Ifind that I always need to keep my hands busy doing something. I think better when I’m busy. I really am not one to just sit and watch TV or sit and do “nothing”. If I can occupy my hands with some no brainer activity then I’m much more content …

Istarted making felted purses last year while the kids were skiing. It gave me something to do in the lodge that didn’t require any thinking which meant I could visit and work. I made one for my mom for her birthday last year and another for my aunt for Christmas. …

This is the cover on one of my photo albums. It is displayed in my scrapbooking room. You might wonder why I chose this album cover as my picture today. There are many things I LOVE about this album. *The title – Forget Me Not – summarizes why I scrapbook. …

Each year I purchase a new month-at-a-glance calendar. I chose this one back in November because I was DREAMING of the tropics and didn’t think we’d get to go on vacation this year. I thought I could at least pretend I was there while looking at the PALM trees on …

TThis is quite the story. It was SO FUNNY that Emily decided to write about it for her free journal assignment for co-op last week. You’ll see it below. On a side note, after Emily wrote her free journal there was one more little switch-a-roo with the KEENS. I really …

Idon’t normally drink tea. However, a good friend of mine suggested it yesterday saying it might help my cold. I dug through the cupboards and found some. It’s steaming hot as you can see by the steam rising from the cup in this picture. It sure did taste good. I …

Today was my 40th “something” birthday! I officially quit counting after 30. My family gave me a WONDERFUL present which I will really enjoy using after the holidays. It’s a gift certificate for a day’s treatment at a spa place in town! I plan to pick a day to pamper …

Everyone who knows us knows that we really don’t have time to go do something for “no reason.” (LOL)! I’m sure many of you were wondering about the whole bus story from last week, but I tried to make it “believeable” by saying it was for an upcoming homeschool event. …

First, I want to mention a couple of ladies who you can thank for this new out-of-my-normal-style blog entry. You see, I don’t normally post anything that isn’t new, exciting, fun, or successful. For me to post something so “personal” as how our days REALLY go (which I’m about to …

WWhen I got my CDL about 10 years ago I thought about getting the passenger endorsement (at that time that’s all you needed to drive a bus) since it would have only been one more written and one more driving test. The pre/post trip and everything else would have been …