Happy Mother’s Day

| May 6, 2010

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers in cyberland – and especially to the mothers in my family.  Collectively counting the offspring from my mother – we have mothered  – let’s COUNT THEM Mother Marjorie Albertson –  Shirley, Jim, Dan and Fred…..that’s 4  Shirley  – Rob and Christi …..that’s 2 Cheryl  Amanda and Andrew……that’s 2 Chris […]

Wild and Wooly Bags

| May 6, 2010

YES – that really is the name of the bag that Catherine taught us how to make at  QA last night.  I am excited that  I got to learn how to weave the bag…..this sure beats the potholders I made with those funky loops years ago when I was a Brownie….my brother, Jim, may remember those because […]

CHILDREN’S COMMENTS ABOUT GRANDPARENTS

| May 5, 2010

I got this in an e-mail from my SIL this morning and just had to share it…..aren’t kids just THE BEST!!??  Some of you may have your own Grandparent stories – I would love to hear them.   1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young […]

CALGON TAKE ME AWAY

| May 5, 2010

Does anyone remember the CALGON commercials of yesteryear?  Who hasn’t WISHED to be TAKEN AWAY ON A BUBBLE CLOUD when life gets a bit busy or challenging…..I like to call it EXCITING.  But too much excitement can make you dream of that CALGON MOMENT. A California friend recently JOKINGLY said that a COMA  (TEMPORARY OF […]

Happy Cinco De Mayo Everyone

| May 5, 2010

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO – and according to a google search here is a little bit of the history if why we celebrate May 5th!   The holiday is Mexican and it celebrates the victory of 4,000 Mexican soldiers against 8,000 French forces on the morning of May5, 1862. A common misconception is that Cinco […]