As of last week, the kids are done with school for the summer, and the hubby is counting down his days left until his summer break. Yes, the college educational facility he’s teaching at actually closes for the last half of the summer – a nice change of pace after he previously taught at a…
Here’s some fun trivia to start off your New Year with fun: The New Year in Scotland is called Hogmanay. The people in Scotland follow a ritual that appears crazy, but actually has a great significance. One can find barrels of tar set afire and gradually rolled down the streets in the villages of Scotland….
The Last Christmas Tree (Author Unknown) I saw a truck of Christmas trees And each one had a tale, The driver stood them in a row And put them up for sale. He strung some twinkly lights And hung a sign up with a nail; “FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES” It said in red “FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES…
FIRST THANKSGIVING ~~By Margaret Hillert~~ If I had been a Pilgrim child Among the fields and forests wild Where deer and turkey used to roam, A cabin would have been my home With fireplace and earthen floor And bearskins hanging at the door. I would have gathered berries bright For candles fragrantly alight, And dug…
Who doesn’t love baby pictures? Yep, that’s me not that many years ago as a newborn with my big sister grinning from ear-to-ear at all the mischief she’d be able to enlist me in as we grew up. And no, I wasn’t born in the 50’s in spite of the cool slick ‘do my dad…
Me: “Nickel for your thoughts.” PN: “A nickel?” Me: “Yeah, it used to be a penny, but inflation changed it to a nickel.” PN: “Oh, OK, well I’m thinking about dinosaurs of course!” Me: “I should have figured.” PN: “You owe me a nickel.” Me: “No problem, I think I actually have a nickel in…
Today I’ve been roped into a continuation of yesterday’s ‘Rope Swing Olympics’, Monopoly City, Giraffe Laff Limbo, Sand Castle Competition, and ‘Guess Which Dinosaur I Am’. By order request of the Princess Nagger. She’s only young once, so I’m going to oblige – after I drag her with me to take care of the bi-monthly…
