Life as a CrazyMimi

While at the lake on our annual family vacation, I was asked who my favorite Punkin is.   Well folks, I have six Punkins.  They are all so vastly different and so very much loved that I told them I don't have a favorite.   However,  I really do.... Dalton is my oldest and first born grandchild.   I have albums full of pictures of him.  He was my only pride and joy for the first 15 months of his life.  He has a wicked sense of humor,  gorgeous long ringlets, is a mountain of a man, and is totally my favorite...Firstborn Punkin! Lane was born 15 months after Dalton.  Lane didn't talk for a long time.  He and Dalton had their own language for a while.  We couldn't understand them, so Dalton would translate.   Lane is so musically talented you can't believe it.  He's also very passionate about anything he believes in, and is very often misunderstood or overlooked in our family because he doesn't make waves.  Don't tell the others, but he's definitel

Sunday morning early... Well the day has finally arrived.   We are heading to the lake for our annual weeklong family vacation! So I will be going off the grid! Wait… what??? Haha!  Who are we kidding? I never go off the grid! I will be blowing up your Facebook and Instagram news feeds for the next week with pictures of my punkins and the rest of the family doing what we do best... enjoying each other's company, Kayaking, fishing, swimming, eating...ok, ok, you get the drift! As I sit here preparing to pack the car with the hundreds (it seems like) bags of food, sheets, air mattresses, fishing gear, etc, I reflect on past Lake vacations and what fun we have had!  It seems each year we have a first, and this year is no exception. Ryan's friend Hillary will be joining us for 2 days this year. And this year Angie will be with us for a second year, but this year as Jeremy's wife, not fiance! She is definitely a Boothe now, and we love her so much! Sunday morning,

Age has never bothered me...well...there was that one year I thought I was going to just die.  The year I turned 30 I seriously thought life was over.  I got severely depressed.  But I got over it.  And since then I really don't worry about the number that is my age.  I think about what I've accomplished, what I have yet to accomplish, my bucket list, and how I feel inside.  Because that's what really matters. So when the birthday rolled around two weeks ago, it was no big deal that I was a year older.  But I get the feeling that people think I SHOULD feel older, SHOULD hate getting older, and SHOULD be depressed.  Here's my take on this:  I am the same person inside that I have always been.  Yes, the hair is gray, and there are some significant wrinkles, but other than that, I'm pretty much the same.  Same weird sense of humor, and same crazy thoughts rolling around under the surface, fighting to get out!  I am me.  That's the bottom line.  That doesn't c

I am about to do something I have never thought about doing before..... I'm taking a break from Facebook.  Here's what prompted this: Starting tomorrow, I will be participating in 21 days of Prayer and Fasting. As for the Prayer, I won't have a problem with that.  I have a plan, and I will take the time to do this!  I want to be closer to God, and I want to be stronger in my faith, so this is the perfect opportunity to start on that journey. As for the Fasting...I had a hard time deciding what to do with this!  But I love the one statement that jumped out at me.  "Fasting disconnects us from the world".  What???  I like this!  I feel the need to disconnect sometimes.  But for 21 days?  I contemplated this for quite a while. When I read my options, there were several different kinds of fasting that I could participate in.  One is Complete Fasting.  Only liquids.  Not for me.  With my workout schedule, I need to eat, and I need to eat food.  Then there's

If your social media feeds are like mine, the trend this year is to have a word for yourself for 2019.  Usually when new trends like this start, I roll my eyes, but not this year!  I LOVE this trend!  I love the thought that goes into picking out one word that you will take into the new year for yourself.  What ONE word defines what you want for yourself, what you will strive for, what you identify with most?  I had a great conversation with my oldest Granddaughter Emily on New Year's Eve.  I was explaining my word for 2019 to her, and why I picked that word.  I honestly never wavered on picking this word.  It was MY word from the time I first saw the trend start.  I just knew.  If you read my blog post about my New Year's Resolution titled "2019 I See You...", you will understand why I picked this word. So, without further ado, my word for 2019 is STRONG. I want to be STRONG in mind. I want to be STRONG in body. I want to be STRONG in my faith. I want to be STR