As our kids and subsequently our grandkids were little we often quoted the comedian Jeff Foxworthy’s line “We just can’t have nice things” His mother said this after he and his brothers broke her beloved Elvis statue 🙂 Despite our best efforts it felt like every single thing from flat surfaces, to hands, to the […]
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Jeff Foxworthy had it half right :)
September 17, 2024 by Jennifer Ross
Filed Under: family, Fun, humor, Life in Virginia, Life stories, memories, motherhood
When Love Looks Like a Whistle
September 9, 2024 by Jennifer Ross

The love between two people is often portrayed in grand gestures. Diamonds, roses, trips, big amazing things. All of that is great and I am sure intended to show love in a big way. During our marriage we have endured long Navy Deployments, survived three toddlers and then three teenagers, all the angst of parenthood […]
Filed Under: baby boomers, books, family, Fun, Joy, kindness, Life in Virginia, Life stories, love, marriage
