Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.~Author Unknown
Eternity
There’s This Boy…
…in a far away land.
What better place could there be for Sir Dane, than to be surrounded by ancient castles and motes and bridges? He is really happy in this place.
He’s still in Lithuania but he’s been transferred to a village called Siauliai. I know…I know. No idea how you pronounce that one. He said it was like being taken to the Hobbit Shire, in Middle Earth.
He was asked to speak in the business school in town. They wanted to hear an “actual American” speaking “proper English.” If you knew Dane before he left and ever heard his fake foreign or his own personal slang–you’d know funny that is.
My sweet boy has been gone for 1 year and 5 months—which means, he will be home in about 7 months! Wahooo!
Just in time for the bald kid—our baby, to step up.
Yikes.
We’ll need a busload of Rescue Remedy for that one.
Listen for the wailing…
Happy Birthday Caterpillar!
Don’t you just love the book, “A Very Hungry Caterpillar?” It has been one of my favorites since I picked it up in a local bookstore when I was a teenager. This sweet book is 40 years old this year and with celebrations going on world wide–how could we possibly do anything different today other than say, “Wahoo!” for the most famous caterpillar of all time?
If you own the book–now would be a great time to pull it down from the shelf and read it to your kids–no matter how old they are. If you don’t have the book–that’s ok too.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which was published in 1969. Celebrations and activities based on this much-loved book will be held throughout the year in schools and libraries and by readers and friends all around the world. Also, a special edition of the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book featuring Eric Carle’s illustrations in a 3-dimensional format, will be available for sale at your local bookstore.
Now, go eat an apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, 5 oranges, some chocolate cake, an ice cream cone, a pickle, some Swiss cheese, a slice of salami, a lolipop, a piece of cherry pie, a sausage and a cupcake. If you really want to be a sport–try a leaf for dessert.
Happy Reading!
“A Very Hungry Caterpillar” quilt is from the Springville Art Museum 2009 Quilt Fair.
This week’s food storage prompt is: 1 can tuna, 3 cans mushroom soup
Woodland Creatures
Because it looks like this—yes that is snow—in the mountains by our house we know that our time to relish the Autumn-y look and feel of our beloved canyon is limited. Soon, it may all be under snow–perhaps even before the leaves all have a chance to turn.
So, we bundled up warm and headed out again to the woods.
Now I realize that most forest trails aren’t paved…but this is a more civilized forest, I guess you’d say.
One with everything the modern woodland hiker needs. A beautiful rock to sit on…
peaks that take your breath away…
rolling hills that go on forever…
several freezing waterfalls…
and tons of silly little streams.
Here’s hoping that winter will wait…
until we get our fill of Fall.
Classy Halloween Treats
Ever dream of being so pulled together during the holiday season that you not only pass out Halloween treats to the neighborhood kids–but to the neighbors themselves? And to top that off, what if the the snack bags looked…well…stunning? Sound impossible? Well, not now…
Here’s how to do it.
You’ll need:
Clear cello bags
3/4 inch black or orange ribbon
Printable address labels
Halloween treats (We made our famous popcorn ball recipe without shaping them into balls)
Fill the cello bags with whatever Halloween goodies you’d like. Seal them with tape or a twist tie. Wrap the ribbon around the middle of the bag and secure with a square knot.
Click on this Classy Halloween Labels link to print off some fabulous spooky labels of your own. Be sure to type your own name below the “Happy Halloween.” Load your printer with Standard 1″x 2-1/2″ address labels and push print. Stick them on and pass out your pretty stuff. Or you can run them off on heavy paper and use them as tags–either way—
be prepared for lots of clapping…
and rightly so.