A long silence online is usually a sign of a busy life behind!  And so very true.  We have so many rooms ripped up in renos and only now are starting to see completion.  Both boys bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, front entrance, storage rooms and all of them have to be empty before the work can be done.  New floors, new paint jobs and new counters/ ( Read more... )

rough/rəf/

Verb: Work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion: "flat surfaces are roughed down".Noun: A disreputable and violent person.

day/dā/

Noun: A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis.Adjective: Carried out during the day as ( Read more... )

On April 14th I wrote about the simple things in life that I have power over to change.

The List of 10 and my progress on them -

1. Am I doing what I can to prevent headaches and promote health?    No.
2. drink water ?   Up to 2 - 3 / day
3. 'move' at least once a day ? Even if it's just to climb the stairs to find my heels!
4. choose foods for a feeling of ( Read more... )

My front yard, as many of you have seen ( or heard about), looks like a war field.  Trenches and orange fences, mounds of gravel and dirt and tiny walk over paths are providing children's imaginations hours of antics with stick guns and whoops of battle cries.  We won't comment on the frequency of trips to the Medic tent for scraped knees and war ( Read more... )