“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“Be to her virtues very kind, be to her faults very blind.” -Matthew Prior- journal entry: When Grandpa and I were traveling through Oklahoma during the summertime, we stopped at a cafe. It was right on the crossroads in the middle of nowhere. Why in the world would anyone stick …
“It is a good thing to follow the First Law of Holes: If you are in one, quit digging.” -Denis Healy- “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” -Napoleon Bonaparte- journal entry: These holes are different. They are good holes. I love ribbon and …
“When I learned how to sew, I forgot how to cook.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: Scrapbooking borders have always driven me crazy. They are hard to store and thus hard to find when I need them. Everyone comes up with a different system for storing and finding things. So far, …
“We can’t all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriotic.” -Charles F. Browne- journal entry: When I was a child we had neighborhood parades. A mommy would organize it and other mommies would help. Around the 4th of July and again around the 24th of July we would celebrate …
“I felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary . . . I thought of running away. Immediately !” -Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird- journal entry: To Kill a Mockingbird continues to be my favorite book. Scout would have died if she had been asked to wear Afton’s …
“For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?” -Ralph Waldo Emerson- journal entry: Afton’s mommy says that she has discovered flouncy things. She loves beads and baubles. She wears ALL of the necklaces in the toy room at the same time. The only thing …
