Monday Morning InSights!
Ok it's Monday morning the middle of May and it feels like the middle of November – we GET to go camping this week and we all know how much FUN it is to camp when it's it's cold and rainy! But any who…. What a very cool day we had yesterday at Elmwood! We had several new members join the Makeover and First Impressions Team which I love for several reasons – let me give you some: It means there has...
Friday Morning
Well it has been a big week at the Cockrell household. Caleb turned 9 on Sunday, Canon finallllllllly graduated from preschool on Wednesday and Carlee turned 12 yesterday (and my mom is ? today) and Canon turns 5 on the last Wed. of the month, school is out at Buff St so it's summer vacation for the teacher of the house (that would be Gloria -a.k.a. Elasta-Girl – you had to be at Elmwood Sunday to get that) so wow May is big...
Good Morning Buffalo!
Wow! what a beautiful morning we have to celebrate in Buffalo. I am sitting in my "new" favorite place – The Spot Coffee House on Elmwood in the Village. I have been here a lot but they now have all the tables out and this BIG Bay window that you can sit at and here and see the Village waking up – so I am here doing some prep work for our Sunday Gathering On my way down I saw a wild turkey trying to cross the...
Sunday Night Reflections 08
Mother's Day is a great day to celebrate the one who loves you the most! We had a great experience last year at Mother's Day by going to the Chop House for their MD brunch – it's really nice – the kids are wowed – I get to show them (my boys) how to treat their wives one day and to show Carlee how she should be treated one day – and it's the only day we can afford to go! So we went...
Oh Baby!
Oh baby what a day! Man it is days like this that makes me particularly love Buffalo! We started the day attending the North Buffalo Little League parade as both Caleb and Canon are playing this year at Shoshone Park. Caleb has played 3 years but this is Canon's athletic debut as he attempts to conquer T-Ball! It was one of those classic Americana experiences – kids/parents walking down Hertel following the big Fire Truck...