I Won a Contest!

I Won a Contest!

My husband and my soon-to-be daughter-in-law gifted me a subscription to Scribbler for Christmas. I love it. They have monthly contests, and the one for February was a romantic scene. It is way out of my element to writing romance, but I decided to go for it. I took a...
Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day

Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day

Ten Winnie the Pooh Quotes That Bring Me Right Back To My Homeschooling Days Who doesn’t love a little Pooh in their life? Those playful characters from the Hundred Acre Wood certainly found their way into our home for a long time. We read the books, watched the...
Bugs, brawls, and Target balls

Bugs, brawls, and Target balls

              I don’t think I have ever seen a little boy enter Target without hopping over one of those big red balls. I’m not sure what the draw is, but those little guys just can’t resist. I grew up in a family of girls, so raising all boys was a real eye-opener....
Stop Whining and Find Something to Do

Stop Whining and Find Something to Do

I love Downton Abbey. Actually, it’s Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, I love. She and Debra from Everybody Loves Raymond pretty much sum up my personality. Maybe my life, too. Well, not the one that lives in the castle. The qualities of these women...
What a Baby Costs

What a Baby Costs

One of my favorite poems by Edgar Albert Guest   What A Baby Costs   “How much do babies cost?” said he The other night upon my knee; And then I said: “They cost a lot; A lot of watching by a cot, A lot of sleepless hours and care, A lot of...