Packing up for a big move is an interesting process with a twelve-year-old. I have written a few times on this blog about our family's collecting habits. We are antiquers and pickers. We love hunting for old objects and thinking about the stories behind them. That love for objects has been passed on to my … Continue reading Stuff – #BLOG365 Day 256
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Man in the Arena-#BLOG365 Day 151
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who … Continue reading Man in the Arena-#BLOG365 Day 151
Best Intentions – #BLOG365 Day 119
Yesterday I had the best of intentions. As I sat down for dinner I told my son, "I still need to blog today. I'll do it after your voice lessons." I watched a little television. I flipped through a few catalogs that came in the mail. I washed dishes and fixed coffee for the … Continue reading Best Intentions – #BLOG365 Day 119
Any Idea Where I Can Get A… – #BLOG365 Day 85
An inhaler that can turn into a sword... This is high on my son's list for Christmas. Um... My little reader, the one who gets lost in his books, wants an inhaler that can turn into a sword just like Percy Jackson's pen. This isn't the first time he has asked for a gift inspired … Continue reading Any Idea Where I Can Get A… – #BLOG365 Day 85