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Posts by Month: November, 2009

Art

My definition of Art is anything that makes me happy that was created by someone.  I am lucky e...

A New Attempt On An Old Dream

Larry told me something this morning that might (maybe just maybe) help us attain our farm.  On...

Anxiety

According to the dictionary anxiety is:"1 a : painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind usually ove...

My Words Are Back

Apparently what I needed to get back on the blogging horse was a break from the blog.  I only w...

Violence in Football

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am a football fan.  I like watching NFL on Su...

Power Outage

Well, yesterday we had an unexpected surprise -- wait, wouldn't all surprises be unexpected?  O...

Willie Nelson

When I think of Willie Nelson I picture an older man with very long grey braids, a bandana around hi...

December in the Children's Department

Normally Decembers in my department are pretty easy going.  Lots of my co-workers take vacation...

Healthy Eating in Restaurants

One of my good friends is on a diet.  She has lost (at last report) 13.5 pounds! Go Lisa!  ...

Blank

This week my mind has been a blank.  I just haven't had anything to say.  This doesn't hap...

Reverse Mortgage

Reverse Mortgages, according to this site, are just what they sound like.  You take out a loan ...

New Moon

Ok, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and talk about the new movie New Moon.  I have read all ...

EQ

When you were growing up did you have someone teach you 'emotional intelligence'?   Emotional I...

Lisa

Perhaps I've written about her before, but I don't remember so I'm writing about her now.I met Lisa ...

Do You Run?

I have a few patrons at my library who are runners by choice.  They run 13 or 14 miles a day. &...

High School

I went to a small high school.  I also went to the high school that my dad graduated from. &nbs...

Disco -- Not My Cup of Tea

I have tried to listen to 70s music.  I'm not crazy about it.  I've never really been craz...

Sha Na Na

Photo from Sha Na Na's websiteWhen I was two a group called Sha Na Na had a TV show.  At the en...

Baseball Free Agents

Are you a baseball follower?  Do you live with a baseball fan?  I fall into the second cat...

Fancy Nancy Party

Way back in January 2008 I had a Fancy Nancy Party at the library.  In 2005 (or maybe 2006) we ...

Fantasies for Children

Children, often, are said to live in a fantasy world.  This is an important stage in their deve...

Childhood Dreams

What did you want to be when you grew up?  I had many dreams of what I wanted to be...never did...

The Most Personal of Blankets

When I was born, my Grandma crocheted me a blanket.  My parents didn't know if they were having...

A Dear Friend

When I was 16 I was lucky enough to attend the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation Leadership Seminar. &nb...

A Czar in Hiding

Sometimes I get assignments of things to write and can't tell what the article is about from the tit...

Mem Fox

Today in Toddler Time, I read three books written by Mem Fox.  She's an amazing author who live...

Devices

Do you have a favorite device or gadget?  My favorite electronic gadget is my camera followed b...

This Weekend

I had a 3 day weekend this weekend.  Friday I took Dalton to school, then joined him on his fie...

Safety in Africa

Africa has 46 countries.  Some of those countries are as small as our New England states and so...

Christmas Memories 1

I have many memories that involve Christmas.  Over the next few weeks, I'll try to share some o...

A Practical Diet

This article is well written about how to form a new eating plan to help you get healthier.  Th...

Colton

Colton is showing his true colors lately...personality wise.  He loves to hold things in his ha...

Hormones and Aging

Hormones start in our bodies when we are teenagers.  We get our first big boost of hormones.&nb...

Veteran's Day

To most of the country Veteran's Day goes slightly unnoticed.  Banks close, and that's kind of ...

Fever

When I have a fever, my body feels cold to me.  I do not sweat while I have the fever...I only ...

Christmas Presents

Yes, I mentioned the C word.  I have already started buying and planning Christmas presents. &n...

Raising Goats

We have talked about what animals we will raise when we have a farm.  We've mentioned alpacas. ...

Favorites

My FAVORITE:Color: Purple -- and it has been for many many many yearsSeason: Spring Book: Little Wom...

Nap Time

If you have children, you know what nap time means.  Quiet, rest, peace, rejuvenation.  Fo...

Josiah

Josiah comes to my Toddler Time every single Tuesday.  He is a very shy little boy.  His m...

Landscaping Techniques

Tonight seems to be the night of "Many landscaping/yard work posts".  I think the fact that I d...

How to Make a Terrarium

Terrariums are basically small enclosed greenhouses.  You can make them out of anything that is...

