Welcome to the $250 Streaming ChromeBook Giveaway! I am excited to join hosts This Lil Piglet, Sober Julie and Simply Stacie, and several other fantastic bloggers who made this great giveaway possible! One very lucky reader will win a Samsung ChromeBook laptop valued at $250 US. This giveaway is open to US and Canada and ends March 7th at 11:59 PM EST. Come back everyday for ...
Too Young to be a Widow
I was 28 when one of my closest friends was widowed. She had celebrated her thirtieth birthday just a few weeks before. She was too young to be a widow. She had two small boys. They were seven and five at the time. ...
My First Grade Teacher and a Valentine
My first grade teacher was named Mr. Bradstreet. All of the kids, including me, thought he was a great teacher. He was always engaging us in a fun and exciting manner. Mr. Bradstreet is the reason that I have such neat handwriting. In my little town, there weren't enough kids to have two first grade classes and two second grade classes. The administration decided to put the more advanced first ...
Whip It Up Wednesday: Come show off your handmade projects
Welcome to this week's edition of Whip It Up Wednesday! EEK! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! How did that happen? I still have our Gingerbread House from Christmas sitting on my living room table. True story. The year is flying by, wouldn't you agree? Have you made anything fun lately? If you need a quick, last minute Valentine decoration, please be sure to pop over and check out my ...
Conversation hearts make me cringe
Fun fact about me: I hate conversation hearts. I used to not eat them because they were made with such unnatural ingredients. When Necco started making them with natural flavors and colorings, I thought about giving them a try. Then I realized that they would probably still be sweet and chalky. If I'm going to eat something, I want it to taste good. Like dark chocolate. Don't get me wrong, ...
Menu Plan Monday – week two
Hello again! I am so excited to be sharing another week of menu planning with you. Last week, we ran into a few snags due to the blizzard and me failing to take things out of the freezer. I haven't planned anything too fancy this week. Our weather is going to be miserable, and I don't find that very inspiring. If you need help getting started on a menu plan, please be sure to check out my ...