Time for my annual post
wishing my friend Cheryl a happy birthday, wherever she is. 🙂
“Living without faith…”
There is a church in our area whose sign says “Living without faith is like driving in a fog.” They have it wrong. Living BY faith is like driving in a fog. We live by faith not by sight. God shows us just what we need to see next, and not what is far down the road.
January 2010 Update Letter
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday season! I also hope you aren’t getting too cold! It’s been a cold winter in the south this year. We had a very nice Christmas, with my inlaws and Robby’s sister Renee and her family. The cousins were thrilled to spend time together again! We got Sarah Ruth a high […]
“Evaporated Cane Juice”
Now, I admit I have done no actual research on this at this time, but just off the top of my head… I saw somewhere someone touting “evaporated cane juice” as a “healthier” substitute for sugar. Now, correct me if I’m wrong. Sugar comes from sugar cane. This other thing, “evaporated cane juice” – would be… sugar cane juice, evaporated? […]
December Update
Can you believe 2009 is over already? It seems like it only just started!! Rachel is still enjoying doing crocheted items. She finished a hat/scarf combination, two or three scarves, and some clothing for a stuffed animal; and she has started an afghan that is already getting pretty big! She is a big help with cooking and caring for her […]
New Computer!
It’s been something like four years since I got my previous computer – which “works” but not *well* – and my dear husband decided it was time I got something that works properly. I am now the pleased owner of an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC laptop, with Intel processor, Windows 7 (which isn’t that bad), and an ATI Radeon video […]
Book Review – Redefining Beautiful by Jenna Lucado
Have you had an easy life with a loving father? This book is for you. Have you had a hard life with a mean father? This book is for you. Have you floated along, with ups and downs? This book is for you! Jenna discusses how our earthly father affects our lives, and especially our view of our Heavenly Father. […]
Followup to Snickerdoodles
Well. I have put together two chicken pot pies, put the remaining chicken on to boil to make broth, and mixed up the snickerdoodle dough. Rachel has made a vegetable lasagna, some chocolate cookies, and a lemon cake (all without recipes). I’m pausing to feed Sarah… then the snickerdoodles will FINALLY get made!
Subway® has snickerdoodles
…or so they say! But the one at which we ate yesterday had none. Therefore, today, I am making snickerdoodles! LOL!
Vision USA
A friend told me about Vision USA. Here’s what their site says about them: If you do not qualify for government aid or private health care assistance that covers the cost of routine eye or vision care, VISION USAâ„¢ can help. VISION USAâ„¢ provides basic eye health and vision care services free of charge to uninsured, low-income people and their […]
November Update Letter
We are going to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving this year, for the first time in a long time. I’m looking forward to it! I hope you will have (or be) company for Thanksgiving—it’s so much easier to be thankful when one is not alone! Bobby purchased a sword at the beginning of October. He has wanted one for a […]
Newest web project
Thought I’d share – for any sports fans out there – that there is now a new site where you can get awesome sports products – such as prints and woven things like throws, wall hangings, pillows, and totes – featuring your favorite college or pro team. Check out Klassic Prints for prints of originals done by Greg Gamble.
Dr. Joyce Malone has joined her husband.
I wrote here: Dr. Tom Malone, Sr. is gone a brief note about Dr. Tom Malone’s death. His wife, Dr. Joyce Malone, joined him in Heaven on Friday morning, November 6.
Huggies® Supreme Little Movers diapers
I had a coupon for $3 off these. Since that made the package about 30 cents cheaper than my usual (“Parent’s Choice” – aka Walmart brand) diapers (although the package contained 5 fewer diapers), I decided to give them a try. I am sorely disappointed in the quality of these “name-brand” diapers. By morning, my daughter’s bottom is covered with […]
John Luke
He has such cute pronunciations! His “pr” comes out “cr” and his “br” comes out “gr” … so his paintings are “cretty” (pretty) and he might have used the color “grown” (brown)… too cute! 🙂
H1N1
I found out today that most of the “confirmed” cases of H1N1 – aren’t. MOST places are testing for influenza, and if it tests positive for Type A (the most common), they are ASSUMING H1N1 (which is a SUBSET of Type A, and NOT as common), instead of being *sure*. Therefore, the numbers they are reporting ARE NOT ACCURATE. Just […]
October Update Letter
Here’s the bulk of the letter I used to update the grandparents this month: Sarah Ruth has grown taller, and her feet easily reach the floor when she’s in her walker now. We even had to move it up a notch! She’s also working hard at trying to crawl. She has started babbling “Mamamamama” but it seems to translate to […]
Learning about the human body
No, I’m not taking anatomy lessons. I’m doing research based on issues that have cropped up here. First, a few years ago, I learned about how the gall bladder works – its function in the body. I found that the gall bladder is to the body what the oil filter is to a car, and bile is to the gall […]
Rachel’s Horse, revisited
In a previous post, I mentioned that Rachel had been doing a lot of crocheting, and the photo associated was one of her creations – a horse. We decided to enter it in the county fair in September. It won the blue ribbon! And $5 🙂
Looking at learning styles
I am reading a book about homeschooling, in which it talks about learning the learning style of one’s students (children). So I found several quizzes online to help discover these, and on one of them (though it typifies all of them, pretty much), my result was: Your result for Howard Gardner’s Eight Types of Intelligence Test … Linguistic 14% Logical, […]