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Sugar Memories
My grandmother loved to shop. She was one of those people who would stop at every display, touch every item and inevitably come away with a precious treasure at the end of the day. One of her items to search for and purchase were colored sugars. I remember my mother talking about Grandma always needing a particular color of sugar for a certain baking project and the hunt would be on. When she died, we were cleaning out her kitchen and found the sugar cupboard. That cupboard was filled with a rainbow of colored sugars collected over many years. I was the proud recipient of some of these confections and they are still in my colored sugar collection today. Last weekend my Mother-in-Love gave me a few colored sugars she had found, because she remembered my talking about wanting some of the variety containers I saw in the stores. I was touched by her thoughtfulness. Her gift not only gave me joy in receiving but also joy in the memories of my dear Omah. May your cupboards be filled with rai...
Neapolitan Communication
Do you ever feel like you and your husband are not talking about the same thing? Do you wonder if he's even listening sometimes? Do you say one thing and he hears another? Tonight I asked my husband for one scoop of neapolitan ice cream. I got two. That's Neapolitan communication.
simple woman's daybook
FOR TODAY April 27, 2009 Outside my window ... the grass is green, the earth is wet, the sun is shining and more rain is forecast later today. I am thankful for ...the beauty of nature. From the learning rooms ... more astronomy, math, spelling and a new reading adventure. From the kitchen ...just english muffins and coffee right now. I am wearing ... black athletic pants and a gray sweatshirt. I am creating ...a few learning stations around the house. I am going ... to write a letter to a dear friend to let her know how much I appreciate her. I am reading ...Twelve Extaordinary Women by John MacArthur and Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay & Charles Fay. I am hoping ...for an opportunity to show love to my neighbors, and to learn more about hosting a foreign exchange student. I am hearing ...only my fingers on the keyboard. Around the house ...chores to be done, songs to be sung. One of my favorite things ...hidden treasures... finding money in a forgotten pocket,...
