For Halloween, our family loves to decorate. Notice this frightening display on our front porch: Scary. Doesn’t it give you chills? But wait. There’s more. Okay. These are not Halloween decorations. These are plants I haven’t watered since early September. My bad. Usually, though, by this time of the year, I’ve replaced the dead plants [...]
Archive for October, 2009
The Great Pumpkin Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Posted in Life's Lessons, tagged abstract art, Halloween, Halloween costumes, sewing on October 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Marching to the Beat of the Same Drummer
Posted in Life's Lessons, tagged cleaning, marching band, teenagers on October 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Last Tuesday night we sat in the drizzling rain and watched my 15 year old son’s high school marching band perform at a regional competition. They were awesome. Their formations were tight, their knees were not bent, and their pants were hemmed to the appropriate length (high enough to not get wet in a flood). [...]
A Tribute
Posted in Life's Lessons, tagged life, marching band, teenagers on October 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How do you thank someone who performed the ultimate sacrifice? How can words express gratitude for someone who gave up her life to save others? It’s impossible. My 15 year old son’s best friend (M) from junior high was in a bus crash over the weekend. M’s bus was coming back from a marching band [...]
One More Thing That Makes You Fat
Posted in Animal Farm, What's for Dinner, tagged apples, dogs, flu on October 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you are eating an apple a day in the hopes that it will keep the doctor away, I have bad news for you. My family has been eating lots of apples lately. More than one each a day. My kids like to dip their apples in peanut butter, and one week they ate so [...]
When Life Gives You Apples
Posted in Animal Farm, What's for Dinner, tagged applesauce, canning, dogs, humor, Irish Setter on October 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The month of October marks a couple of special anniversaries for our family. First of all, nine years ago this month we got our dog Hershey. And two years ago this month we got our other dog Graham Cracker. To commemorate these important occasions, we made applesauce–61 quarts and seven pints of it. I’m kidding. Just [...]
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