2025, Inspiration

12.15.25 What I Believe…..

Several years ago my niece Dana wrote a blog post about what she believed. I began thinking about what I believe. What am I willing to fight for? Listed below are the core of those things for me. I was surprised as I compiled this list how many thing I firmly believe. This list is… Continue reading 12.15.25 What I Believe…..

2025, Inspiration

07.15.25 Embracing Age: Celebrating Women Over 50

To all my female friends 50 years and up. Most of us are aging through the next phase of our lives. We're at the age where we see wrinkles, grey hair, and extra pounds. We see cute 25-year-olds and reminisce. But we were also 25, just as they will one day be our age. We… Continue reading 07.15.25 Embracing Age: Celebrating Women Over 50

2020, Home in Amite, Home in Hammond

04.11.20 UPDATED!! Cindy Lou’s Retirement Extravaganza and her She Shed!! New pictures and video added!

NEW PHOTOS AND A VIDEO PRESENTATION HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS POST SO I AM REPUBLISHING IT! My sweet wonderful friend Cindy LeBlanc retired from Southeastern at the end of last year. She made it through having cancer, surgery, and radiation recently and was given a wonderful retirement reception when all that was over. Below… Continue reading 04.11.20 UPDATED!! Cindy Lou’s Retirement Extravaganza and her She Shed!! New pictures and video added!

2020, Home in Amite, Home in Hammond

03.20.20 Cindy Lou’s Retirement Extravaganza and her She Shed!! New pictures and video added!

NEW PHOTOS AND A VIDEO PRESENTATION HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS POST SO I AM REPUBLISHING IT! My sweet wonderful friend Cindy LeBlanc retired from Southeastern at the end of last year. She made it through having cancer, surgery, and radiation recently and was given a wonderful retirement reception when all that was over. Below… Continue reading 03.20.20 Cindy Lou’s Retirement Extravaganza and her She Shed!! New pictures and video added!

2020, From Minnesota to Louisiana

10.08.13 Field of Dreams, Dyersville, Iowa – 02.07.20 New Field of Dreams

MLB announcedlast week that the White Sox will host the Yankees in a "Field of Dreams" game in August of 2020. The game will take place in the new stadium built next to the iconic field from the movie. There will be 8,000 seats and fans will get to the new park through the cornfields… Continue reading 10.08.13 Field of Dreams, Dyersville, Iowa – 02.07.20 New Field of Dreams

2018, Home in Amite

02.19.18 Redoing Plumbing Pipes – How Fun!!!

Tuesday, February 19, 2018 - Roy took on some work in our yard this past week.ย  When we first built the house we planted three rose bushes in front of the concrete opening to the septic tank.ย  They've grown large and would make accessing the opening very prickly.ย  I cut the bushes back a good… Continue reading 02.19.18 Redoing Plumbing Pipes – How Fun!!!

2018, Home in Hammond

02.18.18 Trip to Tennessee to see knee doctor, our precious grandchildren and local doctor visits

Sunday, February 18, 2018 - Monday we left very early in the morning and droveย  over 7 hours to get to Cordova, Tennessee and 7 hours to come back to Louisiana in the same day.ย  Roy's idea, not mine!ย  He handles driving that much really well.ย  That's my man!ย  Our orthopedic doctor here in Louisiana… Continue reading 02.18.18 Trip to Tennessee to see knee doctor, our precious grandchildren and local doctor visits

2018

01.31.18 Happy Retirement Donna Methvien

Roy and I both worked for Donna Methvien at Southeastern Louisiana University's Computing department.ย  She is retiring after 36 years of dedicated and loyal service to Southeastern Louisiana University.ย  She graduated from Southeastern and within that same year started working there!ย ย  I'm so happy I got to spend ten of those years working with her… Continue reading 01.31.18 Happy Retirement Donna Methvien

Amite house construction

02.23.15 Electrical and appliance buying, Roy’s big fishing experience, hiking through the woods!

Monday, February 23, 2015 - The sheet rock workers didn't work today.ย  Hopefully they will tomorrow, the rest of the construction this week depends on them finishing by Tuesday.ย  Our electrician came back today to install the outside electrical box, and the inside switches and outlets.ย  Our concrete stainer came today to pick up a… Continue reading 02.23.15 Electrical and appliance buying, Roy’s big fishing experience, hiking through the woods!

Amite house construction

01.24.15 Cabinets and counter tops on order…. and our new campfire pit!

Friday, January 23, 2015 - The rain Thursday night and this morning was heavy enough to stop the framers from working today.ย  It was also very cold and windy. Roy and I headed to Hammond for our follow up cortisone shots in my shoulder and his knee.ย  We always wait at Dr. Chaisson's office far… Continue reading 01.24.15 Cabinets and counter tops on order…. and our new campfire pit!