I sat in the grass on a warm spring day among the three acres our home sat on...maybe I was 9?  I  sifted through the blades of grass and white flowers on the clover searching for one with four leaves.  Those are the lucky ones, and I can't remember now but apparently I was in need of some luck.  I ... read more

According to Wikipedia in 2009, "an estimated 62.1 million metric tons of eggs were produced worldwide from a total laying flock of approximately 6.4 billion hens."  That's a whole lot of eggs!  Interestingly enough the population of the world in 2009 was 6.804 billion.  So why do I find this ... read more

You were the center of most of my childhood play.  I dressed and undressed you a thousand times.  I drove you around in your hot pink Corvette and tucked you into your white canopy bed.  I cried when my younger sister popped your head off and enjoyed creating the perfect wedding for you and Ken.  It ... read more

We'd been praying for it, for years, and IT was happening!  While hubby was a bit disappointed he wouldn't be missing any work days, we were still hyped by the impending weather.  Apparently the storm was hard to track...I have no idea.  I have no cable and don't watch weather sites, all I use is ... read more

December 31, 1921.  In my research nothing over the top seemed to happen that day.  But as 1921 drew to a close, Genevieve Marie was born.  I don't have the exact details of her birth but I do know that she was about to endure an amazing long journey, 93 years long.  I know bits and pieces from her ... read more