This is Bill, the great guy who puts out our chairs & umbrellas each morning. This is who Lee says will need to go with us if we should ever decided to retire to the Charleston area. Just thought you'd like to meet him. :-)
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Beach
Another view of the beach right behind our condo. Lee was playing with the camera on my phone. It did pretty good, huh? It's really beautiful here. We leave early tomorrow morning. We're now in the process of doing last minute laundry and getting ready to go out to eat for the last time this vacation. We've had a very good, relaxing time.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Happy vacation
Lee was learning how to use the camera on my cellphone, and took a picture of me that I don't hate!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Heron
Here is one view of the beach at Sandpiper Cove in Destin. I haven't seen any dolphins this trip (Lee did while fishing the other morning) but this is the first heron I've seen. (Again, Lee has seen several when he fishes early in the morning.)
It was cloudy off and on today, and the wind was more than usual. The waves were stronger than we're used to them being, too, so we didn't go in this afternoon...after Lee's sunglasses came off this morning! He got them back, but it was a little 'scary' there for awhile.
It was cloudy off and on today, and the wind was more than usual. The waves were stronger than we're used to them being, too, so we didn't go in this afternoon...after Lee's sunglasses came off this morning! He got them back, but it was a little 'scary' there for awhile.
Monday, July 17, 2006
What's new?
The newest thing in my life right now is a new Camry Hybrid! I was outside of Ashville, NC last Friday, when we were to pick it up, so Lee and Trey got it for me. I didn't get to see it (at home, that is) until Saturday, after dark - but that didn't stop me from taking it for a spin! It's really nice. The only drawback for trips is that the battery is in the trunk space, so the trunk is smaller than a regular Camry.
I was in NC last Friday and Saturday for a Leadership Training retreat put on by UMMAS (Unity Ministers of the Mid-Atlantic States). It was very good, as usual.
This has been a year of more-than-usual travel for me, and it sounds as if it'll be continuing on in that way for the next while. Next Wednesday Trey and Megan, Lee and I will be taking off for Charleston, SC for a visit with Alison and Walter, returning on Saturday so Lee and I won't miss a church service, (especially as we'll be missing 2 in August!). Then August 18 we have reservations for the condo we rent in Destin, FL, and will be there until the 27th. That's a Sunday. The next Tuesday I leave for Hendersonville, NC (just outside Asheville) for a 4-day Unity retreat - again, for the churches of UMMAS. Whew! I'm not entirely sure how I feel about being gone from home that much in such quick succession, but I'm sure it'll be fun.
Aaron and Mary are here now, in the interim between moving out of their apartment and moving into their house in Nashville. They're having challenges with the cats upstairs, building barracades to keep them up there and away from our cats, but so far other things have been quite smooth. Max and EV are getting along better and better - they love each other, but their "play" can be intense! They're getting so they can be calm around each other, too.
So...that's what's going on with me and mine just now. Usually it seems that my life just goes on in a rather "normal" fashion that wouldn't be very interesting to blog about! Thanks, Megan, for suggesting that it was time to post again - at a time when there were some more unusual things going on!
I was in NC last Friday and Saturday for a Leadership Training retreat put on by UMMAS (Unity Ministers of the Mid-Atlantic States). It was very good, as usual.
This has been a year of more-than-usual travel for me, and it sounds as if it'll be continuing on in that way for the next while. Next Wednesday Trey and Megan, Lee and I will be taking off for Charleston, SC for a visit with Alison and Walter, returning on Saturday so Lee and I won't miss a church service, (especially as we'll be missing 2 in August!). Then August 18 we have reservations for the condo we rent in Destin, FL, and will be there until the 27th. That's a Sunday. The next Tuesday I leave for Hendersonville, NC (just outside Asheville) for a 4-day Unity retreat - again, for the churches of UMMAS. Whew! I'm not entirely sure how I feel about being gone from home that much in such quick succession, but I'm sure it'll be fun.
Aaron and Mary are here now, in the interim between moving out of their apartment and moving into their house in Nashville. They're having challenges with the cats upstairs, building barracades to keep them up there and away from our cats, but so far other things have been quite smooth. Max and EV are getting along better and better - they love each other, but their "play" can be intense! They're getting so they can be calm around each other, too.
