Archive for June 2009
Mondays Matter: Week 26
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza Support A Global Cause In the world:-Every 3.5 seconds someone dies of hunger.-Every 11 seconds someone dies of AIDS.-Every 15 seconds a child dies from a waterborne illness.-1 billion have no access to clean water.-2.6 billion…
Read MoreMy Sister’s Keeper Movie Review
I have been anxiously awaiting the debut of “My Sister’s Keeper”, the movie based of the novel by the same name by Jodi Picoult. I LOVED the book and couldn’t wait to see the movie. My friend, Tammy, and I planned to see it on opening night. Unfortunately, we were very disappointed. I would suppose…
Read MoreA Precious Giveaway!
As a child and an adult, I was in love with Precious Moments. I collected the figurines, the books, whatever I could find. Then 11 years ago this summer, my boyfriend took me to the home of Precious Moments in Carthage, Missouri for a vacation. We toured the area and at the end, we went…
Read MoreA Roberts Dairy Recipe: Chicken Enchiladas with Roberts Cottage Cheese
I was fortunate to receive a promotional packet from Roberts Dairy. They are a midwestern company specilizing in dairy products. This is a bit of info about the company: From its humble beginnings as J.R. Roberts’ milk route in Lincoln, Nebraska, Roberts Dairy now has three production plants and 10 distribution plants in Nebraska, Iowa,…
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 25
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza Plant A Tree -1 acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people every day. -Planting trees remains one of the most cost-effective means of drawing excess CO2 from the atmosphere. -3 trees planted strategically around…
Read MoreThe Wedding
The wedding weekend went off without a hitch and my nephew Eric and his new wife Ericka are enjoying a relaxing honeymoon in Yellowstone! Bennett did a wonderful job lighting LOTS of candles and Reagan dropped her petals oh so carefully down the aisle. We laughed and cried and danced and partied and just had…
Read MoreHeaven
Today, Reagan asked me if there were grass and flowers in Heaven. I said I sure hope there was. Then she asked if you can talk in heaven. I said, I would guess so. Then she said, Good because I want to be able to talk to Grandma Margaret while we are looking at the…
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 24
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza DON’T HONK! -Noise is among the most pervasive pollutants today.-28 million people have impaired hearing caused by noise.-Hearing loss is occurring in people at younger and younger ages.-The law states that the driver of a motor…
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Tomorrow morning our family leaves for a weekend in Minnesota to attend my nephew’s wedding. Since my sister is much older than me, my nieces and nephews are closer to my age and I have always been very close to them. This weekend, my nephew Eric is getting married to the love of his life,…
Read MoreAnother Reagan Story!
Just a few minutes ago, our daughter Reagan (age 4) was talking with my husband. Out of the blue, as most of her thoughts are, she says the following: Reagan: Daddy, when the four of you die and I am left all alone, I will have to build a For Sale Sign and put it…
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