* stamping mania - lots of pictures *
My thoughts this past week (or two!) have been nearly single minded: Gotta Stamp! Gotta Stamp! Am I going to get to Stamp? When can I stamp? Would you like to Stamp with me? What stamp set should I...
View Article* father & son: a love story *
I saw this amazing video at Connie's Smockity Frocks - Please be prepared to cry at how amazing and beautiful this is. Here is the story behind this father's love:
View Article* santa claus - the great counterfeit *
From a friend's pile of book giveaways, DS3 picked up a gem. Small and unassuming, this little 20+ page booklet is packed with wisdom and a scriptural comparison on all of the ways that the mythical...
View Article* homeschooling vote *
Found this information at the Welcome Home Blog : Go HERE to read and to Vote on whether parents should have teaching credentials in order to homeschool their own children.
View Article* bacon cheeseburger buns *
Now, I don't have a picture of these - in all honesty they were gone before I ever thought of pictures BOTH Times!! - but since Mrs. C has requested the recipe, I'll go ahead and post without photos....
View Article* planting a garden *
How To Plant a Garden First plant five rows of peas: Patience Promptness Preparation Perserverance Purity Next plant three rows of squash: Squash gossip Squash criticism Squash indifference Then plant...
View Article* chocolate banana muffins *
I don't know whether you've noticed yet, or not, but I'm a muffin kind of gal, girl, lady, woman, person, I like muffins. Here's a new recipe that I made this morning and they were promptly gobbled up....
View Article* our weekly menu 2 *
I've made my first menu in more than two months -- life must be getting back to normal! Saturday: Breakfast - Blueberry Scones with fruit/yogurt. Lunch - Taco Salad. Dinner - Malay Chicken Wings w/...
View Article* freedom is hard work *
This weekend I celebrated our country's freedom by cleaning. Not just any cleaning, but determinedly ridding my home of four of its largest clutter Hot Spots/eyesores. I sit here tonight tired and...
View Article* ode to the hippo *
Written by DS2 during our time of working at the County Fair and recently discovered while cleaning the bedroom. Posted for your enjoyment ;-) O, Proud and Majestic Hippo How handsome and honorable is...
View Article* my angel is 22 *
Today my angel boy is 22 years old. The picture above (taken only last week, I think) shows him at age 4. So bubbly and bright and a world class snuggler. He still is bubbly and joyful and bright, only...
View Article* summery ranch coleslaw *
Delicious! I used it as a main dish salad and so diced a few grilled chicken breasts and added it in. Ranch Coleslaw 4 cups coleslaw mix or half of a good size cabbage, diced 1/4 c. Mexicorn, drained...
View Article* candles & wishes stampin' fun *
There was a party last night, with nice people and great conversations and two cute and different projects! This one was made with the Big Candle set and designer paper. This is a picture frame made...
View Article* homeschool: journaling *
I got up early this morning - What a blessing!! I'm dressed and ready for the day, the laundry is started, breakfast is in the oven, I've had a chance to go over our plans for the day, and it's...
View Article* jumbled july musings on saving *
We've been thinking of ways to save and conserve and economize the past few weeks. Shorter showers, more legumes, meat as an ingredient instead of the feature, putting away dollars and change for our...
View Article* blogger friend school: #13 *
This assignment is about my Bible. Or more particularly: How old is your Bible? My current Bible is only about three years old. Why did you chose this Bible? It is a King James Version which I chose...
View Article* blogger friend school: #14 *
Jesus, Lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly; While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest stillis high; Hide me, O my Savior hide, till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O...
View Article* praise, praise, let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD *
These past few weeks we have been regularly reading the Bible together, the children and I. Proverbs in the morning, Old Testament history during school, reading through Galatians & Ephesians one...
View Article* blogger friend school: #15 *
This assignment is to tell about our buttons. I don't have any sad or funny stories about my button collection, just the buttons and the very sweet way that I got them. I actually have a pretty good...
View Article* blogger friend school: #19 *
This assignment entails visiting the Make a Child Smile Website, choosing a child or children with a life-threatening/chronic disease, and send them a card. Infomation about this organization below:...
View Article* a dollar saved adds up fast . . . *
Last week I came across this article in the news: With a bit of creative savings, $5 can get you at least $12,000 By Marie C. Franklin Boston Globe Staff / July 20, 2008 Three years ago, I made a...
View Article* sometimes, it all really works *
The day started early for me, which is how all of the really good days begin. I read in Hebrews a bit, checked my e-mail, and then woke up my youngest son, H, who wanted to get up early and...
View Article* frustrating *
I'm trying to lose some weight. I need to lose a lot, but I just have a small goal for myself right now so that it doesn't seem completely out of reach. As always, the first day was hard, but...
View Article* a wise woman builds her house *
A Wise Woman Builds Her House by Debi Pearl A wise woman doesn’t take anything for granted. She is thankful to be loved and seeks to make herself more lovely. A wise woman doesn’t allow herself to be a...
View Article* whispering hope *
Most every night when I go to bed, I grab a small hymnal that belonged to my Grandmother. Once I’m settled and snuggled in, I open in it up and see what new treasures I can find or what old...
View Article* just in case you were wondering, . . . *
I've been doing school, a bible study with my friends (Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney -- see the book in my right sidebar), keeping busy in my home, and doing THIS, and THIS, and THIS, and THIS And...
View Article* what am I sowing? *
(I was posting this on my new blog, but there's a glitch somewhere and it asks me to log in over and over and over - so rather than lose this post - I'm putting it here.) I've been thinking...
View Article* the time has come, the walrus said *
Yes, the time has come. Although I'm still getting used to the quirks and such of a different blogging site, and I have very much enjoyed and appreciate my time using Typepad and its' complete ease of...
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