This Word of the Month post is from a family member that lives in Florida. He’s my father’s cousin and I had no idea that he liked to write. So to my surprise he sent this great post on his perspective on Magic and what the word means to him. Thanks Tommy for your submission….
I love ginger. It’s sweet, somewhat spicy and strong (just like jens!). It’s only fitting that I love ginger cookies and gingerbread. Here is a rocking ginger cookie recipe that has been to two cookie exchanges with loads of compliments. The cookies are soft and packed full of gingerliciousness (you may want to warn guests,…
I believe December is a magical month. It’s also a stressful month, but somehow, someway it all gets done, and we come together with family and friends and we celebrate. We find happiness and good cheer. Magical memories are created, mini miracles occur and many minutes of sheer joy spring up during December. Find these…
BigBoy’s elementary school had a fundraiser in order to add more books to their library. For two weeks, kids brought money into their classroom and added coins to a big jar. The classroom that raised the most money won an alien-themed party that ran along side the Scholastic Book Fair message, “Reading is Out of…
This is a guest post to the Word of the Month meme with November’s word as GIVE. The author of this post is a new and dear friend of mine, Susan Jentzsch. If anyone knows about joyfully giving of oneself, it’s her. Susan works full-time for a local hi-tech Fortune 500 company, is an owner…
I always find inspiration in quotes. Since November’s Word of the Month is Giving, here are some great thoughts on the word. I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing. – Anais Nin The giving of love is an education in itself. – Eleanor Roosevelt You cannot receive…
This month a lot of people will write what they are thankful for, but a part of my interest in doing Word of the Month is to look at words in all of its forms and interpretations. You give voice to that and I am thankful. So looking at the other side of Thanks this…
Look, I never wanted to be with a big bank. I was with a smaller bank that had good customer service back in the 90s, but the larger banks ate them. With the buyouts and mergers in banking this last decade somehow, someway we ended up with Wells Fargo. In September, we were given notice…
This is a guest post from my dear friend Tiffany Fox who occassionally blogs at A Blessing and a Curse. I’m hoping that this will inspire her to blog again because as you can see, this girl can really write. Thanks TFox for contributing to October’s Word of the Month. This year I decided to…
I like to decorate the house somewhat with the holidays. Like our front door? Festive, don’t you think? Picked up that cute witch hat sign at Michael’s. It reads, “You say witch like it’s a bad thing.” I couldn’t resist it…it’s so me. Now flashback to last weekend when we were hustling between getting kids…
