Marshmallow World
Marshmallow World It’s a marshmallow world in the winter When the snow comes to cover the ground It’s time for play, it’s a whipped cream day I wait for it the whole year ’round Those are marshmallow clouds being friendly […]
First Sunday of Advent, 2021
“I Was Glad” is a big, bold way to start Advent. The words are from Psalm 122: I was glad when they said unto me : We will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall […]
Thanksgiving 2021
#2 son and his GF arrived Wednesday morning, and #1 son and his wife came shortly thereafter. We had the Family Grilled Cheese Party. Lots of good food and good conversation. Thanksgiving Day we had homemade doughnuts, fruit, and yogurt […]
Grilled Cheese Party Day
#2 son and his GF arrived, having stopped for a hike on their way up. We had conversations and baking, and now they’ve gone off to a coffee shop to work while I work at home. This allowed me to […]
Pants size
I got a pair of size 26 Levi’s. I’m wearing them right now. When I was in college, when Levi’s were all in men’s sizes, I wore 28×28 Levi’s, but I read online that you should just order your waist […]
Our Canadian Immigrant
It is customary for American genealogists to try to work their way back to the first immigrant in a family line. My first immigrant to the U.S. in the Robitall family line was Joseph Robitall, born in 1860, who came […]
Me and Wii
I used to do 30 minutes — 3,000 steps — with Wii Fit every day while watching the news. Then I bought my husband a new TV for Christmas and the Wii didn’t work with the new TV. I couldn’t […]
Good Days and Bad Days
I don’t really have bad days, but yesterday was a less good day. I had a disturbed night (possibly because I ate a zero sugar candy) and didn’t get enough sleep. I slept in. I took my walk and washday […]
Family Room Week 2021
It’s Family Room Week on the HGP. We don’t have a separate family room, but my living room is in grave need of cleaning and tidying, so that’s what this week will be for. I’ll also keep working on my […]
Halloween 2021
#1 daughter and the little girls came over for Hallowe’en. I followed instructions from Maegan Brown to make cure and fun food. We also had cupcakes with extreme sprinkles and cute toppers. The girls dressed up in Belle costumes. They […]