How the heck did it get to be mid-January already? The year is 1/24 over, people! It’s time for a resolution check-in! Except I don’t do resolutions. I don’t do goals. But this year I got the idea to have a word of the year. (I can’t remember which writer I got this from, but…
Well, I’m going to my aunt’s house which feels like home! My cousin, Cindy, is in the states from England and I haven’t seen her in 15 years! So she’s coming to Omaha and we are going to spend some time together with my aunts, uncles and cousins! I’m going solo, leaving the fambly behind.…
During the Blizzard of 2011, Jim and I had an opportunity to experience something that has not happened very often during our marriage. We woke up together in our bed. At the same time. Usually, Jim is up and out the door long before the sun even rises. He’s off and running (literally) while I…
Valentine’s Day yet again. Seems to come every year… This year I am feeling positively gooey over it. That doesn’t usually happen! I’m blaming it on the commercial where they declare “I love us.” I can’t even remember what product they are selling, but that line is sticking with me. Because I do love us.…
I was inspired by this post by @IanMRountree on twitter. What will my three words for 2011 be?! Narrowing down an entire year to three words isn’t an easy thing to do! But here I go… Love for family and friends, and spread to everyone I encounter in real life and on line. Gratitude for…
Another Blog Gang post! If you’d like more information on the Blog Gang, click here. Wouldn’t you love to join us?! I’d like to share how Christmas is done in Kline Land! We awake at a nice, humane hour of nine Christmas morning. I slip the breakfast casserole into the oven and we all gather…
Today the Blog Gang is taking on the topic of marriage! Check out all the great posts at the end! Marriage is one thing that can be a dismal experience or the most magical thing in the whole world. Depending on who you’re married to. I was married before. Shocked?! It was a short-lived entity,…
We started it the year Grace was born. She was only 10 months old, but we decided to have a team competition making gingerbread houses. My husband and Grace were on one team, and my grown niece, Carla and I were the other team. We bought gingerbread house kits, built them, decorated them, and then…
Today I am participating in the Bloggers Unite event for National Adoption Day. Did you know there was such a day? When we adopted Aaron we were invited to finalize the adoption in court on National Adoption Day. We even got some press. The thing that sticks out clearly in my mind is when four-year…