Lady in a Small Town

Things I am thankful for this week: snow days: eating waffles in your pajamas a wonderful husband who doesn’t mind clearing up all of the snow health insurance living within an hour of one of the best hospitals in the country being recognized by my boss for what I am doing my adorable son running [...]

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Time will say nothing but I told you so, Time only knows the price we have to pay; If I could tell you I would let you know. If we should weep when clowns put on their show, If we should stumble when musicians play, Time will say nothing but I told you so. There [...]

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365 Less Things has inspired me to get rid of my stuff. My stuff I don’t need. My stuff I don’t use. My stuff I don’t even remember I have. She has listed mini missions and weekly missions. I am not entirely sure how it is all going to work, but I am going to try to keep up with it. I am also going to try hard to keep up with my household routines.

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Ten things I am grateful for this week: my super smart wonderful little boy who learns new words every day my terrific husband who is willing to do a lot of the things I don’t want to my coworkers, especially the one who is finding herself and finding love at the same time my third [...]

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I have always been fascinated with the theory of 6 degrees of separation. My dad totally misunderstands the theory and thinks it means a loop, but I know it means how many degrees of separation you are from any other person on Earth. I find it a little hard to believe that I am 6 degrees from someone in a remote African village, but it is certainly a lot easier in this age of world travel and world volunteerism. But what I do know is I have some pretty crazy connections to famous people in our world.

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1. Did you make any New Year’s Revolutions? Yes.  My standard resolution is try harder, but this year I have added declutter the first floor, establish routines, and save money. 2. What are some goals you have for 2011? My goals for 2011 are in line with my resolutions. I hope to declutter my kitchen, [...]

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Tumblebug really enjoys the opposites books by Leslie Patricelli.  We have BIG little, Yummy Yucky, and Quiet Loud. He loves to be able to point at the things he knows.  I wanted to make him more books with a personal feel.  I made a book for his classroom with photos of items in their classroom [...]

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I always wish for one more day. One more day to clean up the house. One more day to get back into my sleep routine. One more day to play out side with Tumblebug. One more day to craft. One more day to do laundry.

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