We didn’t even have to set the alarm! We knew we’d have plenty of time to prepare everything. And as Nate txt us at about noon, they were always ‘fashionably’ late! We had SO MUCH FOOD!! Turkey, beef tips, two…

I knew today would be a full day, but it wasn’t that hectic. Normal start with showers, breakfast. We dove right into chores. Kelly had some planning to do for some home-schooling, and a few committees she’s on. I boiled…

Where were you (if you were born by then) when JFK was shot in Dallas, TX? I was in 7th grade study hall, and the principal broke in over the P.A. system to announce that the president and the governor…

I woke up at 3:47am and had trouble getting back to sleep. I think I slept on and off until my alarm went off at 7am. I got up, showered, dressed and had breakfast then headed to work. Even stopping…

Again a cold day. A little sunny, but the wind cut right through you! Mary and I did a review of creation with Max, and he worked the ‘Let there be Light’ flashlight and helped put the flannelgraph pieces on…

The cold streak continues. It’s only November and I’m tired of wind, cold, and snow. Ugh. Changed and washed my sheets this morning, had homemade bread toasted for breakfast, then got started on making my chocolate covered pretzels. I did…

I started the day by mixing up my home-made bread and setting it to rise. Then I took a shower, got dressed, baked the scones, and did some research online. Brown’s PHA/C came about noon and replaced the bad part,…

It was very cold again today – made me want to stay snuggled in bed. But I got up in good time, showered, dressed, ate, and headed to Pinnacle Jeannette. I saw several posts on facebook about accidents on both…

It was too, too cold today and I was glad not to go outside. The house was snuggly warm and I kept busy reading, cleaning, doing laundry, and cleaning out my freezers. Needed to make room for Christmas cookies! I’m…

November is half over. And Thanksgiving is next Thursday! There is something around every corner. The secret (shhhh!) is making every minute count for GOOD and enjoy what you choose to do. ALSO, as the Apostle Paul says in Philippians…