Degas and Monet and Van Goh….oh my!

We just finished a week with the grand girls called Spring Break. We like to plan experiences with them they don't normally get to do/see. This year we planned a few day trips. One was to see the Nelson Atkins museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. The teenager, Peanut, is all about history so …

Awww Monday-newborn style

I haven't taken part in Sandee's Awww Monday for a while. But, today I have some pics I hope will make Awwwww simply fall out of your mouth. It happened when a friend of mine, who fosters children before adoption, was asked to take a newborn from the hospital after the birth mom indicated she …

February Photo Challenge: Photographer’s Choice

Oh boy....am I late to the Linky party this month. PJ's prompt for February was Photographer's Choice and you'll see a definite theme running through all my photos. Our family just returned from a winter vacay to Cancun, Mexico. And, again, we weren't completely sure it was going to happen because Entrepreneur's mom took another …

Down the rabbit hole again

From time to time I get lost in genealogy searches on ancestry.com and end up deep in a rabbit hole. Currently, I'm in a deep, deep one looking for records to validate a family legend. Evidently, this oral history legend has been passed down through my mom's side of the family generation after generation after …

The Return to Learn 2021

Last Tuesday started another school year. It doesn't look significantly different from last year here in the district where Peanut and Twix go to school. They were in-seat  with masks for 2020-2021 school year and did very well overall. This year, masks are required for grades K-5 and highly recommended for grades 6-12. Every year, …