Archive for July, 2008

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Goodbye Grandma Bryan.

Dear Grandma Bryan,
So writing this letter is pretty hard for me to do. Not because I don’t have fond memories, I do!  But because I fear that I won’t be able to tell you eloquently enough just how much I love you and how grateful I am for the life I’ve had.
I have lived a [...]

4 Comments » - Posted in Beginning and End, Giving Thanks, Grandparent's love by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

In a moment of weakness, I said OK.


6 Comments » - Posted in BC, Family Life by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Overwhelmed, need a vacation.

This has been quite a year month for us.  Boy, what a year month!  Aside from a party, anniversary, and general summer hoopla, we had to up and buy a bran spankin’ new refrigerator. Ouch.
Um…Hello, unexpected cost!!  Didn’t see you coming!
The day our fridge died was the hottest of the year thus far.
107 degrees in [...]

4 Comments » - Posted in Family Life, Friendhsip, Master's Program, Relaxation, Slave to the house, Vacation by Nette @ Smiling Mom

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Today WE are six.

Yesterday I sat down to begin a really nice post about how much I love my husband on our 6th anniversary. Somehow I never actually finished that post. So today I’ll leave you with the story of Hubby and my first “I love you” and when we knew that this relationship was more [...]

4 Comments » - Posted in Hubby Love by Nette @ Smiling Mom