It is no secret to those of you who follow my blog that I have been a little, well, uninspired and lax with my blog recently. Yesterday something happened that was more than noteworthy. So here I sit, in the wee hours of the morning, hammering out these words that lifted my spirits and gave […]
Did you know that milk can become homemade ice cream in five minutes by using a bag? Use the following few ingredients and the 5 simple steps to make yourself the equivalent of 2 scoops of ice cream and some fun on a hot summer evening! What you’ll need: 2 tablespoons sugar (Splenda works too!) […]
This post originally went up on Monday morning without a picture. I had set the post to go automatically but never added a photo. So I scurried to add a photo that would meet the purple requirement! This one was taken of Chloe in February doing her “KISS” impression! When she pulls her hair out […]
. . As many of you know, Chloe and I have spent a good amount of the last 6 months or so knitting 5 x 5in. squares for a community lap robe project. One of our fellow homeschooling friends rallied a bunch of us together to make these lap robes that were to be collected […]
This week I have been in a funk. There is no other way to explain in but to say “a funk”. Last night I had a great Walk n Talk with Shana where we started a plot for our continuing education plans. I am excited about the thought of exercising my brain for something I […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: June 29th, 2010… Outside my window… it is barely light outside. So much to get done that I am up early to check a few things off my list, starting with my blog for today. I am thinking…that I would love to adopt a dog. Joey will kill me when […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: June 15th, 2010… Outside my window…our street is very quiet. The buses have not yet come for the neighborhood kids to go to school and the cars carrying the adults to work have long since left. I am thinking…that recently I have become very comfortable in my own skin. I […]
While standing around doing the dishes this past week Chloe told me a story: While she was at our neighbors’ house, our neighbor was asking both Chloe and his daughter what they would do if a robber came into the house. He told the girls he would hit them with a pan. Thus the reason […]
The weeks seem to be just flying by me! Thursday has crept up on me again! Today (Wed) we were at the mall shopping for dresses. Chloe wanted a sundress for her gymnastics banquet later this month. I have always been in love with sundresses, either the tube top kind or the little stringed ones, […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: June 8th, 2010… Outside my window…the sun is shining with the promise of a new day. So many things to think about and decisions to be made. I am thinking…about all the words to positive songs that I can think of. The one ringing in my head right now is: […]
Over at I ♥ Faces this week the theme is “Play”. I almost couldn’t choose from this series of photos taken in March. It was the first really nice day here, a break in the winter dreariness. They could not wait to get outside and play. Ava and Chloe spent an eternity taking turns pulling […]