We celebrated Little S’s birthday yesterday. He likes the movie “The Black Stallion”, so I made a horse cake and the cousins came over to watch the movie. He already appears taller today. I can’t believe how fast time goes- he was never little, but it seems only a short time ago he fit better [...]
What does a husband get his wife and eighth child, “just because”? The complete collection of VeggieTale lullabies off of Amazon, of course! I list me before Micah, because this is really a gift that I have wanted for some time. I used to have the original cd, where Junior Asparagus sings about hugs around [...]
I’ve added some links to my sidebar. Tammy’s and Maggie’s blogs have been on there before at different times, but Kimi’s and Amy’s are new. Check them out! Luke brought home an old Mac from his work for me to use, and I have found a little more time to read blogs again. … Not [...]
Val, Val, how does your garden grow? Little by little- weekly we start some new seed indoors. So far there are a passel of still hidden onions and some leggy tomatoes. Yes, you read that correctly- Luke got a little craving for some real Early Girls. Ha. Nevertheless, seeing those bright green wisps of life [...]
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. ~Ronald Reagan
I am all wrapped up in The Greatest Garden Ever That I Am Going To Plant these days- planning, dreaming, etc. While googling “printable garden planner”, I discovered the neatest blog, Little House in the Suburbs. Not only do they have a great little garden planning tool, the ideas there for a cold frame and [...]
I’ve been following a couple of news items this week: 1. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act- there are parts of this legislation that have small-time children’s product makers, crafters, and even the library quite concerned. I’m having trouble understanding exactly what the implications are, but I plan to watch this drama unfold with great [...]
We’re talking about George Washington in school this week, and I have to admit that I wasn’t looking forward to going over the usual details (cherry tree slayer [not], war hero, president, great man, yada yada yada). As I was going through some books I got out of our library, however, I was drawn to [...]
I forget how I came across it, but we’ve gone wild about Cinnamon Bear around here. The Cinnamon Bear in the Adventure of the Silver Star was a radio program first broadcast between November 26 and December 25, 1937. Six nights a week, there would be a short installment. The story begins with two children [...]
I wish any other time of year it was customary to pop a cd into the machine, and not only be entertained, but MOVED, you know? I suppose this kind of thing should be reserved for certain celebrations; the experience is temporary, therefore precious. Here’s a list of my favorite Christmas albums, with plenty of [...]