There is so much going on in this first week of February, this might be a short month, but a lot goes on this month. The first thing is that it looks like the mid-west is going to be hit with a big blizzard. This doesn't really bother me too much, if the roads are bad we just stay home. I ...

While I'm writing this the weather outside is frightful. What a better time to warm up and forget the icy winds by staying at home and do some baking. Our family Christmas is over because most of our family will be at their in-laws or having their Christmas at their own homes. This is the year ...

We've recently have had some beautiful spring days. I heard in an Easter message last week that, "Springtime is a season of hope and joy and cheer." We should take notice to value all we see, or touch, or hear, or to smell. In spring there is an awaking of so many things; a time to rejoice, a ...

With Easter approaching I hope for a warm, wonderful spring will soon be with us. Spring, like the Easter season should be filled with hope and expectancy. A time that promises better things ahead for the entire growing world and for those of us who grow along with it. It is the time to rejoice ...

As I write this it is a National Holiday, which we now call President's Day. It is to honor all presidents but the two we really think about this day is George Washington, the Father of our Country and Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator.Our Nation's capital city was named for the country's ...

I heard lately that the month of January is "Thrift" month. Maybe it's because too many of us splurged too much during the holidays and now it's time to pull the purse strings and use what we have. Or maybe it's because January is a good time for sales. I guess anyone could put their own ...

So here it comes 2010 and I'll have to get used to writing a new year and hear all the predictions on what this year will bring.I can remember in the 70's the prediction was that the world would have ended by the year 2010.There is always someone in the know who predicts catastrophes, romances, ...

Christmas is here! I have been very busy getting ready for my family to come. Most of my family isn't real close so it means all we can hope for is good weather. On Christmas Eve dinner there will be 25 of us sitting down to eat and enjoy Christmas together. However, I'd like to take time to ...

Because I am the typical housewife, the mother of five children and the grandmother of eleven, Christmas means so many beautiful things. It means hurrying to get the house ready for the troops. I have boxes and boxes of decorations and I decided this year I wouldn't buy anything new. Every ...

Christmas is slowly creeping up on me and soon it will be here. I always say I'm not going to have such a hectic holiday but somehow it always happens. Christmas for me is baking and making crafts etc. for my family and friends. I know I should start all these things in August but it seems I ...