Manners...
...Matter.Manners of the Heart, that is.Sixteen years ago, Jill Rigby began working to craft a curriculum to be taught in schools that would teach children manners and respectful behavior.Her belief is...
View ArticleSix Sentence Story: In the Trunk
It was really the back of a minivan, but she called it the trunk, having grown up with that terminology; she really thought of it as a great big rolling purse.It was always crammed with something, the...
View ArticleFeline Friday: Thank you!
Feline Friday is hosted by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.Feline Friday is simple to join. All you have to do is..1) post a picture, drawing, cartoon or...
View ArticleSad farewell.
We gather today to say good-bye...All that's left, a hard drive that might have data to be saved....to our favorite family computer.Coming in from a long session of work at the shelter -- sixteen cats...
View ArticleSilly Sunday: Getting Collared
Silly Sunday is hosted by Sandee, of Comedy Plus.Silly Sunday is the place to come for weekly laughs. The rules are simple, just have fun.This is a great opportunity to get to know other bloggers and...
View ArticleAwww Monday: Big 3-0
Awww Monday is hosted by Sandee, of Comedy Plus.Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays. Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that it.Make sure you get the code from Sandee's site, linked...
View ArticleWell, that was sudden.
My kids know the best way to get my attention early in the morning is with a note.They leave notes for me, on Ol' Bessy, my ancient laptop (the one that no longer gets online, but is useful for keeping...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Before and After
Ms. P has been cleaning out. Before.After -- about 1/3 the clothes.BeforeAfterIt sure makes the housecleaning easier.Linking up with Wordless Wednesday.Today isCheese Sacrifice Purchase Day (Buy your...
View ArticleSix Sentence Story: Step
There are specific steps that must be taken to get a prescription filled at our local pharmacy, and you cannot skip any step for any reason; the first is to listen to the computerized message on the...
View ArticleFeline Friday: Payoff!
Feline Friday is hosted by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.Feline Friday is simple to join. All you have to do is..1) post a picture, drawing, cartoon or...
View ArticleAt the shelter yesterday.
They had come back to the shelter for the second day in a row, and were still not quite sure. There were so many cats and kittens, how do you chose the first feline companion you will have as a just...
View ArticleSilly Sunday: Cooking up a fuss!
Silly Sunday is hosted by Sandee, of Comedy Plus.Silly Sunday is the place to come for weekly laughs. The rules are simple, just have fun.This is a great opportunity to get to know other bloggers and...
View ArticleAwww Monday: After Work
Awww Monday is hosted by Sandee, of Comedy Plus.Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays. Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that it.Make sure you get the code from Sandee's site, linked...
View ArticleVisiting
Yesterday, after cleaning for my Monday lady, Ms. S, i headed down to the Mobile, Alabama area to visit my good friend, DiDreaming.DiDreaming is the friend who allows me to use power tools.While i...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: How do you know?
The home to which DiDreaming has moved is owned by a very nice lady who is a Mormon. How do you know you are living in a house that is owned by a Mormon?You open the linen closets to put linens in...
View ArticleSix Sentence Story: Reservations
She heard the little girl crying in fear, and that's what got to her; although the grown-ups standing there screaming at each other was almost bad enough by itself, it was the crying that made her...
View ArticleFeline Friday: We has met the enemy!
Feline Friday is hosted by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.Feline Friday is simple to join. All you have to do is..1) post a picture, drawing, cartoon or...
View ArticleFirst Day of School
"That was quite a first day!" Little Girl told me when i got home from work on her first day of school.What happened? i asked."Well, first, they put me in the wrong math class. It's okay, though, the...
View ArticleSilly Sunday: What's That Smell?
Silly Sunday is hosted by Sandee, of Comedy Plus.Silly Sunday is the place to come for weekly laughs. The rules are simple, just have fun.This is a great opportunity to get to know other bloggers and...
View ArticleAwww Monday: Why, no...
Awww Monday is hosted by Sandee, of Comedy Plus.Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays. Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that it.Make sure you get the code from Sandee's site, linked...
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