Some things are so bad you just have to get them out, shove them right out in the light in hopes that decades of failure might find redemption through honest confession. Here it is. My name is Kelli and I suck at laundry. The washing, the drying, the folding, the ironing. All of it. There… Continue reading Death by Laundry and Other Confessions
–all quotes from “Surprised by Motherhood” by Lisa-Jo Baker— “Children arrive and blow through what used to be your routine. They huff and puff and they blow your life down.” May 6, 1993. We didn’t know if it was a boy or girl. We didn’t know that babies usually don’t arrive on the due date.… Continue reading Everything Changed on a Day in May
Hey Kids, 2014 is a big birthday year for each of you. 21, 18 and 13….You’ve taken quite a few steps since I took this photo. Trace summed it by saying…”Caitlin will now be able to buy liquor, I’ll be able to buy tobacco and Caroline can go in a sauna.” What?! Umm, yeah…that was… Continue reading The Year of Big Birthdays
Have you ever visited the Texas Hill Country? It’s one of my favorite places. Favorite as in a place where I would choose to live if given the chance, favorite. We just returned from a long weekend in Gruene, home of the music hall where Willie Nelson began his singing career. No kidding. We had… Continue reading The Texas Hill Country and A Story Dump
Last Saturday was a cattle work day here on the ranch. That means clear the schedule, all hands on deck and put the “let’s-git-er-dun” hat firmly upon the head. We round-up the herd and run them through the chute for a variety shots, medicines, branding and/or measuring. Sometimes this process goes smoothly and everybody has… Continue reading Ranch Life
The Story Place 