Staying In My Own Lane

INTO THE BUSHES

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Cathy Britton

Let’s just make it a Funny Friday Renault Alliance Trilogy! We had that car FOREVER! It became the “junk car” that dad drove around town so as to not tie up the family van. It was also the car…

OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Cathy Britton

I am back in the Renault Alliance we bought while in graduate school. There are a number of memories that were created in that vehicle. Hey!!! FAMILY memories!!

BACKSEAT DRIVER

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Cathy Britton

I seem to be stuck in the year 1986 recently. Maybe because our firstborn child, born in ‘86, now has his own first born. Maybe, I just don’t have enough to keep my mind busy and I am drifting…. …

JUNKET

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Cathy Britton

In the annals of embarrassing family moments, comes today’s Funny Friday. It is only “funny” because it is over and we lived. In 1986, I was married to a seminary graduate, proud to have his Master’s of Divinity…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Cathy Britton

Birthdays have always been important in our family. This celebration is something that I brought to our marriage – my DH family, while certainly recognizing the special day, didn’t have all the “hoopla” that my family attached to this day….

MOUSE TRAP

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Cathy Britton

It is Funny Friday – the day I tell you about the stupidity in my life – things we need to laugh at or we would just be too hard on ourselves. But before I share my issues with mice…

BEETS

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Cathy Britton

My mother always was great cook. Of course, she is mostly German,so there are lots of great things to make! We were never without some kind of Kuchen, coffee cake, or sweet in the house. Pies – not so much,…

FREEZE!!

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Cathy Britton

I love police scanners! As a kid, my aunt, who shared our home, ALWAYS had her police scanner on. When a call came across about a fire or some other type of emergency, she would get in her car…

LET’S TRADE PHONES

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Cathy Britton

My view this morning! Please ignore my messy table – but don’t ignore the beauty of my flowers! My DH grows zinnias every summer just for the picking. He used to have a huge bed of them, but recent…

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Cathy Britton

I just don’t learn my lesson. I tend to make the same mistakes over and over again. How about you? Do you learn or do you have to repeat the process until you get it right? Sigh…. I also am…

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