Grains of Sand

My husband works in the paper industry and we frequently discuss the idea of paper being replaced by electronics.  I love this commercial and thought it was worth sharing with you all!

  It may look like winter outside, but I have this little gift to remind me spring is on the way.

For Today... March 21, 2016 Outside my window... the sky is blue, the sun is warm and the trees are thinking about budding. I am thinking... about how life changes.  Sometimes so slowly that you don't really notice and other times the change is swift and startling. I am thankful... for a quiet Monday morning that is allowing me to blog. I am wearing... black pants and a plum colored long sleeve shirt. I am creating... a couple May day baskets to give to those needing a little something special. I am going... to slowly get back into real life after a week of vacation. I am wondering... why I see snowflakes in the forecast.  Doesn't the fact that it is spring prohibit such silliness? I just finished reading... Defy the Night by Heather and Lydia Munn.  I am going to start the audio version of  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I am hoping... to finish ...

For Today... January 18, 2016   Outside my window... sky is clear, the sun is bright and the thermometer reads -3 degrees!   I am thinking... of what a strange winter it has been.  So strange in fact that there are robins still living in the area.  They should be long gone.   I am thankful... for God's peace which transcends all understanding.   I am wearing... layers for warmth!   I am creating... an organized, less cluttered home   I am going... to enjoy a blueberry tea while I finish this post.   I am wondering... what else I have to get rid of in this house.  I've had several successful listings on Craigslist.com and it is good motivation to purge more.   I am reading... Still Alice by Lisa Genova and Tales from the Milestone by Ben Wajikra   I am hoping... to find a good read about the 1950's and 1960's.  Fiction or non-fiction.   I am learning... to wait patientl...

I thought I was in the clear.  I was trying very hard to avoid leaving fruit out on the counter during the summer months.  I wanted to enjoy the indoors without a fruit fly hovering nearby.  I thought I was in the clear.  It's October after all. Then, one dark and dreary day, I was doing some extra cleaning.  You know the type of cleaning you do when all the main cleaning is finished?  Like finding the old cobwebs in the corners of your ceiling or taking all the glass shades from various light fixtures and giving them a good wash?  I was in the basement on this day and I decided to check the seldom used garbage can.  Upon opening the drawer, I was attacked! Attacked may be a bit dramatic, but that's what it felt like at the time.  When I opened the garbage pullout I was swarmed by fruit flies.  You see, one of my children named 'Not me', threw an apple core into the garbage we don't collect every week.  That apple core probably ...

For Today... October 5, 2015   Outside my window... the sky is gray, the leaves on the maple tree are just turning red-brown and the geese are loudly flying overhead. I am thinking... October would be a great month to blog every day. I am thankful... to be living in an area that experiences four seasons. I am wearing... black pants and a red t-shirt. I am creating... a mess of a curtain project.  I am an amateur seamstress, very amateur and have met my match in the six curtain panels I am trying to sew. I am going... to clean out the shelves in the storage room and make an overflow pantry area. I am wondering... if I could sneak in a nap today.  This momma is tired this afternoon.   I am reading... To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.   I am hoping... to either pick my own apples or make it to the orchard and purchase some pre-picked so I can make apple pie and all sorts of apple yummies.   I am learning... how to deal with ...

We took our very first RV road trip as a family!  Our destination was the Black Hills of South Dakota and we made it.  :)  If you know Patrick and I that is quite the accomplishment.  We are not the best at planning things and we tend to wing it a lot. This was our home away from home.   Initially when we started to plan, we thought we could do 6-9 hour drives so that we could get to our destination that much faster.  Being a blogger, I looked to my blogging community for advice and found a woman who had this plan in mind as well and in hindsight she regretted that decision.  Her advice, don't drive more than four hours at a time.  Our first day we travelled a little over 9 hours and that was tough!  For the rest of our journey we tried to stay under four and it was much, much better.   A co-worker of Patrick's went on RoadsideAmerica.com and sent him some links to offbeat tourist attractions we might encounter along th...