Reading Rainbow

I am sad to learn this morning that Reading Rainbow is concluding after 26 years. I have enjoyed the show with my kids over the years. It doesn’t teach reading mechanics, but I sure love the show’s substance. The joy it conveyed to the children in reading a good book is something I will always [...]

Zinnias

I have enjoyed taking pictures of our zinnias.  These are one of my favourite flowers in summer time.  They come in variety of colors, shapes, and sizes.  The petals are delicately arranged to convey their beauty.  They are hardy, yet elegant.  I can’t completely describe the good feelings I get when I look at flowers. [...]

Cheapee Me!

Not too long ago, I went to an enrichment group that talked about coupons.  I do use coupons every now and then, but I didn’t really care much about them.  The night I went to talk to these young ladies, who were into cutting coupons, opened my eyes to how much one could save by [...]

Timo’s Fun Time

This week Andrew is out camping in Goshen for a week.  The house is a lot more quiet than usual without him.  Timothy and Audrey had 2 nights sleepover with friends.  Tuesday night, Michael and Ashley  came over.  The next day,   Timothy and Audrey went over to their house and spent the night there.
Tonight, we [...]

Summer Trip

We went out camping last week and we had fun!    We haven’t camped for more than 2 days before.  So, I wasn’t too excited at first.  I guess I got too spoiled with the modern conveniences and camping  just didn’t seem too fun to do.
Paul planned this trip.  He  wanted to go where it would be [...]