By now, you’ve probably realized that my husband is indeed a one-of-a-kind sort of guy. He’s been awesome, encouraging me to shoot for...

Every now and again, I am reminded I am a human being that does not always process what I am hearing or seeing. This actually happened on...

Image courtesy of Pixabay.com by tpa: https://pixabay.com/en/squirrel-wildlife-nature-animal-498139/ I feel like I owe you guys some more...

I am a “People Watcher” and that is what brought on this whole thing. Whether I am at a mall, park, school, work, or even the bar, I...

This is a section of my life I don’t think I have introduced just yet in my “Val Tell Me A Story” Series. For a good year or so I...

I can’t remember what day it was, but we had been slow at the Veterinary office. As my routine dictated, I came in, clocked in, and set...

Sometimes I forget to warn the new relatives of my immaculate ability to have weird things happen to me. This was a tiny road trip that...

It’s been some time since I shared a cow or FFA story, so here’s a short, sweet and semi-horrifying moment. I remember that day well. It...

I have to admit, my first job was amazing. For three years, I got up close and personal with a wide range of animals that most only dream...

I believe at some point during our teen, pre-adult age we are curious enough to visit a cemetery at night. Well, my friends and I were on...

If you knew me in high school, you knew I did everything I could to NOT go home. This even meant driving around at random, as pathetic...

We had gone fishing and we both were geeking out that in the bait bucket there was a little brown starfish. At the time we had a...

Mudding. Either you know what I just said or wondering why this word should be significant. Growing up it was the family outing to go to...

We’ve all been on family vacations, but occasionally one comes along that leaves a lasting impression. Being in Florida, going to the...

I think life’s most wonderful entertainers, besides kids, would have to be our pets. In fact, like children, we enjoy watching them make...

It’s heartbreaking to know that my Grandfather-in-law just passed away on July 21st. One of my fondest memories was during the time my...

Dear Flu, Thank you for reminding me as to how quickly and efficiently you can spread and take a grown person down along with an entire household from one tiny toddler. I now fully understand how you were able to wipe out most of Boston during WW1 and took out nearly 43,000 servicemen. In fact, the 1918 scourge killed ten times more Americans (approx 675,000) than who died in the war. Some say you killed more than the Black Death, and after our personal meeting, I would hav

My husband and I had been dating for a while at this point. In fact, we had moved in together and things were going good for us both. His...

We had just gotten married back in April 2007 and I was excited that I was going with my husband and his family to a reunion. I had just...

Picture taken by Levi at the time, after stealing Mommy’s phone… There comes a time when your toddler starts to leave behind the days of...