This summer has been long and hard. I started my summer workshop education classes this summer. Nine hours of Master's classes, my daughter having a baby and a double ear infection. Eeesh.

The classes were not bad, interesting even. I learned a lot and had my eyes opened to a… Read full post »

I have been busy taking my education workshop class. It is an eight week course of 9 hours of Masters Level classes. It is pretty intense and all of the projects and assignments are coming due. So between that and becoming a new grandma, I am going to be scarce around… Read full post »

Bethany, was admitted to the hospital the night before their baby's arrival to prepare for labor. Josh, her husband updated progress on facebook for friends and family minute by minute until time to deliver...then things got more serious. Josh wrote the following thoughts and pasted them on facebook… Read full post »

I have been busy this last weekend...my daughter had her baby. It was touch and go, she had an emergency C-section...the baby was in destress. Thank God for modern medicine. She was just too big for mama to have, and yet she is so little.

Announcing Lael Olivia, 9 lbs 4… Read full post »

Okay, this is what I'm talking about....My husband and I are both conservatives. We watched the debate between Joan and Bill on the Factor and we both agreed that Bill did not win any points with us.

We both felt like he went over the top in his accusations and… Read full post »

I saw a clip of Joan Walsh on Bill O'Reilly Thurday night commenting on the Von Brunn killing. I won't make any comment, except that she was invited to be on "The Factor". I just saw on Facebook that she said she will be on the Factor Friday night. I find… Read full post »

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Back to the land.

Richard and I were married in 1980, and even though the back to the land movement was slowing down in Missouri, we still wanted to give it a try. Those native to Missouri…the hillbillies, some might call them, already had… Read full post »

I continue to be flabergasted by the behavior of some bloggers here on OS. I know and realize that many if not most of those blogging on OS are of the liberal persuasion. I am fine with that and as a person with at least a somewhat open mind, I am… Read full post »

After reading Dave Cullen's Article about a new ebook reader, I looked around to see if Apple was coming out with a new product that would fill the bill.

They also noted that the ibook name is no longer tied to one of their computer models which leaves it available… Read full post »

Dew on blossom moist

Bees rob their sperm to make bread

Tickling brings forth fruit

This is a graphic computer drawing...maybe I can do a real drawing later.

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I had a dream about my mother last night. My daughter and I were in a convenience store getting drinks before work and on my way out I saw my Mom sitting on a bench in the Foyer of the little store. She was trembling in pain, I drew her to… Read full post »

This is what the Tea Parties were about. Not taxes.

PEOPLE WANT IT MOVED BACK TO WHERE THE
FOUNDING FATHERS DESIGNED IT TO BE.

The BLACK BRA CLUB came to life while I was taking a course in expository writing at Drury University. I was asked by the instructor to write a personal narrative. She said give it a catchy title. So I wrote my narrative and titled it, "The… Read full post »

My daughter has a pet rabbit. Until they were fixed they were constantly having to deal with "babies". Shedwin the female used to be named Edwin until they figured out that she was a girl.

They have had a time with the female. You can't put the… Read full post »

I went to a seder supper tonight. It was eye opening, educational and inspiring all at once. I have a friend who's husband is a Rabbi. He is a messianic Jew and has a unique perspective and understanding of all of the traditions in Jewish culture and the feasts that are… Read full post »

I used to be a different person. I was in my twenties during the days of women’s rights, burning bras and free love. I worked at a plastic molding factory, back in the 1970’s and I don’t know why it made an impression on me,… Read full post »

 Velda Brotherton

Velda's book "Fly with the Mourning Dove" just won a Willa Literary award. 

I went to a writer's meeting where we had Velda Brotherton, a semi local author speak. She talked about writing memoirs and family stories. She is getting ready to hold an all day siminar… Read full post »

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    Church is over and dinner’s on the table. Jerusalem Chicken is her favorite. Everyone’s at the table; don’t they know we're waiting for them?

    My baby girl is 18 years old today. Hard to believe, it doesn’t seem… Read full post »

My peonies are blooming for the first time in ten years. As long as we have lived at the house where we raised our children, the peonies have just been big green bushes in front of the house, no flowers. This… Read full post »