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How To Make a Candle That Burns for 72 Days
Do you ever get so excited that you prance? And haven’t you wondered to yourself how to make a candle that burns for 72 days. I mean don’t all rational and normal thinking minds wonder these types of things. If someone told you that you could make a candle for less than $6 that would…
Board Books from Timberdoodle and the sweetest littles ever in the history of ever!
One fine day, we had books and toys and blankets all strewn about the living room and imaginative play consistent with a preschool boy and a huggable little baby brother was moving full steam ahead. When everything grew quiet, I realized he had dragged a lawn chair into the room. The legs of the chair…
That’s My Daddy!
Growing up the youngest of TEN siblings meant that you showed up when you were called. There was no dilly dallying. Hands were washed and hair combed and you found a seat at the table if you could! You just learned to fit in and pull your own weight. In our family if we ran…
Little Light of Mine, Am I letting you shine?
Back in the days of my childhood…Oh “lemme” see…about 20 years ago or SO… (chuckle) we sang the peppiest little song. And if you’re not really really careful, it’ll get stuck right up in your head… like a loop!… or an earworm! YUCK (LOL) “This Little Light of Mine” This sweet version here, sung is…
Your Words Matter
When I first moved to Indiana, if I said, “I’m fixin’ to…” (do whatever it was, like go to the store, or get dressed or leave the building) I ALWAYS got a sideways glance with a raised eyebrow expressing… what does THAT mean? “FIXIN’ TO” So I changed the words I used, and the way…
And Now There Are Eight
All I knew is that when they packed up the creamy white Century Buick with boxes and grocery sacks and food for a picnic on the road and all seven of them loaded up and headed “way back up North” to where they lived”, I was on my own to generate my own fun! The…