Recently, I was scanning the morning’s crop of new emails: a sale at LOFT. $1.99 spaghetti at Fazoli’s. Yawn … and then, I spotted a letter from Laura Reece Cole. I don’t know anyone named Laura Reece Cole. However, it appears that she is highly impressed with me. Check it out! (I normally don’t publish [...]
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A Letter From Laura Reece Cole
Posted in rambling on ..., Uncategorized, tagged Laura Reece Cole on May 14, 2013 | 3 Comments »
God in the Cucumbers
Posted in christianity, rambling on ..., tagged devotions on May 9, 2013 | 5 Comments »
Recently, I was in the midst of preparing a healthy meal for my family. One by one, my girls came by to peruse my efforts. Each had her own take on the situation. One stood silently looking, hoping I’d notice her squinting eyes and apprehensive expression. After a minute or so of my ignoring her, [...]
Does Preschool Have a Dark Side?
Posted in childhood, politics, rambling on ... on March 28, 2013 | 5 Comments »
Does preschool have a dark side? Surely not — right? I mean, look at the cute little kids there, attentively engaged in a learning experience. They’re learning to get along with peers — right? My own state of Indiana is currently debating whether to fund preschool, since we’re already funding full-day kindergarten. More structured time [...]
48 Things About Me
Posted in rambling on ..., Uncategorized, tagged 48 Things About Me on March 12, 2013 | 6 Comments »
Were you named after anyone? I don’t think so. When was the last time you cried? Probably while either reading a book or watching a movie (pretty much any movie). Do you like your handwriting? Not really, although I don’t think much about it. I was probably scarred by Mrs. Baughman, who gave me a [...]
Grocery Shopping Musings
Posted in rambling on ..., Uncategorized, tagged Grocery Shopping on March 5, 2013 | 5 Comments »
Monday grocery shopping is a tradition here. Years ago, I took these trips by myself. Then I took them with one baby. Then I took them with a baby and a toddler. When there were three, I postponed my trips until evening and went shopping alone again so I didn’t have to manage three [...]
Just Being Real About Words I’d Like to Ban
Posted in My favorite things, rambling on ..., tagged words to ban on January 15, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Today, I’m just being real about words I’d like to ban. Lake Superior State University has released its 38th annual list of words they’d like to see banned. The tongue-in-cheek list is based on nominations submitted primarily from the US and Canada. In its history, the university has “banished” around 900 words or phrases. Most [...]
Merry Christmas, Girls in White Dresses
Posted in rambling on ..., tagged advertising on December 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
December has arrived, and we celebrate the birth of Jesus by decorating trees, baking cookies, hanging stockings, and buying gifts for those whose lives have affected ours for the better. Would you like to give a gift to a blog? I know, it’s an odd concept. I enjoy writing this blog each day (well, let’s [...]
Its (sic) Everyone’s Halloween
Posted in My favorite things, rambling on ..., tagged Halloween, It's everyone's Halloween on October 31, 2012 | 5 Comments »
I saw this on a friend’s Facebook wall the other day: With Halloween upon us, please keep in mind, a lot of little people will be visiting your home. Be accepting. The child who is grabbing more than one piece of candy may have poor fine motor skills. The child who takes forever to pick [...]
Gosh, is the US ready for a President who doesn’t Curse?
Posted in My favorite things, politics, rambling on ..., tagged Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney autism, Mitt Romney old fashioned on October 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Thank goodness only two weeks remain of this presidential campaign. Just when I think I’ve seen it all, I run across an article like this one, which ponders the weighty issue of Romney’s manner of speech. It’s “polite, formal and at times anachronistic, linguistically setting apart a man who frequently struggles to sell himself to [...]
People … People Who Read People
Posted in My favorite things, rambling on ..., Uncategorized, tagged 1980s, People magazine on August 31, 2012 | 4 Comments »
My friend Leona recently downsized — her grandson bought the house where she’d lived for 40 years, and she and her husband headed to a new villa. This involved lots of going through boxes. Daughter #3 and I went to help one day, and Leona handed me a 1987 issue of People magazine. It was [...]
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