gentle reader, lest you truly believe i live the life of riley, living la vida loca, spending my days like the rich and famous... please, allow me the opportunity to divulge this wonderful life i live, each day, in reality. on july 28, 2018, kirofamily headed out to re-charge our batteries for a week. during our layover, i received a... Read more →

is it too late to send out christmas cards for the 2017 christmas season? i'm asking for a friend. you see, my friend got so excited about christmas cards this past year. so excited. she even booked her family photo session early! i know, right? so she would have time to discover which poses were her favorites and which ones... Read more →

gentle reader, the holidays are barreling down on us. in just a few short hours the merriment shall commence. and for some of us, it already has, right? even though this is supposed to be a time filled with joy, love, hope, and contentment...many of us are just the opposite. we're stressed, we're depressed, and we are hanging on by... Read more →

gentle reader, november 2017 has come to an end. the month to shine in our gratitude. some years i publicly participate and some years i do not. some years i start and don't finish. this year is different. different, how you ask? different in that i set up my entire month of layouts in one evening. yep. all 30 days... Read more →

gentle reader, this has weighed heavily on my heart and my mind and my soul. so many times i wanted to write but i couldn't. it had to be on her terms. in her own way. in her own words. i am going to tell you that it is absolutely gut-wrenching. it is something you hope you never have to... Read more →

gentle reader, this post is for the ladies. i'm sure it applies to the men out there but i'll leave that for another time. today is devoted to the slobby women that leave a mess behind them in the ladie's room...and yes, i use that term loosely. a few weeks ago, i was sitting at the dentist office when i... Read more →

gentle reader, it was a busy weekend around here! let's start back to friday morning, ok? it was supposed to be a morning for junkstock with my mom. if you know me, you know that i am not a believer in coincidence. i truly believe that everything happens for a reason. sometimes we know what that reason is and sometimes... Read more →

gentle reader, it is with a sad heart that i tell you this is the first time in thirty-one years that my house has been without a feline protector. kiroman and i bought our first persian cat in 1986. we were very poor college students and i'm sure the thought of us buying a designer cat seems outlandish, at best.... Read more →

gentle reader, i think we can all agree that social media has made an impact on our lives. some of it might not be so great. some of it might be kinda great. this is an instance of pretty great. this man knew me before i knew him. he knew me before i was born! that's how long we've known... Read more →

gentle reader, i would love to be able to tell you this was my own idea but it isn't. i saw an article in the last few weeks that talked about this. i had an aha moment when i read it. because it soooo hits home. i've been to a lot of funerals, services, celebrations of life, etc...whatever you choose... Read more →