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This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens Lyle and Parkinsons Part II Shortly after we came Lyle received a new hospice aid. Her name was Whitney and she was amazing! She was a spunky young girl with lots of energy and lots of love. She came nearly every day to help care for Lyle for an hour or two and she was so good to him. She would laugh at all his jokes and puns and tease him just as much as he teased her. She would clean his bathroom, change his bed sheets as... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens Lyle and Parkinsons I’ve been feeling inspired to write a little bit about Tom’s dad and my observations and interactions with him and Parkinsons’s disease when he was still alive. Lyle has been gone almost a year now. One of our considerations in moving into the basement of Tom’s parents house was that we would be able to help care for Lyle. He had been placed in hospice care in November of 2009 after a severe infection had... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens The Big 30 I recently turned 30. It’s weird to realize that this once daunting number, doesn’t feel any different than 29 did. And as I thought about it, I realized that 30 is still pretty young when you consider how long people are living these days. I’ve already accomplished a lot in my 30 years and hopefully I’ve got at least 30 more to continue learning and doing. Anyhow, I thought it would be fun to put together a list of... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens I set myself up for this one Tonight I went on a Dairy Queen run. The nearest DQ is about 10 minutes away but their new Nutter Butter Blizzard has been calling to me. I convinced my little sister to join me and we decided we would each bring back an extra blizzard: one for my husband and one for my dad. After ordering the blizzards I put each of mine in the cup holders available up front and my sister put one between her legs... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens A Birth Story It was early August. My mother, myself and my three children were packed into our van taking a drive across the country to our new home in Utah. My mom’s cell phone rang. Her sister was on the other end, crying. Their mom was in excruciating pain and had been hospitalized. Tests were being run but it looked as though this might be the end of a long battle with breast cancer for my sweet grandmother. A couple of... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens Homemade Jewelry A year or so ago I decided I wanted to learn how to make jewelry. I bought a basics book, some necessary supplies and set to work. I can’t tell you how incredibly easy it really is. I mean really really easy. And so much cheaper than buying from Claire’s or something. And the best part? When you find an awesome shirt like this: You don’t have to search high and low for jewelry that matches. You just buy some... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens An addition I’ve not been myself for quite a few weeks now. I broke down in church on Sunday sobbing uncontrollably during a hymn. A few weeks before that I broke down sobbing in the car after I missed getting a breakfast burrito at McDonald’s by about 3 minutes. I’ve been carrying a plastic grocery bag with me everywhere and I’ve been ravenously hungry, on the verge of puking and disgusted by all food in sight, all at the same... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens Finished Decoupage Box and Blocks Project So I thought the end result turned out so well I wanted to share. I added the alphabet to my blocks and painted and decoupaged a box for them to go in. Go ahead. Try doing something new today! Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens Decoupage Decorative or Baby Blocks I got the urge to make something completely new today and I found the world of decoupage. It’s crazy easy stuff but can yield really amazing results. I decided to decorate some wooden blocks and show you how I did it. 1. First you’ll need an assortment of pretty coordinating paper. 2. And you’ll also need some wooden blocks which you can find at most craft stores, along with the pretty... Read Full Story

This is a post from: summersnook.com Copyright Summer Owens Moving Around six months ago my husband came home from work and said boldly, “I see a path!” I knew it meant trouble before he even started explaining. Long story short, he had decided he wanted to go to law school. He had been toying with the idea of becoming a patent agent for a while but when he realized patent lawyers do a similar job but make more money he decided law school might be worth it. Surprisingly enough, I was... Read Full Story