Category: Family


  • Plus 2 | Prickly Pear

    “And now I know you’ve lost your mind!” my friend replied to my text. But I had been looking for my Sadie dog for some time. Even the grandkids knew that Sadie was coming to our house. “Neenee, go get Sadie!” Liam would say. “I’m looking for her,” I’d reply. “She’s coming, she’s just not…

  • Lucky or Unlucky? | Prickly Pear

    I spent time imagining what this new living arrangement would be like, being in the same house that our youngest grand daughter would learn to walk in, she’ll go to her first day of kindergarten from this house and some day move out. I’ve tried to picture how having a space like this is going…

  • Make it Amazing! | Prickly Pear

    Today I repurposed a Jade plant. It’s most likely the largest succulent plant I have every seen.

  • A Few Too Many

    A Few Too Many

    A few too many thing come together when three house holds move to the same space.

  • The Walk | Prickly Pear

    Our hacienda is one long ranch style house. At some point the owner turned a two car garage into more living space which makes it feel extra long. We do a lot of walking in here because if you want to talk to someone on the other end of the house, you either call them…

  • I’ve heard it said that waiting for something to happen is sometimes more about how long we feel is necessary rather how long it really takes. I was pondering this idea one morning as I walked through our neighborhood.  What if we don’t have to wait two years for our hacienda? What if it could…