I hate to clean about as much as I hate dust, clutter, spots and crumbs. As I still have house guests, I decided to run the vacuum again as they were out this morning, and low and behold, the thing started on fire. My guess is that it certainly wasn’t overheating because of overuse. Ah [...]
Entries from July 2009
Smokin’ in Threes
July 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: Life Observations
Invited and Uninvited Guests
July 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments
Well I found out that the girls have not been very good housekeepers this week. I have guests coming to spend a few days and I had planned on putting them up in the girls’ old rooms. I discovered that they probably hadn’t been dusted since the last high school graduation, and that anyone in [...]
Tags: Kids · Pet Peeves
June 2009 Family Funnies Carnival Now Online!
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments
I have just posted the June 2009 carnival that features some cute and family funny stories! Please take a look as there is some pretty cute stuff, then submit your blog post for the July edition. Thanks!
Tags: Moms
Reading About Riding
July 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I actually read a book for entertainment. I read and write for work so reading for pure pleasure is a rarity for me these days. The book was a murder mystery by Mary Higgins Clark. When I was a kid, I wanted a horse more than anything. I loved horses and dreamed that one day [...]
Tags: Kids · Pet Peeves · blogging for $
Gravity + Soda = Mess
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Yes, the combination of gravity and soda (pop) and/or beer for the adults, did make for a messy time. The craft exercise I had planned for my family’s vacation (see post below) was a big hit, and the whole crew got into it as the photo to the left illustrates. As it turns out, duct [...]
Tags: Family
Crafting at Camp
July 4th, 2009 · No Comments
It’s time for the annual family camping outing and that means that everyone expects something fun and different when it’s our turn. I mean “our turn” because there are six families that camp and we get one night of the week to prepare dinner for all 34 of us. The rest of the nights we [...]
Tags: Family
Human Bowling
July 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments
Well, despite my best wishing and hoping and thinking and praying (insert Dusty Springfield flashback here), it rained on the day of my son’s graduation party. Thank God I cleaned out the garage, ordered that tent, and took my parents up on the offer to borrow theirs too. It keep the 200 people who arrive [...]
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