Makin’ Ice Part 2

Over the weekend I talked about the excitement in the air over the colder temps.
At church the older men behind me ( in their 70s & 80s) were talking about how we’re “makin’  ice” now and asking each other if they knew anyone that had been out yet.  One man said he knew a guy [...]

Menu Plan Monday: September 7

While I always have a loose menu plan in my head, my degree of serious menu planning varies.  It seems that summer time is the hardest time of year for me to plan menus.  The structure of the school year is much better for me.
And here we are, the start of school this week.  Oh, [...]

Challenge

Owlhaven put out a challenge to spend less this month.  Her goal is $75 a week for her family of 10 at home.  I’ve seen similar things on other blogs, like Small Notebook’s 30 days of nothing in July.  I am always intrigued.  I love the idea of a challenge.  Maybe because I’m more competitive [...]

WFMW: Rubbing Alcohol

A while back one of my children fell asleep playing with NEON ORANGE silly putty.  Obviously I didn’t know they were playing with it in BED!  The next morning the poor child sheepishly told me they had a mess.  Boy was it a mess.  That silly putty was on everything.  Flannel sheets.  A favorite stuffed [...]

Small Town

After a trip east with my mom, which I loved, and a trip to HomeTown that was really fun, I’m ready to be in SmallTown for a bit.  This month marks 4 years since the moving truck delivered all our stuff to our new home.  It’s been a wild ride but I find myself more [...]

Return Trip

Tomorrow my mom and I head back out on the road toward Minnesota.  We will spend three nights on the road this time so that we will have time to see Niagara Falls.  I am excited for this last leg of the trip but will be happy to get home too.