Nitty.Gritty.

ABOUT THIS BLOG- You have stumbled upon a link to the daily musings of my crazy life. I say crazy because things happen to me that probably don't happen to you that often- or even ever. I will write candidly about these events in hopes to learn from them, teach you about them, or just to document that they actually happened. It could be anything...but I promise to keep it real!

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

It's August.

I like the month of August. I do. Chip and I got married in August. I thought it was a good month to get married because they weren't a...

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Always be ready to give a response...

My faith has taught me from the time I was a young girl to always be ready to give a response for the things that you believe. I don't r...

Saturday, July 29, 2006

That day...

Here is a picture of the Old Depot restaurant as it looked when Chip and I pulled up to it on Sunday, July 29th, 2001. It was a small buildi...

Events of this day...

These photos are courtesy of the Gaylord Herald Times. I do not know who to give credit to for taking these actual pictures. I'm sure i...

Friday, July 28, 2006

A couple of dittys for you...

This is my Nitty.Gritty., so these songs really are for me, but I'm sharing. Nice of me, huh? Yesterday I sat at my computer thinking I...

Thursday, July 27, 2006

A couple of pics that I love of Teagan...

The truth is I love all the pictures I have of Teagan. But here are a couple I had on my desktop. Enjoy.

Sometimes I'm glad...

Sometimes I'm glad that I didn't know what awaited me in just a few days- 5 years ago. I know there are different schools of thought...

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Final birthday pics, I promise.

Bella said it was her best birthday ever. It was mostly about Hello Kitty and whipped cream and just plain having fun. I hope you can all se...

"Being 4"

Pictures of the birthday girl and sisters...just doing their thing. And in case any of you are keeping track, I've now posted 201 times ...

A bit more about Isabella...

Almost as soon as I could begin processing all that happened to my family after Teagan died and the reality of our situation began to sink i...

Bella is four today...

Bella had a "pre-birthday" party with our family in Minnesota last month. Basically we needed a good excuse to have cake. =) Bei...

Monday, July 24, 2006

What I was thinking today...

You didn't think I would just post a bunch of pictures and not write anything, did you? (That question is for those of you who stop by h...

Lake Michigan...perfect day at the beach.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

50 cent garage sale lesson...

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Life lesson for 50 cents.

Last Saturday we had a garage sale at my house. I know, I know. Some of you die-hard Nitty. Gritty readers are sitting at your computers thi...

Friday, July 21, 2006

See?

I told you that I worked at Good Company. I also found my old TGI Friday's uniform last week when I was going through stuff for our gara...

Changing your focus

I can't tell you the last time I sat down and grabbed the remote and watched a full program. In fact, I had to scan through the channels...

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Reason to celebrate...again.

You know if I had a picture of my mom in a two-piece, I'd post it here today. I know there are some out there, but not in my possession....

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

I'm not always right.

I loved the fact that so many of you regulars were quick to post on the day I asked you to support my guess that you were out there and in s...

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Now I'm a Nitty.Gritty. ball of nerves...,

Thanks to all those comments for Chip yesterday. I think you all proved us both wrong. I thought there were like 22 of you out there. Now I...

SHE"S gonna just LOVE this!

Happy Birthday, Jacque. I can't believe that people used to mistake the two of us for twins while we were growing up. You've always...

Monday, July 17, 2006

Pics for the previous post...

Stretching ourselves.

Thanks to an early morning phonecall (Dan!), I am blogging again. Really, it wasn't that early, and sometimes I forget how much I love t...

Friday, July 14, 2006

I hear ya...

Thanks again for so many neat stories and emails. I read all my mail, and most of them I shared with my mom and sister who are visiting fro...

Thursday, July 13, 2006

a little bit off-beat...

Those people who know me well can tell you that I have a different sense of humor and outlook on life at times . One of my good friends in c...

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About Me

Jody: Hi. I am a wife and mother of 7- six of them are at home and underfoot, one is in Heaven and they have all captured my heart! I am 42, but feel like I have lived through more than some people do in a lifetime. I have definitely had some rough spots...but have challenged myself to not let those events consume or define me. I try to look at life in a positive light...and most often that means I look to God for the strength to do so. He is the source of my joy and happiness in life- even in the midst of chaos at times. Ultimately I hope to live a life that inspires or challenges other people to be their best. Kind of like a "white Oprah." I mean that with deep respect.

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