One year and one month ago, I was in Zambia, Africa.Before I left, I was warned: Once you go to Africa, you will leave part of your heart there.I wasn't so sure. I am an emotional person, yet at times I can have a very "get real" attitude.Needless to say, I DID leave part of my heart there. A part of my heart...
Happy Valentine's Day 2011... to me. The 25th year in a row that I celebrate the day of love without a bouquet of pretty flowers or a dinner date with my significant other.But you can't miss what you never had, right?Today I was thinking about what this day is really about. It's about love... and I thought of love in my life. I...
For those of you who are not on Facebook, this post may be a bit delayed. For that, I apologize!Anyway, last Wednesday evening, I became an aunt of 12. That's right-- a dozen nieces and nephews.I got the call around noon."Well, we're going to the hospital," my mom announced excitedly."Really? Well, keep me posted," I told her, thinking it would likely be awhile....
A couple of random pictures I will share. Neither have anything to do w/today's post other than that they are random. I found them both in old picture archives. One was taken and edited a couple of years ago (house), while the other is a raw image file I found and edited tonight (candle).The house one I just liked. It originally had the...
The Good News: the groundhog didn't see his shadow, meaning Spring is near. The Bad News: The groundhog is only right 38% of the time. It's been awhile since I was in school, but I do remember that this percentage is nowhere near successful.Another piece of trivia: Central IL was hit with Blizzard 2011 last night. Last night began with me getting called...