Peanuts Anniversary
If you downloaded my October Journal prompts you may have noticed that today’s prompt is about the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. On October 2, 1950, the strip made its debut in several newspapers. Charles Schultz and his ‘Peanuts’ gang are my favorite comic strip. Every Sunday, I looked forward to reading his strip in the paper. Sadly, on January 3, 2000, the last ‘Peanuts’ strip was published and on February 12, 2000, Mr. Schultz passed away … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Mom
Today I celebrate my mother on her birthday. My mom is the woman I admire the most in the world. She is an excellent example of what someone can do with their lives. Raised in a family where both of her parents had very limited educations and worked outside the home, her greatest desire was to go to college. But situations put that dream on hold. She married my dad, had 4 children within 4 years, … Continue reading
Donate a Free Mammogram
I don’t usually post on Saturdays, but a dear friend of mine sent this e-mail to me and I wanted to get it out ASAP. She is very active in promoting Breast Cancer awareness. Her sister is a survivor. Our family lost my husband’s sister about 3 years ago and this cause addresses her issue specifically. Not having insurance stops many women from early detection, but this site helps provide free mammograms. It costs you nothing but a … Continue reading
Home Manager-Birthday and Anniversaries Chart plus Home Yellow Pages
I’ve added a few calendars to my notebook. I’ve put in a 2-month calendar for upcoming events, and a spreadsheet to record birthdays and anniversaries. Birthday and Anniversaries Chart Now that I have finished adding calendars to my notebook, I’ve started on a new section- contacts. Basically this is going to be my own phone directory.The first page I added was the Yellow page. This is for all those business numbers that we call every … Continue reading
You Make Me Smile
What a wonderful surprise my dear blogger friend Laurie at Tea Cups in the Garden gave me Tuesday. She awarded me with the ‘You Make Me Smile’ Award. It really was an extraordinary blessing to me. After she notified me she was giving it to me, I told her the story of how when I was a young girl I had made a list of goals for my life. Right after becoming a wife and … Continue reading
Blogger Friend School Assignment #4
For this assignment we are to share our internet treasures. There are so many out there it was hard to chose the ones that might be most useful to someone else. Also some of the same sites work in more than one category. Here are my ‘nuggets’ to share. Favorite place to blog – Homeschoolblogger A website that you visit everyday- Dogpile First place you look for a book to buy- Rainbow Resource Favorite … Continue reading
