journal entry: Lydia is one of those children who has a special blanket. Actually it used to be a blanket but is no more. It is a rag. Completely unrecognizable as the blanket it once was. Nevertheless, Lydia has cherished it for five years. Through all of its stages. The …
journal entry: Ahhh. Sorting things. One of my favorite pastimes. I bought these cardboard sorter boxes at The Distribution Center. { The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints } The centers are open to the public. They come flat and unassembled for one dollar each. You simply tuck in the …
journal entry: I have made many blessing jars over the years. For myself and for others. That is because we forget how much we have been given. How very blessed we are. This Blessing Jar is made from a blue mason jar which I found at a second-hand …
journal entry: It is easy to take a photograph of a face holding still and staring at you. Not much of a story in that one. My favorite photographs are storytelling photographs. Like this one. A mother reading the newspaper with her children. Talking about things. Explaining things. …
journal entry: Oh, how I wish that I had been able to have a camera like I do today when my children were small. Think of all the faces and stages and special moments I could have recorded. This is a wonderful time in which to live, especially …
journal entry: I love to take photographs of my grandchildren but what about their parents? Seldom are they all together. Today there were four. Just missing one. Wish he was here.You can see their kindness and goodness in their eyes and in their smiles and in their …
journal entry: Holden has always loved knives. Much to the horror of everyone. Standing on top of a pile of ready-to-spread-around-the-yard-mulch, he found a piece of wood that was soft and hadn’t been chopped small. He said it was perfect. This photograph, and those which follow, made me …
journal entry: Here is the sequel to the Funny Face Puzzles from Legos-Post of a week ago. The idea came from Family Fun Magazine and it was a hit ! Parents were allowed to help the children and they had as much fun as the kids. I …
journal entry: I posted the t-shirts I made for my grandchildren a week-or-so ago. Of course, they were empty then. Hanging on a line with clothespins. If you look back a few posts you will see how I made them. They were a hit as I had hoped. …
READY TO GO ! journal entry: Lunchables were a novelty when they first came out. My grandchildren loved them and I loved them because they were easy and ready to go. Over time, the novelty wore off but the need to have something already prepared did not. …
