The girls were out of school for the entire week of Thanksgiving. They spent from Sunday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon with Gigi and Papa. We had so much fun. We made Christmas gifts–paintings, flour and salt ornaments, glittery pine cones, boxes, and more. Our ornaments turned out kind of puffy. The dough was dry so we added more water. The dough was too wet so … Continue reading Thanksgiving Fun with Family
I don’t know about you, but I have had enough of politics this year. Regardless of your leanings, these mid-term elections were ugly, ugly, ugly. I need a break. Fortunately I found it on Saturday with a Veteran’s Day program at our fairgrounds. Many of the elementary schools had back-to-back concerts. It was delightful. I got there early so as to get a good seat … Continue reading Veteran’s Day Celebration
I pushed through the door of the cardio movie room and out into the gym. An elderly woman asked me, “What are they doing in there?” “They are buffing the floor,” I answered. “Can we still workout in there?” she followed. I replied, “There’s still one girl in there. I guess you could ask them.” I don’t usually engage in conversation with people in the … Continue reading Do what makes you happy!
I pushed through the door of the cardio movie room and out into the gym. An elderly woman asked me, “What are they doing in there?” “They are buffing the floor,” I answered. “Can we still workout in there?” she followed. I replied, “There’s still one girl in there. I guess you could ask them.” I don’t usually engage in conversation with people in the … Continue reading Do what makes you happy!
Every year I wonder what Breezy will choose to be for Halloween. Her costumes are always done to the max, and are always so cute. Or rather, she’s so cute in them! So far in her lifetime she’s been: a lady bug, a jack-o-lantern, Super girl, Doc McStuffins, the green “Wicked Witch of the West” from the Wizard of Oz, Izzy from Jake and the … Continue reading Happy Halloween Hoopla (Repost)
I arrive at the game early and set up camp under the shade of several hardwood trees. Other than this fairly large cool haven, there is no other respite from Georgia’s late summer scorcher. This is an interesting part of the year, this week between the waning days of summer and the arrival of the autumnal equinox. Today marks the first game of little league … Continue reading Saturday morning softball
Every year I wonder what Breezy will choose to be for Halloween. Her costumes are always done to the max and are so cute. Or rather, she’s so cute in them! So far in her lifetime she’s been: a lady bug, a jack-o-lantern, Super girl, Doc McStuffins, the green ‘Wicked Witch of the West” from the Wizard of Oz, Izzy from Jake and the Neverland … Continue reading Halloween Hoopla
While spending the afternoon together, six-year-old Breezy was reminising with me about her “school daze” and the different schools she’s attended. I reminded her that she had left out the entire year of Pre-K. “Well, you don’t really learn anything in Pre-K,” she said melodramatically, “it’s just a whole year of fun before you go to work!” Of course, I want to bust out laughing … Continue reading Naptime
Breezy, my six-year-old granddaughter, and I spent last Friday afternoon at Sky Zone. It’s a fun center for children of all ages, but caters to school-aged kids 6-16 or so. It has gymnastic type equipment, areas to dive into foam blocks, dodge ball games, and trampolines galore. Breezy says it’s “just like Monkey Joe’s only without the monkeys.” Nothing could be further from the truth. … Continue reading Easy Breezy
Although it seems “Green and Eggs and Ham” has been around my entire life, in actuality it was not published until I was two. It was published in 1960. In 1957 Random House published “The Cat and the Hat” by Dr. Seuss; in it he used 225 different words. His publisher bet him he could not write a book with fewer. He penned “Green Eggs … Continue reading The brilliant Theodor Seuss Giesel
Tower of Twins 