Think Pink, written 1 month ago, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and although I didn't get this up until the end of the month, the message is important ANY time of year. I am so proud to have been asked to help out in putting together care packages for... Come visit my blog fo...

Be a Santa to a Senior!, written 1 day ago, Santa Needs YOU! Reach out to a Senior this Holiday Season!Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of non-medical caregiving services, in cooperation with Bridgeview Bank, is sponsoring a community outreach program called, Be a Santa to a Se...

My Christmas List, written 2 days ago, Fine, ill put my list up first. Makes me feel like the greedy one. I can handle that. I sing you to me Mrs. Boss. 1. Apple Shuffle 2. Remote for my MacBook Pro 3. John Adams - HBO series on DVD  (Costco) 4. Settlers of Catan (With Expansion) 5. Net...

BOOBIES!!, written 2 months ago, Now that I have your attention, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Ok, I'm not trying to be all educational, motherly, etc, but I just wanted to drop a bit of info since my Health Promotions Department took the time to do all the research! Remember those we'...

For All You In Provo, written 2 weeks ago, For all of my readers in Provo Utah. This is my sister in law's bother. His name is Daniel Tueller. He has been missing since November 15th. He is currently a student at Heritage school in Provo Utah. Please keep your eyes and ears open for him. If you have...

Welcome to my humble abode...., written 1 week ago, When this book first arrived I knew this mug mat was going to be the first thing I made from it, and so I cut out all the pieces and promptly got stuck in a wadding/batting quandary. After much blogging help and a special parcel (thank you!) I fina...

A running commentary about life with kids, cooking, knitting, homeschooling, and the chickens!

Cat Tales, written 18 hours ago, Cats are like children – just when you think you have them trained, just when you think you can predict their every move, they do something totally unpredictable. Well…maybe not totally unpredictable in Babe’s case. She is, after all, still...

What I'm Currently Reading, written 18 hours ago, At the moment, I'm reading "This Present Darkness", by Frank Peretti. I've never read it before, even though it's like over 20 years old and was really popular when it first came out. Anyway, I'm really enjoying it. Have any of you ever rea...

My Unusual Christmas Spirit, written 12 hours ago, I told you I'm unusually excited about this christmas season, are you? Your Christmas Spirit Level: 80% Your Christmas spirit is almost as big as Christmas itself. Christmas is definitely your thing. You celebrate Christmas with enthusiasm. ...

I left my coffee on the shelf. Mr F likes to shake the shelf. Now I'm in trouble., written 1 day ago, New post today: Song 54! Welcome To Thinking The Lions: Life, only funnier. The newest posts: Why are these all traffic related? Song 54's story is about traffic... ... and so is song 53's anec...

Home Work solutions, written 1 day ago, Kinda simple but this has saved me. I actually grabbed the idea from a friend down the street. This is where they put their papers that I need to sign. My 1st grader has one sheet that comes home for the week's assignments so everything goes in there and it's ...

Magic Cabin 20% off SALE!, written 1 day ago, Magic Cabin's having a sale until 12/9th.Enter code: REMC at checkout to get 20% off!Be sure to click on the Magic Cabin logo on my blog to get to the store.Happy savings!

Slow Cooking Thursday!, written 15 hours ago, All my slow cooking recipes are now online and starting today, I will add all the recipes shared weekly to my online del.icio.us site too. So if you're wanting to find ALL the slow cooked recipes that have been shared since the first SLOW COOKING THURSDA...

bread is good, and so is, written 3 days ago, well, feel free to fill in the blank. i would say, and so is: turkey, family, love, life, health, dentists, classic movies, snow (just a bit), sun, cocoa, coffee, cookies, pumpkin pie, down comforters, cheese, good cheese, lots of it, candied pecans, si...

A Great Picture, written 2 weeks ago, Some pictures just say it all.  I think this one is one of them.  It was taken several years ago when MaryMargaret was about three years old.  I don’t even know who the boy is.  Makes you wonder what’s going on in their little heads.       

Let's go away for a while. You and I. To a strange and distant land. To stay on a holiday. Faraway.Let's go today!, written 16 hours ago, 2008 is coming to its end and what a year it was! I started my job as civil servant, Husayn has walked and turned 1, a few death-some expected some unexpected, it...

What do they call those uniforms?, written 18 hours ago,

I hope that this blog will encourage you to be happy with what you have. Find your inspiration from things in and around your home. Things that you've chosen, purchased, and kept there because you love them. Get inspired...right at home!

Wasting Time: Merry Mix It, written 8 hours ago,