special Mother’s Day post, reblogging from 2010.

Kim E.'s avatarlife, love & little boys

For the third year in a row, my mom made a trip out here from New Jersey to help me garden for a weekend!

It’s hard to believe that this is the third spring that we are living in our first house.  We have done a lot to try to update our sweet little ranch on a hill called Lynwest Drive.  However, I can contribute all of the outside work to two people.  1- Josh for cutting down old overgrown trees and bushes and 2- my mom for beautifying my garden.  I have found that landscaping is a really important skill set to have as a homeowner and without mom, I would be lost.  The past two years, my brother and Dad have helped significantly as well.  I can recall Dad digging holes for new hydrangea and rhododendron and Kevin on the roof with a leaf blower and cleaning our gutters.

I am so fortunate to have such…

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PRIVACY

It took a long time but well worth my energy.  As you know, my blog is primarily seen through my postings on facebook.  We all have friends, family, college classmates, high school classmates, co-workers, distant relatives, townies, "who is that again?" whom are all categorized as FRIENDS on facebook. Through my security and privacy settings, I … Continue reading PRIVACY

4 months…

AND TEN CITIES! san diego, phoenix, jacksonville, philly, baltimore, las vegas, chicago, vancouver, seattle, omaha! Whew!! I am looking forward to catching my breath and having just a moment to spare!  There hasn't been a lot of free time on my calendar recently. I have a trip to New Orleans in the beginning of June- I … Continue reading 4 months…

Now what?

Sorry, it's been so long.  The ending to my Las Vegas trip was so uneventful and boring, I forgot to mention it! So we met with the DOS (Director of Sales) in the boardroom at Caesar's Palace Monday afternoon.  He was completely unprepared for our meeting, I even had to hand him an extra copy … Continue reading Now what?