Archive for May 2013
Reagan’s Fairy Garden
I have been wanting to make a Fairy Garden for some time and with Reagan being 8, I thought she was old enough to help and be responsible for it. We went shopping for the items together and then I helped her build it. Most all of our items were purchased at Earl May. They…
Read MoreBook Review: Mom’s the Word: The Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder of Motherhood by Allen Klein
MOM’S THE WORD The Wit, Wisdom and Wonder of Motherhood By: Allen Klein Published: June 6, 2013 Heartwarming and humorous, this tribute to moms of the world gathers the best things anyone ever said about motherhood. From Dolly Parton to Dear Abby, women (and a few men) crack wise on the subject of the center…
Read MoreBook Review and Author Meet and Greet: Ordinary Grace By William Kent Krueger
ORDINARY GRACE By: William Kent Krueger Published: March 26, 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were at the ready at Halderson’s…
Read MoreProm Thoughts
This is my mom at her senior prom in 1956. Even though it isn’t very clear, it is still one of my favorite photos. There are so many parts of this photo that are classic 1950’s: the microphone, the dress, the backdrop, her glasses. I truly wish I would have grown up in that decade…
Read MoreBook Review: The Happiness Handbook By Jenn Flaa
THE HAPPINESS HANDBOOK A User’s Manual for Living Your Extraordinary Life By: Jenn Flaa Published: May 10, 2012 We arrive on this planet naked and without operating instructions. We live our lives and learn from trial and error (lots of errors) what works, what doesn’t work, what makes us happy and what pisses us off.Each…
Read MoreAbsenteeism
I’ve been a tad absent here on the blog lately. It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to be here. I have PLENTY of things to be writing about, but my focus has had to be elsewhere. Even though I love to blog, that has to take a back seat to many other things in life.…
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