Every Thanksgiving weekend, I turn another year older. This year was no different. This year, I can now get the senior discount at some restaurants. Huge milestone!!! I have arrived. In some ways, I feel like I have arrived. In other ways, I feel like I am not ready at all. There is still so … Continue reading Another Year Older and Back to the Eye Doctor
Definition: Coattail the rear flap of mans coatthe skirts of a dress coat, skirt or frock The word coattails came to me today and the first thing I thought of was Jack Skellington's ratty, tatty coattails. Well... of course they were ratty, tatty and worn... he is a skeleton after all. Then, I wondered, what … Continue reading Riding On Your Coattails
I promised a blog and a card a day - so here it is. Allergies. Allergies have kicked my butt today. I had to take allergy meds to combat the sneezing, the endless sneezing and throat itching. Sinuses are so bad. (I thank my parents for those allergies and sinus genes). Anyways, I am way … Continue reading Allergies and A Throw Back Thursday Card and Tutorial
I am sighing because, I am tired today. I got up and went to my workout. It helped. I got really, really sleepy this late afternoon. I think I'll go to bed early tonight. It's hard to go to bed so early in the summertime since it stays light out longer. My workout felt good. … Continue reading Sigh…
All last week, I ran my air conditioner, since it was usually in or near the 90 degree temps and felt hot. Today, I am turning my furnace back on. It's a cold, gray clouds, rainy kind of day. Some parts of Colorado and Wyoming are seeing snow. They said, where we are located - … Continue reading Brrrr! It’s a Cold Day
I just keep thinking about how God has created us all in His image. Every. Individual. Every single person on this earth has a purpose. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.15 My frame was not … Continue reading A Card and a Blog a Day to Keep the Anxieties Away.
One of the curriculums I used during the days of homeschooling my children was Advanced Training Institutes - Wisdom Books. I still supplemented with some core curriculums such as Math and Language Arts. I loved Saxon Math... but that's another topic. Wisdom Books were laid out in various resources. There was a language arts, math, … Continue reading Friday Homeschool – Lessons from a Wisdom Book – Unit Study About The Eye
I'll start with the other things first. I have been trying to plan a content schedule. So far, I have: Monday - blog. Tuesday - Crafty Video on You Tube Wednesday - Scrap4Less blog and video on http://www.scrap4less.net Thursday - blog Friday - vlog on You Tube Saturday - If I'm bored I will do … Continue reading Of Homeschooling and Other Things
What is the saying? March came in like a lion and went out like a lamb? Not March 2020... March came in like a lion and it is going out like a lion with a very loud Roar!! We will just see if April Showers bring May Flowers. We may be looking for a second … Continue reading March Came In Like a Lion and Went Out With a Roar!! (Reflections on March 2020)
Did you guys know, I was homeschooling back in the 90's - before homeschooling was even popular? Before there was all this technology? I started homeschooling when my oldest was in third grade and my youngest was in preschool. A lot of people thought we were nuts... but we persevered and we did it - … Continue reading On Homeschooling
