Category Archives: Personal

Financial Nightmare

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Thistle

I don’t talk about finances and such too often here because I don’t really like airing all that online. But MAN this year has been rough on us, and I’m afraid that things are just going to keep getting worse. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Rearranging (again)

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Thistle

Do you ever feel as if a room, arranged a certain way, can automatically make you feel more calm and peaceful? I spend a lot of time carefully arranging furniture in order to make my spaces feel like home. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Great Kitty Escape (and more)

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Thistle

It has been one crazy week! It started with a nightmare night where the cats apparently popped out a screen window and escaped. I doubt it was intentional – the window they went through is one where Jojo often hunts … Continue reading →

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October in Review

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Thistle

Normally, I love October. It’s the month where I start to feel alive again after six months of perpetual heat-hell (aka summer), and I start wanting to go out and Do All The Things. Unfortunately, this year we were still … Continue reading →

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Top Ten-Plus Gignacery Halloween Costumes

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Thistle

The very first Halloween costume that any of our boys ever wore was a full body ladybug getup, back in 2000, when Morrigan was only two weeks old. It was too big for him, of course, and he re-wore it … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Chopping Down the Chinaberry Trees

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Thistle

Chopping down trees – this is a thing I do not like to do. Unless the tree is dangerous or dead, I’d rather keep them up no matter how annoying. At my pre-Boston house, we had two ash trees that … Continue reading →

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Happy 18th Birthday, Morrigan!

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Thistle

My oldest child is now officially an adult. He can vote, and plans to next week when early voting starts. He’s finished college applications and has been accepted to his top choice (Kansas University). In the spring, he’ll be getting … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – No Real Autumn

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Thistle

They say that San Antonio had the wettest September on record this year. August and September are often times of sudden rains/floods here, after months of drought through the summer. But this September, we broke the record for most rain … Continue reading →

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September in Review

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Thistle

Okay. This was originally meant to be a rest-relaxation-back-to-normal kind of month, but on the 1st, we basically had our house explode again, and then Jason’s car exploded a few days later. (Full details here.) An insane roller coaster of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Catching Up

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Thistle

Trying to catch my breath on this last day of the month. I’m leaving for a 5K shortly – my first 5K in 2.5 years! – so this will be brief and a bit scattered! [Qualifier for the rest of … Continue reading →

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