Posts by Shantimama

Happy Birthday bec!!   Today is Thanksgiving and I think we are going to make it through the day. We had a rough start on many fronts and I came sooooo close to just saying forget it, I'm not doing it. Thanksgiving is my...

Good for you Plady     My geologist friends might be happy to know that my dd cam home from school every day this week declaring her love for geology. She is disappointed that her geography teacher is moving on to...

I need to get myself moving again. My job is finished, my house is as clean and organized as it is going to get for now and my feet are no longer killing me all the time. There will be lots of time to sit while I am doing course work....

Wait. It's another month already? What happened to June?

Ugh - dd spilled hot cocoa on her chin in the weekend and has a terrible burn there   We are taking good care of it but I hope it heals without a trace.   So every time h leaves, major appliances break down. In the...

I did my Griffin 'run' today wile working - 8 hours on my feet running up and down stairs and all over the place. My h is away in France for two weeks so no time to get out on my own this morning and I knew my feet and legs would be...

Strep can be very contagious but it really depends on how strong the immune systems of the people exposed are. I have been seriously ill with strep enough times (to the point of being hospitalized) that I recognize the warning signs...

How about a bowl of home made soup? This is probably my favourite breakfast!

It must be fall - I am making socks, mittens and hats again!   My son needs a new hat for the winter and both daughters have asked for socks. They are into beanies too so I will probably make a couple of those as well. Then it...

I would talk to the teacher. Those are phrases many kids hear and use these days - they weren't used until much older when I was a kid but I hear them from younger kids all the time now! Just giving the teacher a head's up notice is a...