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!

Monday, May 07, 2007

It works. =)

Just had to post pics of me wearing the apron that I was sewing in the previous post. Just don't look too closely at the stitching. I...

Gripping.

Last night I clicked over to my email inbox and had a few messages from some of my CA Nitty.Gritty. readers. They were each moved by a loca...

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Nitty.Gritty. sewing machine.

Thanks to my mother-in-law, Karen, I have had the opportunity to do some sewing. For about the last 7 years. I finally took that opportu...

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Spring flowers.

Just wanted to share these sweet pics of Ava as she picked some little flowers yesterday. I think spring is finally here in west Michigan....

Friday, May 04, 2007

If life were so simple...

First. Some pictures of my kiddos this week, because some of my family stops by here to see them, and aren't as interested in my cupca...

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Taking back control. =)

Hi. It's just Nitty.Gritty. me again. I had a post partially written and saved last night. But, as I sat down to finish it, I decided to...

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Nitty Gritty Hubby Is Back. (I can't believe I just referred to myself as that)

Please tell me where my wife has gone. It all started a little over a month ago, when I decided to purchase a new car. When I say purchase y...

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Happy May Day!

I loved May Day as a little girl. I even hand-sewed those little plastic sheets together with yarn one year to make my baskets, which I fil...

Monday, April 30, 2007

Tag...You're It!

I was 'tagged' a few days back by my friend, Mary H. {hi Mary!} and am just now getting around to playing the game. It's the on...

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Polka dots, the color orange, coconut and cupcakes...

Simply happy about a color, a pattern, a recipe and one of my favorite foods. Coconut. As Teagan so affectionately termed it ..."CocoDo...

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Taking a step back...

Hi and thanks for all the well-wishes via comments and email. Seems a lot of us were in the same boat the past couple of days...not feeling...

Thursday, April 26, 2007

One of those days.

That's what today is for me...been feeling a little bit achy and tired and worn out all day long. It's cold (high is 48 degrees her...

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Strawberries and scrapping...

These pictures represent a snippet of my day. I thought I'd share a picture of one of the healthy snacks we ate, since I'm always sh...

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Beyond "Dukes of Hazard" and Cheetos...

I'm not sure that I can make sense of the title of this post, but I will do my best to express my thoughts. Again... this is mostly for ...

Monday, April 23, 2007

How does this happen?

These look delicious. I found them here, after clicking links from one blog to another. Have I mentioned how much I love the internet and ...

Saturday, April 21, 2007

My favorite quote this week...

I cannot remember where exactly I heard this, or who said it. I could retrace my steps to find out, I'm sure. I could write a lengthy po...

Friday, April 20, 2007

Happiness vs. Joy~

I thought I'd touch once again on the topic of happiness here at Nitty.Gritty. It seems to have come up over and over in different aspe...

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Happiness on the heels of tragedy...

I have not watched any television coverage of the news coming out of the tragedy at Virginia Tech earlier this week, but just in reading a f...

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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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