Category Archives: Personal

June 2019 in Review

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Thistle

June has been my family’s busiest month so far in 2019. We had two surgeries, a graduation, two parties that we hosted and another that we attended, college orientation, summer school, Jason changing to a different team at work, Jason’s … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Random Thoughts on an Early Morning

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Thistle

-I don’t like being a single mom – though it’s easier with only two kids, kids old enough to mostly look after themselves – and I’m really glad Jason and Morrigan are home from college orientation. -I’m also glad that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Enter Chaos

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Thistle

It’s no secret that I don’t do well on chaos. I thrive on organization, routine, and predictability. I don’t mind a bit of whimsy or change, but I don’t function well in environments that are pure chaos. The boys have … Continue reading →

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Um…Tuesday Coffee? Graduation!

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Thistle

I meant to post Sunday, but life went from the planned “busy” to the unplanned “insanity” over the weekend: Jason’s parents were due to arrive either Wednesday evening or on Thursday. They were driving down in their RV, which they … Continue reading →

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May 2019 in Review

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Thistle

Hello! I’m still on break, but I wanted to pop in for my monthly review, particularly because May turned out to be a fairly good month! Tons happened, and almost all of it (except for one particular medical scare from … Continue reading →

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Break

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Thistle

It’s no secret that I’ve barely been on my blog for the last two months. I’m hardly reading, not really writing/posting, not really looking at my feed reader, etc. I’m repeating the same things over and over, and I’m getting … Continue reading →

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April 2019 in Review

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Thistle

It has been a very busy month for us. As a senior in high school, Morrigan has had event after event after event this month, and beyond that, we’ve been pushing hard to finish our front yard after 14 months … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – In the last two weeks…

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Thistle

…Jason and I attended a Clue movie party at Alamo Drafthouse! Clue was one of my childhood favorites and I’ve literally seen it hundreds of times. (Funny story: When I was nine/ten years old, I spent over a year writing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Garden

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Thistle

Our front yard is almost complete. A little over a year ago, we began to dig up and terrace our front yard. Our property is on a hill and there had been a lot of erosion. One of our trees … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Downsizing

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Thistle

One of my current goals is to figure out how to take a firmer hand with our budget. We’re not big spenders and our budget is really, really streamlined, but due to circumstances last year, we find ourselves under massive … Continue reading →

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