Author: daylerogers
-
Is It Possible To Have It All?
I just about dropped my drawers when I looked at the calendar and realized it’s only two months till Christmas. I know I’m jumping the gun. We haven’t made it through Halloween, haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving, and I’m pulling the retail blunder by pushing the envelope on Christmas. I live in Florida. We’re just now…
-
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
When left to my own devices, with too much time on my hands and no real plan to pursue, I get reckless. Wasteful. Trouble happens. Seems the MO for most folks, no matter what age. Ryken, at three, has discovered his imagination. And he pursues it with vigor–and absolutely no restraint. His folks were gone…
-
You Don’t Know If You Like ‘Em Till You Try ‘Em
“I wanna purple!” The plaintive cry of a four-year-old could have been easily misconstrued for something of incredible importance. Her tears were real, and her need seemed to be as well. She wanted a purple jelly bean. We spent time with some friends and family, and John, being the consummate Papa, pulled out all the…
-
We’re Back!
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a gardener. Working in the yard is one of those necessary activities that keeps the local HOA off our backs. We give them so many more things to grumble about as it is. We’ve been dealing with this patch of weeds/crabgrass/unwanted stuff in our back yard…
-
Too Little Of This, Too Much Of That
If anyone tried to make en epic movie about disasters and the human condition, all they’d have to do is film what’s going on across the U.S. today. From raging hurricanes and flooding in the south and east to devastating fires in the west, our country has experienced a plethora of natural catastrophes…
Tip of My Iceberg 