Summer Vacation Begins Again

Summer Vacation Begins Again

Like many of you, my kiddos are basking in the glow of summer break.  We are 4 days in.   Boredom doesn’t come quite as fast as it did when they were 6.   They can read now, and play with the neighborhood gang without my constant attention. and of course...
Take a Note

Take a Note

I needed to jot something down today so I opened up the notes app in my IPhone.   I jotted down my note and then thumbed down and glanced at the other notes I’ve taken.  Have you done this recently?     What?  The only one of these that even looks...
Happy Birthday Colin!

Happy Birthday Colin!

If you have a Facebook page, you probably already know about this story. . A 10 year old boy named Colin, in Michigan, is turning 11.  When his mom asked him about what he wanted for his birthday party he told her not to bother planning one because he had no friends. ...
What Motivates Them?

What Motivates Them?

. I am never going to be an Olympian.  I can say that for certain. . I’m not going to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys . I am not going to win the Superbowl. . These are things that I know for sure. . In fact, I can’t even begin to imagine the discipline...
December 2013 12 in 12

December 2013 12 in 12

. Hey all, this is Kate. I’ll be leading the December 12 in 12 sweater for Darn Knit Anyway, Veera Valimakii’s Water and Stone: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/water-and-stone. . I’ll be knitting this in Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport in...