Scattergories

I saw this over on Raising Three Knights and a Princess and then one of my friends emailed it to me too so I figured I needed to fire up the old brain and give it a try. *Scattergories*. .. it’s harder than it looks. Copy and paste into a new post. Erase my answers and fill in your own. *Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions…they have to be real places, names, and...

What Breed of Dog Am I?

   I saw this quiz on someone else’s blog and thought it would be fun.   Nancy, you’re a Bernese Mountain Dog! No bones about it, you’re a good-hearted, people-loving Bernese Mountain Dog. Down-to-earth and loyal, no one works...

A few of my (rare) organizing tips

I knew I wouldn’t have enough room in this week’s THM to get too much into discussing how I (sort of) organize things around here, so here are a few of my tips. First of all, we have an old chifferobe in our dining room where we keep our "everyday" type books. On the side where you’d usually hang clothes, I’ve put three milk crates – one for each boy and they can find their...

Neat Candidate Calculator

I know I’m not the only one who is still struggling to figure out who to support during this election. Sadly I know more about who I DON’T want to be in office than who would actually be the best man for the job. I saw a link over at Mommy Life for an Online Candidate Calculator. It give you a list of topics and let’s you check whether you support them or not and how important they are to you....

A Peek at Our Holidays

We had a wonderful, blessed Christmas with family and friends. Even Mary Jane got in the spirit of things. She’s very cheery on the inside. Her wrinkles just kind of hide it. And good ol’ Billy boy makes a mighty fine reindeer don’t ya think? And the chickens didn’t miss out on all of the frivolity. I didn’t get a picture of it, but sure enough I had a chicken in our dining room...