I didn’t post on April fools day,  however, I wanted to share some of the crazy pranks that happened in our family. At our house, Emma who is  10 was super excited about April fool’s day pranks, she was planning for quite some time.  All my life, I thought April fool’s day is about...

It’s been a long time since I posted.  I have been really busy getting ready to leave town and get everything ready for Christmas before I go.  That is a terrible excuse, I know.  So I was thinking about it today.   Me:  I need to write a blog post.   Me:  When?   Me:  Well I haven’t...

This is so cute.  Did I remember to say that one of the ways pets enrich our lives most is through laughter!  Double click on the image to bring up the video! Enjoy!! via SIZZLE

Last time I talked mostly about cats.  I love cats, they are fun, intelligent and loving.  They are a great pet.  There are many other great pets out there.  I thought I would share some of the expediences we have had with other pets as well today! When I was growing up my Brother, Bill, had a...

I have always wanted to learn Spanish.  I took it in 8th grade and I loved it.  I studied from time to time.  I did not get very far.  Then my Son fell in Love with a girl from El Salvador.     She spoke only Spanish.  She had an almost three year old daughter who also spoke only Spanish.  We...

I love the vacation in Maine Lifestyle, We squeeze out every minute of enjoyment and these are some of the reasons! One of the great things about staying in a cabin on a lake is enjoying nature, trees, flowers, water, and wildlife! We have still not seen a moose, except the one that is in the picture...

  Almost every year at least one of our children comes to Maine with us.  Last year our Son Don and his family were leaving home a couple of days after us.  We had forgotten to bring a couple of items so my husband texts my son:  Bring the marshmallow roasting forks, a long extension cords,...

We love our visits to Maine.  The Maine vacation lifestyle suits us.  Mostly we live in our swimsuits on or in the water.  We eat too much ice cream and our version of smores.  We soak in all the peace and beauty around us, and we just generally have fun! The local paper is always interesting here,...