were given the assignment of writing a list of 100 things to be...
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- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
Winter Days
I’ve found one benefit of foggy mornings.. when it finally clears, the whole world is bathed in fuzzy outlines of silvery whiteness....
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- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Of Life and Holiday Spirits
Cure for bad-tempered cats: Pull on welding gloves. Grab bad-tempered cat and stuff into a large garbage can with lid. Close lid tightly....
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- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Chimichangas with Cheese Sauce
I don’t have any fancy name for these. They are what they are, and don’t need an amazing handle. The taste speaks for itself. And as a...
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- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
Atlanta Bound
A last-minute decision, a few changes of plans, and much rushing around preparing food and packing…and before we knew it, our truck was...
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Life is Good
With a snap of its fingers, summer disappeared in a whirl of watering wheat, trapping gophers, and a final soaking of the flowerbeds and...
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- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
In Memory of Raquel
Sunset tonight, The clouds trimmed in gold. Laced in pure splendor. The evening turns cold. Dark blue horizon Speaks nearing rain Reminds...
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- Sep 30, 2020
- 4 min
Life Down Highway 20
It’s been awhile, I realize, since I’ve let y’all in on the details of our life so maybe this post will be a newsy sort. (Beware.. newsy...
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- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Thought Contrails
Don’t judge someone unless you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. Some folks have to climb mountains in high heels. Never say never. I’m...
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- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Charcoal-Grilled Meat Globes
These luscious smoky meatballs/hamburgers are a relatively-quick meal, providing you start the grill first thing! Maybe even go mow...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
You Might Be A Trucker’s Wife…
•If the local Kenworth and Peterbilt dealers call you by name when you step in the door. •If riding in the truck with your husband is a...
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