Life Here in Our Corner of the World
Patrick in Lane 1 Thanks to those of you who wished us luck and offered good wishes for Patrick’s trip to the Iowa State Track Meet. It was quite the experience and one I’m sure he will never forget. Even though he didn’t run his best race ever, he ran on that famous blue oval…
Read More Currently….4.18.17
It’s been a bit quiet on the blog lately. As the co-chair of our post-prom things got pretty hectic for me. Then, once prom was over, I needed some recovery time. I did a lot of resting and finishing up some loose ends. All I have left to do is send out final thank yous…
Read More What is Saving My Life Right Now? – 2017 Edition
Today is the halfway point of winter. If you live where it is sunny and warm….then you likely aren’t struggling through the days like the rest of us hoping for a peek at the sun and maybe a day with temperatures above 30 degrees. Here in Iowa, the last few weeks have been foggy, dreary,…
Read More Top Posts from 2016
2016 was a year where I wrote less than I had in past years. I found it hard to find time to write after finding the time to read. I think this year I’ll focus a bit more on my writing and a bit less on promoting my writing. All the social media posts take…
Read More Currently…
I feel like I’m been a bit out of the blogging loop lately. Summer just disappeared before my eyes and our kids have been in school for a week already. Life just keeps moving and I feel like I’m hanging on for dear life to the caboose at the end of the train. So, to…
Read More A Day in My Life
Today I’m linking up with Trish at Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity for her A Day in the Life 2nd Annual Blogger Event. Numerous bloggers will all be sharing a Day in Our Lives on March 23, 2016. I think it will be a lot of fun to see how everyone spends their…
Read More Don’t Let a Typo Stop You from Love – Grammarly
Eighteen years ago, I was chatting with this man I had never met on AOL Instant Message. We lived in the same city and had started chatting through AIM one afternoon. Keep in mind this is something I had never done before, but something led me to say “Hello” back. We are closing in on…
Read More #52ListProject – Catching Up
I purchased the book, The 52 Lists Projectfor my 43rd birthday in October. This book focuses on weekly journaling based on lists. I love making lists and thought this sounded like a great way to remember a year. I plan to complete a list every week for this next year. Even though the journal begins in Winter…
Read More #52ListsProject – Favorite Meals and Treats
I purchased the book, The 52 Lists Project for my 43rd birthday. The book focuses on weekly journaling based on lists. I love making lists and thought this sounded like a great way to remember a year. I plan to complete a list every week for this next year. Even though the journal begins in Winter with Week…
Read More Halloween Literary Character Quiz
In celebration of Halloween, I’m sharing this fun Halloween quiz created by Grammarly. I’m sorry if the picture below creeps you out. It does me too! But, this is who I got after taking the quiz. Since I am such a scaredy cat, I can honestly tell you that I haven’t read a single one…
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