Simple Pleasures…Small Treasures

“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”~~Anne, Anne of Avonlea
I’m tired right now. I’ve had a headache all day. It’s not been that great [...]

Profound Happiness

I picked up a magazine while I was at Walmart today. It is called: Faith For Your Journey–Life Beautiful.
I think it is a rather new magazine. Anyway, because it is so close to Mother’s Day they had an article on mothers. I found one young mothers words very profound…and inspiring. The young mother, named Laura, [...]

Oink If You Think The Swine Flu Is A Media Frenzy

Alright already…I’m over hearing about the Swine Flu. It’s a form of a flu. The flu has been around for quite some time. Certain groups of people have routinely died from “regular” flu complications. (the very young and the very old, or those with compromised immune systems) Most people, other then in Mexico, that have [...]

Building A House Dr. Suess Style

Would I, Could I build a house?
Would I, Could I with my spouse?
I would I could build with my spouse
I would I could FINISH this house!
Would I could I stain window grilles?
Would I could I standing still?
I do not think I can stain without drips.
I do not think I can stand with the pain in [...]

Staining Window Casings…And Other Forms Of Torture.

While my husband continued to work on the insulation I worked on staining our window casings and the grills for each of the windows. Sounds easy enough, right? Hmmpppfff! Let’s just say that I’ve ended up with Washington Cherry stain on my feet ( I decided to stain barefoot–my thought was that I can wash [...]

Fiberglass Insulation And Other Exciting Home Construction Stuff

I’m blogging today from the library. Not the public library…my own library. Oh, okay! So it’s not really a library YET, but it will be soon. Right now it’s just the “skeleton” of the room. I can see my husband clear across the house because, of yet we have no walls. The walls will be [...]

Simple Woman’s Daybook

Here is my Daybook entry for today ~ Sunday April 19, 2009
Outside my window. . .it is raining…the wetness makes the trees seem even more vividly green.
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I am thinking. . .that I don’t want to have to drive for 6 hours this afternoon/evening to Ohio.
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From the learning room. . .it’s Sunday so no scheduled school, [...]

100 Things About Me

I have had a rough couple of days….nothing extremely serious….just very overwhelmed with the amounts of stuff I still need to get done around here in order to sell the house and move. It really is putting me over the edge, so to speak. So instead of any political drama today, or news headlines I’ve [...]

Tax Day Tea Party

The tea party I attended with my children had well over 2,000 people in attendance. It was a sight to behold and the signs….well, let’s just say they were very interesting!
“Obama has what it takes, to take everything you’ve got!”
“Say NO to generational theft”
“Don’t raid my piggy bank for your pork!”
“A government big enough to [...]

Big and Scary Conservatives…OH MY!

Yes, I can’t stand it any longer I have to blog about it. I cannot believe….really can’t believe that the Dept. of Homeland Security has just put out a file stating that conservatives are basically becoming radicalized and have the potential of becoming terrorists? What?? Are the people that wrote this brain dead?
Is this [...]