So...that's what's going on with me and mine just now. Usually it seems that my life just goes on in a rather "normal" fashion that wouldn't be very interesting to blog about! Thanks, Megan, for suggesting that it was time to post again - at a time when there were some more unusual things going on!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Gratitude
I just read Megan's latest blog entry on 5 things she was grateful for (I think it was yesterday, but I didn't remember to look at the date.) I think that's such a good idea that I wanted to do it, too. I'm not sure if that's the same as the meme idea Alison has had on her blog recently or not, but finally I think here is something I might be able to write on more frequently - if not every day. So for today:
I am thankful for...
1. My wonderful, loving, supportive husband
2. My beautiful free-spirited children (grown!)
3. My church family - you provide such a safe-feeling place to grow
4. My A Course in Miracles family - I'm so glad we have each other!
5. Our warm, open home (and my beautiful kitchen!) :-)
That is a base gratitude list. I imagine future lists will be more general or spontaneous. I hope I can keep this up - as I told Megan - personally, if not on the blog. Gratitude is such a powerful attitude, and if we practice it we can change our perception of the world around us!
I am thankful for...
1. My wonderful, loving, supportive husband
2. My beautiful free-spirited children (grown!)
3. My church family - you provide such a safe-feeling place to grow
4. My A Course in Miracles family - I'm so glad we have each other!
5. Our warm, open home (and my beautiful kitchen!) :-)
That is a base gratitude list. I imagine future lists will be more general or spontaneous. I hope I can keep this up - as I told Megan - personally, if not on the blog. Gratitude is such a powerful attitude, and if we practice it we can change our perception of the world around us!
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Memorial Day, 2006
Good morning, world! The Piepmeier family is looking forward to a good brats cookout by the Dad in just a few hours. I hope the rain stays away for the duration. It would be nice to be outside as much as possible...maybe even use the deck for more than grilling.
Our biggest news right now is that Walter Biffle graduated yesterday from University of Massachussets and now has his MFA! Congratulations, Walter! We're really proud of you! It's especially nice that he'll now be moving to Charleston - lock, stock & barrel - to finally be with Alison full-time, after 7 years of marriage! (Their anniversary is today!) I'm so pleased for them both.
Trey and Megan are getting married next April. (We've known this for nearly 2 months, but I just haven't been inspired to blog. Now that everyone else in the family is blogging - including Lee! - maybe I'll jump on the band wagon.)
Aaron and Mary have a new puppy, EV, a white husky. I guess she's about 10-12 weeks old now. They've been taking her to obedience classes, and it's amazing to watch her develop and learn. She keeps most of their free time full!
Things don't change that much for me. I will probably have a bit more free time this summer, as students take a break. A few will continue through the summer with time-out for vacations here and there, but few enough that I have them all on Monday and Tuesday, instead of 4 days a week. Another reason for more free time is that Aaron is now doing most of his own bookkeeping for Gridge's. Lee and I were gone for most of April, so Aaron had to learn to do most of what I was doing for him. He's continued that since we got back, with the freedom to ask questions when he needs to.
Happy Memorial Day to you all, and have a safe day.
I guess that's all for now. Most of our family's news is on each of their own blogs. I'll need to get Trey to show me how to add their links here one of these days.
Our biggest news right now is that Walter Biffle graduated yesterday from University of Massachussets and now has his MFA! Congratulations, Walter! We're really proud of you! It's especially nice that he'll now be moving to Charleston - lock, stock & barrel - to finally be with Alison full-time, after 7 years of marriage! (Their anniversary is today!) I'm so pleased for them both.
Trey and Megan are getting married next April. (We've known this for nearly 2 months, but I just haven't been inspired to blog. Now that everyone else in the family is blogging - including Lee! - maybe I'll jump on the band wagon.)
Aaron and Mary have a new puppy, EV, a white husky. I guess she's about 10-12 weeks old now. They've been taking her to obedience classes, and it's amazing to watch her develop and learn. She keeps most of their free time full!
Things don't change that much for me. I will probably have a bit more free time this summer, as students take a break. A few will continue through the summer with time-out for vacations here and there, but few enough that I have them all on Monday and Tuesday, instead of 4 days a week. Another reason for more free time is that Aaron is now doing most of his own bookkeeping for Gridge's. Lee and I were gone for most of April, so Aaron had to learn to do most of what I was doing for him. He's continued that since we got back, with the freedom to ask questions when he needs to.
Happy Memorial Day to you all, and have a safe day.
I guess that's all for now. Most of our family's news is on each of their own blogs. I'll need to get Trey to show me how to add their links here one of these days.
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