“Do not trouble yourself to get new things whether clothes or friends. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.” -Henry David Thoreau- journal entry: It was raining and there was little to do inside. Ivy read books and watched a movie. She helped with cookies and she fixed a salad. …
” I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But, if I’m not the same, the next question is ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, …
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: Uh Oh . . . water balloons. But wait, they aren’t just any old water balloons. They are for the mighty Trebuchet. What is that you say? Well, Clara’s daddy built it with her help. Everyone helps fill the balloons …
“How can a woman be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being?” -Oscar Wilde- journal entry: No, it isn’t a movie star or a princess from another country. It is someone much more important and special. It is Clara …
“Mirror, mirror on the wall; who’s the fairest of them all?” -Snow White- journal entry: Grandpa and I bought this Snow White dress for Clara’s 4th birthday. If there was ever a perfect Snow White . . . it was Clara. She put it on immediately, wore it all day, …
“To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else !” -Emily Dickinson- journal entry: How many times has a mother said “don’t you pull that face” or “if you pull that face it might stick” ? Well, thank heavens this face was just for a moment but …
“Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.” -Mark Twain- journal entry: I have never actually met any queens or princesses except, of course, my own granddaughters. They love royal clothing. They love beautiful bracelets and necklaces and rings and …
” You’ve got to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” -Irish Proverb- journal entry: Grandpa got tangled in some wood by the river. He broke his leg. Talmage worried about it. Would Grandpa be able to play with him, or take him places or fix …
“One of the best things in the world is to be a boy. It requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one.” -Charles Warner- journal entry: I remember when you bought rolls of film in selections of 12 pictures, 24 pictures and 36 pictures. When we …
“Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.” -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: Teaching children about Memorial Day is important. It is important to know about our country and our freedoms. It is important to know about wars and sacrifice while praying that these things will stay …
