“Life’s tough. Get a helmet !” -Steve Young – San Francisco 49ers- journal entry: Our children didn’t have helmets when they were young. It really wasn’t something people did . . . yet. Just like our children didn’t sit in car seats. But our grandchildren. Now, that is a different …
“Grandchildren are the dots which connect us from generation to generation.” -Lois Wyse- journal entry: Grandpa built a dollhouse for Afton. It was a Christmas present. She was looking out of the window when we brought it to her. She ran out the front door with her mommy close behind. …
“At a round table, every seat is the head place.” -German Proverb- journal entry: Melissa loves to cook. And she is a good and fancy cook. She loves salad. Salad with little tomatoes and balls of cheese. And fruit and warm, homemade rolls. Cheese. She loves cheese. Tonight she …
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everywhere you go.” -Familiar Christmas Carol- journal entry: I can honestly say that there isn’t an ornament on our Christmas tree that wasn’t on sale somewhere. I have found that unlike many years ago, Christmas decorations go on sale well before the …
“Mary had a little lamb, it’s fleece was white as snow; and everywhere that Mary went, her lamb was sure to go.” -Nursery Rhyme- journal entry: The world is full of wonderful dolls. In fact some are so real that they ought to be able to cry. My Tiny Tears …
“My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hit on the head on the top bunk bed until I faint.” -Erma Bombeck- journal entry: Melissa has new dishes. I haven’t seen them yet but she has told me about them. She is planning a Christmas dinner. She wondered …
“Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backwards and then wait for the ahhh-hahh!” -Author Unknown- journal entry: It always tickles me when my children ask me to take their pictures. I take that to mean that I must be making progress. In a world where many people can have nice cameras …
“You better watch out . . . !” journal entry: Thought that I would give the chocolate-covered pretzels a try. I know. Everyone makes them. But I haven’t. There are many kinds of chocolate. I bought the little wafers in white, chocolate and candy cane. They were so simple in …
“Oh . . . for the good-old-days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: These are two old Christmas friends. They sit under the Christmas Tree. Above is a sweet and very detailed gnome made by Nettie. I bought her at …
“There has been only one Christmas . . . the rest are anniversaries.” W. C. Cameron journal entry: Just a quick thought about Christmas Tree Skirts. When I am shopping, I always look at them. Some I like and some I don’t. I was tired of the skirt I had …
