Ta-Da! The Girls’ Lounge

by | Aug 26, 2011 | home

One of my goals for the summer was redecorating “the playroom” upstairs into a teen/tween lounge where my daughters might hang out with their friends. For the seven years we’ve owned this house, “the playroom” over the garage was a...

Summer Goals Assessment 2011

by | Aug 24, 2011 | caged graves, goals, summer

At the beginning of the summer, I posted goals for all the things I wanted to accomplish during my vacation. Today (probably while you are reading this), I am sitting in faculty meetings, preparing for the start of the 2011-2012 school year. For me, summer is over, so...

Mystery Fish (from Outer Space)

by | Aug 22, 2011 | fish, pond

Can anyone identify this species of fish? About three years ago, approximately 2 dozen of these fish appeared suddenly in our pond. They were about ½ inch long when we first spotted them, and in the past 3 years, they’ve grown to 7-9 inches. Before anyone asks, our...

Thank You!

by | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

I want to thank everybody who stopped by here in the last few days to offer congratulations. Thanks so much for all your encouragement and good wishes! I just love this wonderful writing community!After the excitement of the past couple days, I’m going to take...