I got my new toy in the mail today.... A USB Interface Turntable. Now I am having a grand old time converting my record collection to MP3. Seriously, I am really enjoying this!

When my daughter was first born my son took it very well. Yet after he began to realize that she was not going anywhere his opinions of her became a little less certain. He saw that she was in constant need of attention when awake and so was always in someone's arms, and oh how folks do coo over a newborn bebe. As a result Zeph somewhere along the ( Read more... )

I do this oh so often... purging my home of excess. I have never been particularly good at this, but my frequent moving is making this a necessity. Right now I am taking a bit of a break and trying to decided which space to work on next ( Read more... )

This cracked me up. The worth of a good pun should never be underestimated and this piece contains many......

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Who doesn't love thrift stores? I am certainly a junkie. Unfortunately in this tiny little podunk town I don't have many occasions to do any thrifting. Today, however, I made a trip over the mountain to a little resale shop that is in the town of Halfway. While I was there I chanced upon the most marvelous of treasures... A 1940 Royal Arrow ( Read more... )

These are the words of Benjamin Franklin. I believe that they are true to in a sense if you were to 'faults' to gossip, or slander ( Read more... )

Today was a blessing. I have not had any time to myself since I got here in July. There was one day that I had an hour to myself, but that was definitely not enough. Thankfully my papa and stepmom realized how difficult such a situation is and they paid for a babysitter so that I could go to La Grande with them today unencumbered. So today I ( Read more... )

Seeing the world through my children's eyes is ever fascinating and entertaining.

Last night a cold front blew through and as it did it carried a multitude of leaves from off the trees and deposited them on our front lawn.


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These go on my Xmas/Yule wishlist....

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