Some of you may be aware that WordPress inexplicably suspended this blog last night. I logged in to approve a comment and was met with an angry red statement that said my blog had violated the terms of service and I was not wanted! (Really, it said something to the effect of “we don’t want…
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Off for a Bit!
I’m off for a few days to the big city of Mankato with my family to celebrate my birthday! (Those who have read the sweet “Betsy and Tacy” books or the “Little House” books might recognize the name of the town. ) We’ll be spending time with grandparents and friends, and enjoying the “big city”…
Merry Christmas!
And a Happy Thursday and Friday! 😉 We started our family holidays on Tuesday and have been having a magical week. We celebrate over a few days here in order to spend time with extended family and still have our own time together. We have our family celebration, supper and presents on the winter solstice,…
Free Christmas Songs and Art
From now through Christmas, Amazon is giving away free Christmas songs to download every day. A new song is unveiled each day, and you can also download all of the songs that have been posted up till that day… all free! So far there have been songs like Chris Isaak’s “Auld Lang Syne,” The Indigo…
A Little November Poem…
November The leaves are fading and falling, The winds are rough and wild, The birds have ceased their calling, But let me tell you, my child, Though day by day, as it closes, Doth darker and colder grow, The roots of the bright red roses Will keep alive in the snow. And when the Winter…
On the First Day of Halloween…
Here’s a great Halloween carol to sing to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (author unknown) On the First Day of Halloween, my Swamp Thing gave to me: A hoot owl in a dead tree. Two trick or treaters, Three black cats, Four skeletons, Five Snicker bars, Six goblins gobbling, Seven pumpkins glowing,…
Good Things, Bad Things
Life can run hot and cold when you’re a seven-year-old boy. Here’s a sampling of the good and bad through Jack’s eyes lately. Good things… Rescued kittens Extra large hammocks Being brave Silly hats Picnics with friends Bad things… Good friends moving away Waiting out warnings in the tornado shelter Being eaten by sharks (art…
Blue
I’ve been feeling rather blue lately. I’m taking the night off and will be back tomorrow with the tally of the children’s favorite books. If your kiddos haven’t voted, you can still sneak over and cast your votes until then. Lots of people voted for more than one favorite, so if you only chose one…
Kids Only: What’s Your Favorite Chapter Book?
I heard from the author of the Fuse 8 blog yesterday about why she had not included all of the children’s votes for the 100 favorite children’s book list. She wrote: Well, just to justify the tampering, had I allowed every child vote to count (and initially I did) you would have seen numbers 1-50…
A Little of Everything
First off, thanks for all your fabulous comments yesterday on my mothering post! Every one of them meant so much. 🙂 Today was a pretty fabulous day. It was filled with strawberry picking, playing with friends at the park, sitting in the shade on the lawn swing watching the kids play, gardening, talking, tree climbing,…