I am an awful gardener… and I do mean AWFUL. Like, I could kill a cactus in twelve seconds flat by simply looking it its direction. At my house, everything is an annual. And if it makes it that long, it’s a fighter… Many years ago, I heard someone say, “Never cut down trees in the winter.” Simple as it may be, that statement has stayed with me ever since. Even still, I am not good at keeping things. I…
There was a time when I had my whole life strategically planned out. Get married young, have four kids spaced exactly two years apart by the age of 28, live in suburbia, drive a black Tahoe, all while jet-setting around the world as a motivational speaker to high school kids, making a difference, and (of course) a small fortune. Clearly, I was delusional… The black Tahoe has come and gone, but everything else has sort of molded itself into a…
Within the last year, sweet husband has embraced his inner cowboy. (I’m not complaining…) His greatest desire has been for ostrich skin boots, but y’all, those suckers are pricey! I am not entirely sure what makes them so fantastic, but we definitely saw a pair recently that were over $1000… and that’s just crazy. Good news is, back in the late 80s, my dear daddy apparently had the same desire. And well, Tony Lama boots were a bit more affordable…