Our Good Life

Aren't weddings fun?

Being six months away from my own daughter's gala affair, I find myself eagerly awaiting th…

Anne at Momma's Place tagged me and Robyn to tell 7 things about ourselves that no one else knows.... gonna be kind…

I saw this on The Open Window and decided to participate this week. There are so many great ideas in this cyber world!…

Ashley is getting married in six months. I need to lose some weight, ok, a lot of weight in order to look the way I…

I love my craft closet. I used to be stuck in an unfinished room in the basement and I felt so uninspired. I had a wh…

This hutch is the oldest thing we own. It was built in the 1700s by a man for his wife, according to a paper we found …

My friend Kristen sent me some apple butter from Massachusetts recently. Is there any thing better than apple butter …

Mika at Cherry Hill Cottage made these delightful letters for me. You can order them at Cherry Hill Cottage. She can …

Bob and I drove to Columbia, about 30 miles away, to have dinner and to see a movie. We decided to eat at Hu Hot Mongo…

I am the president of our local chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. We are a small group, about 10 of us, who love teaching …

Ok so I copied this from Living the Life... Go visit her site, you can link it from the right side... she is funny and …

I love to decorate for Fall. It is my favorite time of year. Ashley was born in October and my very own birthday is i…

My daughter Ashley, who is a senior at Stephens College, completed her internship this summer at Victoria's Bridal,…

I decided to participate in this cute event sponsored by The Open Window (you can access her blog on the right). I hop…

Bob and I have been tailgating at MU games for nearly 30 years. We upped the ante on our tailgating about 10 years ago…

Many of you know that I am an elementary principal. I love my job! Tonight we are having the first of many Movie Nigh…

Today is Chocolate Day, in honor of Milton Hershey, father to the Hershey empire based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Here …

Robyn is having a GIVEAWAY for her 25th post at her site at www.happyhouseofhaas.blogspot.com

I debated sharing with you…

I have counted and I have 54 drawers in my house. All of them are messy and junky. So, I have decided to clean and or…

I pass this incredibly cute post office every day going to work. Isn't it adorable? I have decided to make this my…

Growing up I was often enraptured by the dinner parties I would see on TV. The women would cook beautiful meals dresse…

I am a
Sunflower


What Flower
Are You?



I saw this on Hidden Haven Homestead and had to try it. What kind are you?

I won these delightful tags on Bailiwick Designs blog give away. It was called a Pay It Forward give away. I promised…

I love this holiday! It's only two weeks since school has started but I am already exhausted! This holiday allows…

Bob's great aunt Frances was quite the woman. Widowed in her 20's, she never remarried and kept the family bus…