Tradition—My Very Favorite Christmas Video

Dec 25, 2014

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Wordless Wednesday–Mini Golf Style

Dec 24, 2014

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Ho Ho Ho—It’s Teapot Tuesday Santa Style

Dec 23, 2014

Seems only fitting that Teapot Tuesday feature a Santa teapot this week with Christmas merely days away.  I got this lovely from my sister in law and  he makes me smile every time I look at him.  How about you?   On Christmas Day, At half past three, Make yourself a cup of tea, I’ll think of you, You think of me, Underneath the Christmas tree. I promise---I will be thinking of you all when I sip my tea at half past three on Christmas Day! …

Going Home

Nov 28, 2014

I have been living a pretty charmed life these days.  A trip to Ohio to see all of my Ohio family that I could see and now a trip to North Carolina to catch up with family and friends.  It is what I love the most---being with family and friends and just living in the moment. One thing that I loved was being able to go to church on Sunday to the church that Chris and I and the boys attended for almost 9 years when we lived in North Carolina.  It was at this church, Fair View UMC in Mount …

The Sun Still Comes Up

Nov 24, 2014

Did you ever think about that?  The sun still comes up. Every day.  Some days it may be hidden by clouds.  Some days it may be covered with raindrops.  Some days, heaven forbid it, there may even be snow that covers the brilliance of the sun but it ALWAYS comes up.  Without fail. I was just pondering that fact this past week when I have felt the burdens of several of my friends.  If I could offer one word of comfort to any of them it would be just that fact---the sun still comes up.   No …

Things You HAVE to Have –SkyMall Strikes Again

Nov 6, 2014

I love to look at the SkyMall magazine in the seat back pocket when I fly.  It never ceases to amaze me what crazy bizarre  unique things are offered on those pages.  If you haven't flown for awhile or don't have any trips lined up in the near future--no worries. They are online here. I have done various posts on some of the great things you can find in this magazine.  I even gained a new follower because I tagged a business who had their product featured and while it was not something that …

Share Your World–2014–Week 40

Oct 9, 2014

The challenge is to answer these questions that Cee posts over at Cee's Photography and link up to Share Your World weekly.  I am doing it kind of hit or miss but it is a fun little exercise and allows me to have a blog post that you guys can join in on if you want!  Join Cee or if that isn't your thing feel free to answer one or more in the comment section. Remember our Comments for a Cause recipient this month is Hawkeye  Harvest Food Bank. You’re given $500,000 dollars tax free (any …

Franklin County Harvest Bloggers Tour—First Rate Lodging

Oct 8, 2014

I hardly know where to start with sharing my past weekend in Franklin County but I decided to start with our lodging for the weekend.  The entire weekend was sponsored and paid for in full by the Franklin County Farm Bureau and Franklin County Tourism . I will be writing many posts about this event and that was an expectation of attending this weekend but I am thrilled to highlight all that we experienced over the weekend.  Trust me---it was a lot of fun. Chris was able to make it back from …

And The Winners Are….

Oct 2, 2014

If you were here last week poking around you saw that it was My Favorite Things Week on the blog where I featured a favorite of mine each day.  I used a random number generator to pick the winners from my comment section and the results are in!!! Congrats to the lucky winners.  You will be receiving your item in the mail shortly!!!  (If I don't have your address I will be contacting you to get that so I can get your item to you ASAP.) In My Book Bookmark---------Katybeth of Odd Loves …

Chance Encounters

Sep 19, 2014

Last week was traveling week for me and I had a very uneventful trip to and from Ohio unlike the week prior when I tried to get to Chicago.  Now that was a disaster from almost the first mile.  Thankfully my time traveling to see my mom was easy and fun and I encountered a couple of interesting things along the way. When I was in the waiting area at Minneapolis St. Paul airport I sat amongst a bunch of Target employees. They were having several lively discussions and were definitely having a …