List style posts are not really my thing but today, I thought I would share my last 24 hours in such a style. I have written more substantial posts in the last week and if you need more “meat” for a slice of life post, you can check out my post on Nutcrackers from yesterday, 12/4/2017,…
Growing up I was fascinated by the story of the Nutcracker. It seemed so magical that one could come to life! The story still holds some of that Christmas magic for me. Over the years, I have collected many different Nutcrackers. It started innocently enough; I think by my mom giving me one or two…
When my boys were very young, I took their gently used clothes and baby equipment after we were sure we were done having kids to a couple of consignment stores in our area. I was able to receive a few small checks for our items. This turned out to be instead of hosting a garage…
This is not my first blog piece for today, but I guess I am just not ready to post what I wrote earlier. Now, it is late in the day and I am do not feel like posting a heavy piece of writing (>1,000 words). So, in celebration of 5 o’clock on a Friday, I…