Jane’s Journey…Update

Jane’s Journey…Update

Many of you may remember my post from a few weeks ago about my cousin Jane’s brave battle with cancer. https://cookiesandcursewords/Jane’s-journey Today we received an update on her Facebook page.  There were two videos posted, but unfortunately I do not have the capabilities to share them 

Simply the Best..Dad

Simply the Best..Dad

Today is my dad’s birthday. He was born on March 30, 1928. He would have been 91 years old. On a later date I will write a blog post about my dad’s life, hopefully on Father’s Day. My sister tells me that she has a 

Random Thoughts on a Friday Night

Random Thoughts on a Friday Night

This post is going to be all over the place. You’ve been warned! When I titled it “Random Thoughts”, that’s exactly what I meant. 52 for 52 I read somewhere last week that one of the Dugger girls (I think it was the daughter-in-law) decided 

Ever Heard of Chub Rub? What NOT to Do!!

Ever Heard of Chub Rub? What NOT to Do!!

I share a lot in my blog posts, and sometimes they are quite difficult to write.  Many times I share personal life experiences in the hope that I can help somebody else that may be in a similar situation.  After some long, hard thought I 

Second Chances

Second Chances

My first semester of college was a disaster. My son was born in February of my senior year in high school. I was determined that I wasn’t going to fall behind all of my classmates, so I enrolled in our local community college right after 

Hiding from the Cookies

Hiding from the Cookies

Are Girl Scout cookie sales over yet? Can I open my eyes now? Can I come out from my hiding place? Ha! Don’t get me wrong..I have nothing against Girl Scout cookies. I LOVE them! My entire family loves them. I usually buy at least 

Let’s Get Real!

Let’s Get Real!

I watched the red carpet arrivals before the Academy Awards. The dresses were amazing. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not an actress, because I would NOT do well with having to get all “gussied up” for various functions. That’s just not me. One 

Jane’s Journey

Jane’s Journey

Scroll to the bottom of this posts for UPDATES on Jane’s journey. ❤️   My cousin Jane is two years older than me, and her sister Julie four years older. . When I was little, I loved to spend the night with Jane and Julie 

If This Kitchen Table Could Talk

If This Kitchen Table Could Talk

The title, If This Kitchen Table Could Talk, may be a bit misleading. The table I am writing about was actually my mom’s Duncan Phyfe drop leaf dining room table. The idea to write about this table came to me when I was writing a 

A Visit From My Mom

A Visit From My Mom

As I write this, I’m still a bit groggy. It could be because I took NyQuil. I have a nasty cold coming on, so I took NyQuil and fell asleep at noon. It is now 4:53 pm. I actually feel like I could go back