March 31, 2025

Monday Morning Coffee

 

Good Monday morning! The sun is shining here, but we may see some strong thunderstorms later this afternoon. Today is quiet and ordinary, with homeschooling, light housework, and dinner. Sometimes I think back to when I had four children at home, and the blissful chaos that filled our days. I miss that time in my life, but I am thankful that I appreciate and enjoy the slower season I live in now. 

Over the weekend, I rearranged a few things in the kitchen. Here is what I ended up with, and it will stay for a while. We'll see!






Have a happy Monday, my friends!
Billie Jo

March 28, 2025

What I Am...

 Seeing

Eating

Wearing

Smelling

Loving



Missing

Thinking

Remembering

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!
See you Monday!

Billie Jo

(Google for the images.)


March 26, 2025

This Or That: Spring Edition!

 It's spring! 

What kind of spring day is your favorite?

A bright, sunny day... 

Or a rainy, cozy one?

Are you going to sit on the porch and read a good book...

Or take a long walk after dinner?

Are you so ready for spring days filled with flowers and sun...

Or are you already looking forward to some dark, cozy ones?


Are you dreaming of hamburgers on the grill...

Or delicious pasta with spring vegetables?

And one more for fun...
Are you a fan of Bewitched...

Or I Dream of Jeannie?


Happy Wednesday, my friends!
Billie Jo

P.S.
1. I will always choose a rainy, cozy day. 

2. A good book on the porch wins every single time.

3. I am already thinking of fall, sorry!

4. All the pasta, please!

5. Love I Dream of Jeannie. My sister had the bottle with the doll inside!

(Google and Pinterest for the fun.)

March 24, 2025

Monday Morning Coffee

Good Monday morning! I hope your weekend was everything you hoped it would be. We had a nice one here, beautifully ordinary and quiet. There was mass, takeout fish tacos, basketball, movies, and some swimming, too. Forgive my current obsession with sunrise photos. It's just that each one is prettier than the one that came before; I can't help myself. 

Friday...





Saturday.




See what I mean? Heather and Dave packed up and headed for home, but before they did, we had fun shopping in the sweetest little town nearby. Shoutout to my Madison for somehow capturing a photo of Steve and me where I don't look unnaturally excited and awkward.



And she also managed to get a good one of me and Heather too!


Although I actually like this one better. In our quest for perfection, we tend to look for those perfectly posed photos to save and delete the ones that, while not picture-perfect, actually capture real-life moments. Someday, when I look back at this photo, I will see the total joy this friendship brings. So, a reminder to myself: Document life as it is sometimes. Not how you think it should look. 

And now I'm off to start my day. We will tidy up here, head home to the house, and settle in for dinner and the finale of Grant's Bachelor Season! Will he find the love of his life after six weeks of mindless chatting and random makeout sessions? How will he ever choose between the TWO women he is in LOVE with in time to propose to one? I don't know about you, but I am excited to find out tonight! ( Clearly, I watch this show with a significant amount of cynicism and snark, but it is entertaining, and every so often, it works, so there's that. )

I'm leaving you with this because someone knows exactly how I feel and was able to put it into words far better than I could.


Have a cozy Monday, my friends.

Billie Jo