After I got done at work, the boys and I went to a local farmer's market and picked 8 quarts of strawberries, no small undertaking since it was 93 degrees when we left!...
My 16yo son is leaving for Florida today to spend a month with his Grandmother. He'll be flying there with his Grandfather and Great-Grandmother, but flying back...
We had breakfast in Morgantown, WV with my friend Min and her family before they went on to her mom's book signing event. We spent nearly three hours eating and...
DO PARENTS MATTER? (USA Today), "It's who you are — rather than whatyou do — that makes the biggest difference in the development ofchildren... The most...
Interesting site with lots of info! Click here to see the recent earthquakes all over the world... http://www.iris.edu/seismon/. One interesting thing I learned on...
My good friend Holly shared a link to BraveWriter on our homeschool Yahoo list. I joined the group and read over the introduction emails. The following...
Monster Cookies 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 2 cups peanut butter 3 large eggs 1 tsp light corn syrup 1 tsp vanilla 4-1/2...
We had a "GEEK" Easter at our house this year, lol. By that, I mean we did things that, 10 years or so ago, we'd have said, "What geeks!" It all started the night before Easter...
I think of the garden after the rain;And hope to my heart comes singing,"At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,And the Easter bells be ringing!"~Edna Dean...
Imagine my husband's surprise when he eagerly opened a package of Velveeta ~ the Pasteurized Processed Cheese Product that has literally sustained his life during the "dry...
Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayersto be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasonsin life do not last. The spring rains will come again. ~Sarah...
The discussion about whether or not Public Cyber Charter schools and Homeschooling are the same comes up ALL of the time 'round here. Well, no... I guess it...
May you always have walls for the winds,a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire,laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,and all your heart might desire....
I'm taking part in an "assignment" I read about on the blog of my friend, Min (End of the Road), who found it on another blog... "I thought up a silly thing this morning. Can...
I've been eagerly reading the "10 Things About Me" (or 100 or 1000!, lol) on other blogs and thought I'd jot down a few of my own... I started out life as a...