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 [...]
Big A has been inspired to enter an American Girl contest. Prizes will be awarded for the best poster about bullying, and she has been hard at work on a colorful and insightful warning to all would-be pesterers. I’ve had trouble with this for a number of reasons. As the oldest child, she herself has [...]
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 [...]
I’m currently reading The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller. In this edition, letters are included at the end that Anne Sullivan, Helen’s “Teacher”, wrote about her progress. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this part of the book, and wanted to get some quotes down here I thought were especially noteworthy. I am beginning [...]
We do also give up our selves one unto another in the Lord, and according to the will of God, freely covenanting and binding our selves to walk together as a right ordered congregation and church of Christ, in all ways of His worship, according to the holy rules of the Word of God, promising [...]
I love rice. If it weren’t nearly impossible, I might think I had been switched at birth with a Hispanic baby. I am so happy to have found a recipe for Mexican Rice that I could actually accomplish. And it turned out delicious. How fun to be able to make ‘restaurant food’ in my own [...]
I do think we need to stop thinking in terms of ‘what can I handle’ and instead ‘how can I be stretched’. ~Octamom My sister put out a request for good books to read, as she has challenged herself to read more in the coming year. I got to thinking how much I have enjoyed [...]
Gracie, 2009 is not getting off to a good start. Last week I had the flu, as ill as I can remember being in a long time. There was one day I lay in the recliner, only getting up when it was completely necessary. I could only shuffle places, and every pore in my skin [...]
I’ve been paying closer attention to how much my groceries cost, and was astounded to realize that the trash bags I buy at Aldi were $6.29 for 36! That’s a lot of money to be ‘throwing away’. I am stepping up my recycling efforts, including the reuse of the bags themselves as much as possible. [...]
He has Bubba Teeth in the bathroom vanity, right next to the dental floss He has dressed up as a black man for each of the last three costume parties we have attended If the above doesn’t already indicate, he makes me laugh He is building a house He currently has two paying jobs If [...]