Beck
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Life with boys … kinda … stuck in an elevator
Life with boys … kinda …earlier this month I joined several amazing women for a weekend of laughter, silliness and “crazy southern love” as my sister put it … we were all there to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sweet Potato Queens participation in the Jackson, Mississippi St. Patrick’s day parade …. I came Continue reading
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Life with the Beck family …
Life with the Beck family … life on Lucky John Drive was always in motion … people in and out … projects in process … critters underfoot …. which was the case one June afternoon when 20 girl scouts and their parents were due to descend for the end-of-the-year court of awards … While preparing Continue reading
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Life with boys …
Life with boys … Me: “Do you normally come in and wash the spatula mid-bbq?”… Boy: “Usually, especially if it has been touching raw meat” Me: “ You know I grew up in a house where food was left out overnight” … Boy: “Which is why you are a walking Petri dish” … Me: “Petri Continue reading
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Life with the Beck’s …
A Thanksgiving story … apparently, when I was about 3 I was really excited for the Great Turkey … at about 6 a.m. I told my Mom I was ready to get the turkey in the oven (she was in bed). She told me it needed dressing before that could happen. About half an hour Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.