
I had stopped knitting there for a while, even though it’s good for my mind. It calms my brain when my hands are busy. I have lots of knitting stuff, needles, books, tons of yarn in bags and baskets here and there. All that stuff around, it DOES NOT calm my mind. It’s a lot…

I just couldn’t wait any longer to post. Yes, technically the Olympics are still in full swing, but it’s been kinda slow, what with the ice dancing and the ski jumping taking up most of the screen time with an occasional bobsled run thrown in for good measure. In addition, I have some guilt issues.…

In case you didn’t realize, I have thrown in the towel on the whole water experiment. I decided that I was too lazy to have gallons of water refilled out of town when I had zero changes in how I feel, look or act related to my choice in water. Add to that the fact…

Dear Lake in the Hills Sportsman’s Club:
As a child, my grandparents used to take me fishing. My husband’s grandparents did the same for him. Our parents, however, do not do the same for my children.
Through a friend, I heard about the Lake in the Hills Sportsman’s Club Fishing Derby and kids’ clinic in the spring…

Sometimes I ask myself what you people want to hear about my boring old life. Nothing, I think, and therefore it’s SO easy for me to blow off blogging and instead mess with the fish bowl, or boil eggs, go to the library, or make piles of laundry all over the house. That’s been it…

Home again, home again, jiggity jig. Isn’t that how it goes? Maybe? I’m not so good on the Nursery Rhymes. Speaking of Nursery Rhymes, I have to tell you a secret. A dirty little Frank family secret. Something that I didn’t think was quite such a big deal until recently. My daughter has no idea…

Well, I haven’t posted for a few because I find that I’ve bored even myself with all the Ph and water talk. My Ph, my weight, and my overall feeling of wellness is unchanged. I don’t like going to get water gallons filled, and I am thinking of giving my experiment up. I have had…

This weekend we started on the Christmas treats, as my girl puts it.
First the kids made precut, preformed butter cookies with Reindeer in them, just for kicks. My husband buys them so that he can get us all in the baking spirit, even when we’re pressed for time. I think it’s great, because the kids…

I know, on and on about the Renegade Holiday Craft Fair. Brace yourself for this nonsense twice a year, forever. This will be the last of it this time around, ok? I just wanted to share the booths I found to be my favorites (well, enough to take a card, anyhow). There were a few…

Sorry I dropped off, there. I was busy bedazzling my house for Christmas. It takes a lot of time to decorate my house, you know. I’m sure it takes a lot of time to decorate your house, too, right? We have too much stuff that needs to be put out, all kitchy and crazy, and…