I can understand why they attach holidays to the weekend – and Mondays are especially good for adding to a weekend, because who really wants to have to go back to work (or school) on Monday, of all days? Who is really ready for the weekend to end? My problem is that I need to learn to continue the same […]
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Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Not only because I love to eat, but also because it meant having a chance to spend time with family and friends, fellowshipping and enjoying each others’ company. From as early as I can remember, we got together with people at Thanksgiving, and while we have not always been able to […]
Thanksgiving with family visiting from afar. 🙂
This train set was on sale at Tuesday Morning for half of what is usually charged for the table alone. I think it was money well spent, as the littles (especially) are loving it! I fully expect the older boys to play with it, as well.
…holidays that draw family together. …frozen bananas that will become banana bread. …fresh pumpkin that will become pumpkin snickerdoodles. …a 15 year old son who will (usually) do what is asked of him.
1. Why would lenders rather end up owning a house they can’t unload, instead of selling it to the current buyer at a lower price? 2. Why do makers of small children’s programming use such annoying and repetitive songs and chants? 3. Why do some people seem to have an easier time staying up all night and sleeping during the […]
We have discovered that things tend to go more smoothly – to some degree – when we have a schedule that we are attempting (and usually failing) to follow. Therefore, we have once again set up a schedule. It started out well. We got up at the prescribed time, and got through the first five items listed. The sixth was […]
That is one of the things that happened often in churches of yesteryear, and not so much nowadays, but our church has dinner on the grounds three or four times a year. Today was one of those occasions. Everyone pitches in to bring a little something, and we end up with an amazing feast! We are blessed to have many […]
I did good for what? Three weeks? Then, life got in the way and my blog’s priority level dropped, and now there is a blank spot in the middle. Well, it isn’t the middle YET, but it will be. Consistency is difficult, and sometimes impossible, but as long as you pick up and keep going, the brief lack of it […]
I do a lot of research online. I look stuff up for myself, for my children, for my family and friends. A lot of those searches end up in the same place – Wikipedia.
Lulu.com is having a Short Story Contest this month. They are thinking that people who are interested in writing but not quite ready for NaNoWriMo might want to try something a little smaller, but with slightly greater rewards.
One beautiful fall day around noon, Dorothy was humming as she put together a pumpkin pie. She crimped the edges of the crust and poured in the filling, topping it with sweet crumbles. She slipped it into the oven and wiped her hands on her apron just as a knock sounded on the door. “One minute!†she called out cheerfully, […]
…a good dentist who likes my children. …a car that can make it an hour away twice in one day. …a sign language class that I enjoy. …a roof over my head and a floor under my feet, surrounded by walls. …a loving family. I am so blessed.
This happens about four times a year: February 15, the Monday after Easter, November 1, and December 26. These are four of my favorite “holidays” of the year – despite the fact that nobody needs candy and it isn’t good for us. I love sweets; I love the taste and the whole experience – and especially at discount prices. No […]
1. Which book are you currently reading? Inkspell 2. Do you smoke? No. Never have, don’t want to! 3. When was the last time you got angry? Yesterday when I tried to get a piece of forum software to work and it refused. 4. When was the last time you laughed until you cried? Um. Within the last three weeks, […]
Why is it that there is always so many things to do, but our time never seems to be enough to hold it all? I know that, for me, a lot of it is priorities and procrastination. When the minor things pick at my time by seconds and minutes, the major things end up being squeezed out. I need to […]