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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

The winner of the Three Month Subscription to Conscious Box was chosen using Random.org. The winner will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond. The winner is……………………….  # 31 Teresa Gorsuch Thanks to everyone for entering and remember you can still use the code to get your own Conscious Box at a…

source Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Seneca, a Roman Philosopher Learning this has been such a “light bulb moment” for me.  I learned that when I hung around negative complainers, I became a negative complainer.  Then when I hung around with people who rather than focused on what was going wrong…

Things I Love……………. This is my feature where I get to share something that I just love. Since you are my friends, I like sharing things I love with others. It could be anything from a new product, food, recipe, song, image, to a person and everything in between. This will be something I am…

I’M NOBODY By: Alex Marestaing Published: February 1, 2013 Caleb Reed is losing his mind, at least that’s what his father thinks.If it were only the show – America’s Funniest Home Videos – the same taped episode he’s watched every night for the last six years – then perhaps his parental unit wouldn’t worry so…