Way back in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, there was a restaurant called Cucina! Cucina! ‘down the hill’ in Issaquah. (A quick Google search reveals that it closed in 2013). Brad and I had three young children, and he was still traveling a lot with MDA. But when Brad was in town, he made… Continue reading Cucina! Cucina!
Life in Transition
You would really have to read between the lines to know what’s going on in my world. Brad has moved to Houston to start a business. We have sold our OKC house – home to Patch405 – and I am in the process of moving to Houston to join Brad. There are lots of unknowns.… Continue reading Life in Transition
Friendship
A couple of weeks ago, Anne Helen Petersen wrote a blog post entitled The Friendship Dip. The blog itself is fascinating, but gets into the weeds of societal norms. I enjoyed it and, to incorporate a thought from one of my previous blogs, I am curious about a couple of angles that I will explore… Continue reading Friendship
Curiosity
So many thoughts running through my head today … but there’s not a logical place to start because the thoughts are not linear. The thoughts are all tied together and feed off of each other. The thoughts inform each other, but no thought is necessarily first in the sequence. I am feeling compelled to write.… Continue reading Curiosity
Book Review by Candlelight
The hits from 2020 just keep on coming! An ice storm rolled into Oklahoma City last Monday (October 26th). The prediction was brutal as many trees still had their leaves. The weight of the ice on the leaves would mean broken limbs and fallen trees. It would also mean power outages. We lost our power… Continue reading Book Review by Candlelight
Best Celebration EVER!
On October 23, 2010, under a full moon and surrounded by friends and family, Cooper Barghols took his last dose of chemo. It was a night of rejoicing! We don’t publicly celebrate many of the milestones these days, but we do recognize them among ourselves. The anniversary of his diagnosis. The cancer-free day that coincides… Continue reading Best Celebration EVER!
Celebrating Cooper
Strange times are these days/weeks/months of COVID. In our home, we have mourned the loss of senior year, graduation, and the milestones that come with all of that. But, I know our family is going to look back and wish we had done a better job of acknowledging the highlights and achievements. For posterity’s sake,… Continue reading Celebrating Cooper
Do You Potter?
Key Concept #1: ‘Lifelong learner’ is a term I’ve referenced in previous blog posts. I claim that character trait as my own. I’ve always read parenting magazines and books – from the time my kids were babies, on to toddlers, pre-teens, teens, college, and now young adults. Yes, there are some innate aspects to parenting,… Continue reading Do You Potter?
Planning For A Few Pops of Color
West side of guest house Guest House Our property naturally slopes. In some places, the slope has been exaggerated. One such place is on the west side of our guest house. The hill is rather dramatic. It’s a difficult area to cut with a lawnmower. And at the bottom of the hill resides Brad’s salsa garden.  We decided… Continue reading Planning For A Few Pops of Color
Taking Stock at 25
Do you remember being 25 years old? I remember my 25th birthday vividly, as well as the year that followed. Birthday-to-Birthday, it was an eventful year. It started by celebrating my 25th birthday with Brad. We were dating at the time. We traveled from Tulsa to visit with his parents as they wintered in South… Continue reading Taking Stock at 25
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