My hubby is national guard and has been a part of the military, both active and guard, for much of his life. I knew what I was getting myself into falling for this guy, because the day after we met he had to leave the country for the military. He was gone three weeks. We … Continue reading Funny support our troops
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Focus Fox: foolish
Focus Fox says: Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great. Take a risk and learn from what happens .... then plot your results in a chart for analysis. Mash-up of Cher and me being a nerd
Blank Calendar
Pre-covid I had a white board calendar in the kitchen. The calendar busted at the seams with all the things that were scheduled. It was a given that I would work every weekday and sometimes more. The kids' days off from school would be on there as well as the things they were scheduled to … Continue reading Blank Calendar
Focus Fox: thankful
Focus Fox says: We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Even when things are crazy, take a moment to look around you and be thankful.Inspired by Frederick Keonig
Air travel just after lock down
We had plans this summer to go visit family and we decided to stick to the plan which was scheduled directly after lock-down was lifted. We flew through a good sized airport and found empty security lines and many empty, closed stores. Masks were required in all spaces unless you were eating or drinking. Everything … Continue reading Air travel just after lock down
Focus Fox: Embrace Happiness
Focus Fox says: It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. Then you need to embrace it – unless its a porcupine.Inspired by Lucille Ball
Battle of the clutter
Ahh Mondays. They come so unexpectedly with the changes in my life and the world. (Yes, I realized I was posting on a Tuesday. 😉 ) One of the things we've been doing with the kiddos was trying to get them to clean. It was an uphill battle. We were all cluttery. So we have … Continue reading Battle of the clutter
Something to Celebrate
With how crazy the world is at this moment, I wanted to celebrate even a small victory. So here it goes.... Woot! I pdf'ed Relic 2 up last night and sent it to the Beta readers. Both readers have read the first book in the trilogy and requested to be Betas on the second. I … Continue reading Something to Celebrate
Pancake art
Condiment bottle putting pancake batter on a griddle With covid-19 shutting down many ways of entertaining kids, I've had to be creative with ideas. We tried pancake art. For our first attempt, we used plastic bags filled with pancake mix and food coloring. We cut the corner off as the applicator. Everything went fine, until … Continue reading Pancake art
Focus Fox: Habits
Focus Fox says: The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. I think this global pandemic is the shake up we need to chose better habits. What will you change? inspired by Samuel Johnson and COVID-19