“We trust in plumed procession For such the angels go – Rank after Rank, with even feet- And uniforms of Snow. -Emily Dickinson- journal entry: These angels are a secret. No ordinary angels . . . they are specially-trained Guardian Angels. Their job is to watch over. Usually, children. I …
“Play gives children a chance to learn. They have to play with what they know in order to find out more. Then, they can use what they learn in new forms of play.” -Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood- journal entry: For Christmas we give family gifts. Five of them. …
“One thing about being young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination.” -Sam Levenson- journal entry: Our workhorse washer and dryer finally called in quits. A new pair took the place of the old. I asked the delivery people to leave the boxes. …
Q. What do you give a 900 pound gorilla for his birthday? A. I don’t know. But you better hope that he likes it ! journal entry: George is turning two. He happened to be visiting Grandma with his family for the week-end. George doesn’t live where Grandma lives. …
“And thank you for a house full of people who love me. Amen.” -A Child- journal entry: Monday night is Family Home Evening. That means that the families we know plan things. Usually they plan a lesson about something important, scriptures to read, treats to eat and songs to sing. …
“Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer.” -Unknown- journal entry: There are two ways to look at these place mats. Some children will stay at the table longer and eat more so that they can play with them while others will be so distracted by the cars that they won’t eat …
“Grandpa, look at our hands. They’re the same !” -Holden and Grandpa Painting Pumpkins- journal entry: It is October. Pumpkins are ready. All are harvested and lined up in the garden. Children have opinions about pumpkins. Once they have picked their favorites, I get out the paint and the glitter …
“Broken cookies don’t have calories.” -Unknown- journal entry: Collections. Most of us didn’t start out thinking we were collecting. I have several things that I have always been drawn to throughout my life. Like cookie cutters. Over the years, one here and one there . . . I have …
“At the first cock crow the ghosts must go back into their graves below.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: I know that this a world of blog tutorials. I can’t make tutorials because I am just making it up as I go. I can share ideas. I can keep track of …
“If the pumpkin fits – wear it.” -Anyone- journal entry: I didn’t have a blog when I took these photographs of a new little pumpkin. I don’t mean the orange pumpkin with the stem. I mean the human one. Even grandmas can take fun, staged photographs when a baby is …
