Schools Out For Summer

School was dismissed for the summer today at 1:00 PM!  I am usually not quite so excited about it, except this year I have been doing a long-term substitute teaching position for the last 6 weeks, so I was ready to be done! Starting tomorrow we will have 82 days of summer until school starts…
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Thought for the Day

Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything depended on you.
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The Frogs

For the past several nights, we have been able to sleep with our bedroom window open, which I love.  I love sleeping and feeling that gentle, cool breeze coming in.  Outside our bedroom window is our neighbor’s back yard with a pond.  In that pond are a couple frogs (or toads…not sure of the difference). …
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One More Week Until Summer

One more week until summer break for our family.  Just 5 more days of school for our kids!  Today I will be going along on a field trip with our 4th grader to several businesses in the area as part of our JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT lesson.  Then next week is full of Talent Shows, Spelling Bees,…
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all Oxi-Active Review and Giveaway

For the last 2 weeks, I have been using all Oxi-Active laundry detergent for all my laundry.  I am not someone who usually tries new laundry detergent because I am afraid I won’t like the scent or someone might have a reaction to the new detergent.  But, when Mom Select approached me to try the…
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Smart Charger Winner

Here are your random numbers: 1 Timestamp: 2010-05-17 Darcy is the winner!
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Prayer

A couple weeks ago, I was responsible for giving the lesson at our Women’s Circle at church.  I decided to give the lesson on prayer.  Prayer has become such an important part of my daily life, it seemed natural to talk about it with other women.  The following is the lesson…. The defination of the…
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Recipe: Rhubarb Berry Crisp

I LOVE Rhubarb and anxiously await its arrival in the spring.  Unfortunately, due to my schedule, it took me until yesterday to go out to my neighbors patch and pick some.  I couldn’t decide what to make as I have so many good recipes, but I knew that I wanted to make something that included…
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Kids Take Charge and a Giveaway

ENERGIZER has been doing so many great things lately and I have another great program to tell you about this morning. ENERGIZER is introducing the new ENERGIZER RECHARGE SMART CHARGER by getting people like you involved in a video campaign to drive donations to their favorite charity.  The “Kids Take Charge” video campaign asks families across…
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Safety Kit Winner

Random.org selected my winner this morning. Here are your random numbers: 4 Timestamp: 2010-05-10 Patrice, you’re the winner.  I will be emailing you shortly!
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