December 2019

I do not write a political blog, but as this year ends I just want to share a bit of the heaviness, yet the hope, of my heart.  As this first decade of the millennium 2000 ends, I hope and pray that the next decade we face is filled with peace and love. So many…

Latest update on the framing of our curio… knickknack… doodad… tchotchke… or whatever you prefer to call our wall cabinet (all suggestions for creative names welcome).  Scott went back to the drawing board to design our door framing. He measured, designed, sketched out, and modified the Celtic pattern to conform to each board. He drew…

I discovered closed captioning, when we had Joshie. He and I read for hours at a time. But when he was a baby, I saw a study that said, “If a child who has trouble reading watches television with closed captioning, their ability to read improves.”  Now all his doctors had told me that Josh…

Those who have followed our blog know the beautiful work Scott accomplished constructing the cornices and molding in our bedroom. What you may not know, is he is not just a whittler, but an accomplished woodcarver.  In hopes I may have the privilege of someday seeing his craft in action, I surprised him with carving…

Still wish to cover our snow storm…  Since it’s been a while since we had any snowfall of significance, we haven’t needed sidewalks or our driveway cleared. We have an amazing group of snow removal fairies thanks to Jeremiah… Snow starts in the middle of the night? Our snow fairies arrive before morning. History has…

This is our third winter in Gloversville. Each winter, our Baby Girl has had to sit outside dreading a covering of snow and ice. Brrrrrrrrr… As fall approached, we still did not have a functional garage. Was Baby Girl destined to go through another winter without shelter? Was Scott destined to scrape more snow and…

The weather outside is delightful… Though many think it is frightful… The snow started December 1st… Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Most of you know, I love snow!  The snow started about noon December 1st.  As of this morning, we have eighteen inches and it continues to snow.  Now as to…