How To Mow the Lawn

Just about everyone on our street has a different technique for mowing their lawns.  The teenag...

Tyrian Lodge #718

My husband is a proud member of Tyrian Masonic Lodge #718.  He became a member a few years ago ...

Steak Marinades

One of my favorite part of getting beef from my father-in-law's farm is that we get really good stea...

Gabriel Iglesies

Image from http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/bestselling-movies-2007/341-1.jpgMy husband, the goofba...

Health Benefits of Massage

I love to go to the massage school in our area.  Larry loves to go even more than I do.  W...

High Noon by Nora Roberts

I am a fan of Nora Roberts' books. I have told you this before.  She's one of my top 5 adult au...

The Lion's Game

I love when I pick up a book and am unable to put it down.  It is even better when the first fe...

Dalton at School

We've been dealing with some issues with Dalton and school.  He doesn't listen to the teachers ...

Child Safety With Pets

I do not agree with everything in this post.  One of the things I don't agree with is that the ...

This Weekend

It has been a long time since I've worked a 6 day workweek.  I'd say over 18 months.  My h...

Basket Weaving

One time in, um, 7th grade we had to make a basket.  My art teacher, that year, was all about e...

Sunshiney Days

Is that how you spell 'sunshiney'?  Is that even a word?  It's quite possibly not a word, ...

Choosing the Right Colors...

Each Spring when I pick flowers for my flower beds in the front yard, I don't really think of a colo...

Zee Backyard

Don't ask why I felt I needed to use an accent for my title.  I really don't have a reason. &nb...

Draperies, Curtains, and Blinds.. OH MY!

We have been neglectful in getting curtains hung in all of our rooms.  We have curtains in the ...

What a Night...

So I found out when I went to get the boys that Dalton had a pretty rough day yesterday with my pare...

How To Photograph People and Nature

I love photography.  I like how it can capture a memory. I like how it can set a mood.  Th...

The Adventures of a Children's Librarian

CRAFT CLUB Edition...I just finished up with my last program for the week.  We had craft club a...

The Williams' Sisters' Clothing Line

The Williams sisters are multi-talented individuals.  They are tennis stars. They are designers...

Friday and Saturday

Most of the time on Friday night, there's nothing really special happening around our house.  L...

Motorcycle Laws

I come from a family of motorcycle guys.  My mom and dad own a Honda Goldwing.  My father-...

Hates...

Sometimes you focus on the good and great in your life.  Sometimes you can't help but focus on ...

Paul MacCready

Do you know who designed one of the first electric cars that accelerated 0-60?  Me neither. &nb...

Country Concerts

When I was about 10 I went to my first big country music concert.  We went to the Kentucky Stat...

Building a Butterfly Garden

I am a little bit obsessed with butterflies.  It's probably not a healthy obsession, but I can ...

Larry's Work

When I was pregnant with Dalton, Larry took a job driving semis.  He loved that job.  He l...

L-Arginine

L-Arginine is an amino acid produced by the body.  A few years ago my Mom and I were going to a...

"Look Mommy, a Helicopter!"

"Look Mommy, a helicopter!" is not always a cool thing to hear on a Tuesday night.Last night as we w...

Holistic Health

I have learned that taking a pill doesn't always make an illness go away. Sometimes an illness has ...

Annoyance

Somedays, do you just find yourself annoyed at everything?  Today is one of those days for me.&...

Make Life More Enjoyable

What do you do to add some joy to your days?  The days I've been out with my camera are some of...

Muffin Tin Lunches

Sometimes Dalton has issues with lunch.  For quite a while he refused to eat sandwiches, but he...

Crocheted Children's Blankets

When I was born, my Grandma crocheted me a blanket.  My parents didn't know if they were having...

Adventures of a Children's Librarian

Science Club Edition...Volume 2I am very excited about Science Club this month. We are studying the ...

Favorite Non-Toy

Every child finds something that is their favorite toy that seems (to parents) to be a non-toy. ...

Tales of A Children's Librarian...

Planning Programming EditionI love getting to be with my kiddos and read different books.  When...

Love Life Tips

If you would like some more general love life tips, please read this.  The tips I would give fr...

The Foods We Eat the Most

I think maybe that title is misleading.  This post could also be titled "The foods we go throug...

Lap-Band

I have a cousin who is in the process of Lap-Band. He has his band in place, and now he's going in e...

Our Weekend...

We had what I might consider a perfect weekend at our house.  Well, minus the fact that Dalton ...

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