Author: traci

  • Early December, my church decided to travel 2 hours south to the Ark Encounter in Williamsport, Kentucky. During the Christmas season, they had lights that were absolutely beautiful.

  • We have a tradition of going to a local ice cream shop on most Thursday evenings. Yesterday the Oldest got a brownie sundae. I’m surprised the dog was not begging for any of the whipped cream or ice cream. Yummy!

  • A Spring Walk

    I want my 14.5 year dog to enjoy his senior years. Once of his favorite hobbies to do is go with me when I have to take my children to various evening activities. On Tuesday evening, I was attempting to get people out the door. Oldest had to go to Kung Fu before I dropped…

  • Lansing, Michigan – Part 7 – Our Way Home

    Lansing, Michigan – Part 6 As I stated before, it was super hot when we left the zoo. So we did not walk around all the green space surrounding the zoo.

  • The original post I wrote about this tragedy. June 2009 – Two events occurred in my teaching career. One event made me proud while the other broke my heart into a million pieces. One of my students from my first 3 years of my teaching career was selected by the University of Louisville to play…

  • Lansing, Michigan – Part 6 – The Rest of the Potter Park Zoo

    Lansing Michigan – Part 5 We continued on our visit to the zoo. Since it was in a park, there was plenty of green space, which was cool to see. As you can see, it was not a big zoo. We were able to back track through part of the zoo because we missed some…

  • Lansing, Michigan – Part 5 – Strange Matter Coffee and Potter Park Zoo

    Lansing Michigan – Part 4 During the middle of the night, it rained. Stormed actually. We were fortunate we didn’t chose to go to Grand Rapids because the storms were much worse. (Hubby wanted to go to the zoo in Grand Rapids because it was bigger.)

  • An Unbelievable Night

    Three years ago, the boys and I had the same spring break which is unbelievable. When Hubby realized we all had the same spring break, he decided it was a perfect time to go on a family vacation. Where did he decide to take us? How about Niagara Falls during the last week of March.

  • Cupid refers to a cozy mystery that has to do with the paranormal. Defending the Dead by Sheila Connolly My rating: 4 of 5 stars In this installment of the Relatively Dead series, Abby has moved in with Ned. Since she lost her job at the museum, she has more time on her hands. She…

  • Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another great book by Amanda Flower. There is an Amish candy competition going on in Harvest, Ohio. One of the contenders is found dead. Meanwhile Aiden Brody’s mother’s pet pig, Jethro, is missing. Could there be a connection between the death and the missing…