A Mixed Up Day
Today is a mixed up day. It started about an hour and a half after the time I normally arise. I was greeted with bright sunshine peeking through my blinds.…
269 Blog Posts Later And Counting!
Today is Tuesday, and time for a Slice of Life post. The Slice of Challenge is what started me blogging this past year. Since February 23, 2017, I have posted…
Christmas Morning on Haleakala Volcano
By the time we got to the summit, the moon was setting in a cold crystal clear sky and the sun was not yet visible over the clouds below us.…
Favorite Christmas Movies
My son came home from school yesterday and said he did well on some kind of in class Christmas movie trivia contest his teacher had on Kahoot. I laughed at…
Why Would A Lutheran Make Latkes Instead of Lefse?
Last night we had potato pancakes or latkes for dinner! We regularly had these while I was growing up. So recently, when my 18-year-old asked us to switch up what…
My Grown Up Christmas List (Wish)
Yesterday, I was making some jewelry at my workstation in our home. It is another hobby of mine. With my graduate classes in full swing this fall, I did not…
Christmas Without Our Cats
This is the first Christmas is 15 years we have not had our pet cats stirring up trouble at holiday time. Unfortunately, both died this past year. Clark died first…
The Amaryllis Project 2017
Last year, a parent donated 220 Amaryllis Kits to the after school garden club I ran at our local elementary school. It was not the first time she had made…
