1. I bought a squirrel repellent for my van. Longtime readers will remember my persistent troubles with squirrels nesting in my van. (Last year, I even found live baby squirrels in there!) I’d heard the suggestion of an under-hood light before, but at first, I thought that made no sense. Squirrels aren’t nocturnal, after all. […]

Elaine left a comment this morning wondering about what planner I use, so here’s a quick explanation. But first, we have to talk about synesthesia. What’s synesthesia?? I’ve written before about the spatial sequence synesthesia that I and some of my kids have. You can read more about it in the post that I linked […]

People keep asking me that question when I’m out and about. And I’m sorry to say that as of this moment, the answer is no. And I thought that if you are in the same boat, you might be encouraged to see where I’m at. I have presents purchased, but exactly ZERO of them are […]

Every year, I make a list of 50 things I’m thankful for, and I publish it on Thanksgiving Day. However, this year Thanksgiving week was a rough week and I did not get my list finished. I thought about just deleting the draft, but several of you have asked about my list. Aaand just the […]

We decorated cookies earlier this week, but I’ve been pretty sick since then and haven’t manage to put together a post. And I was working on it this morning, but ran out of time before an appointment. SO. I promise I will do my very best to get a guessing post up here this afternoon. […]

December is a time of year that promises joy. Joy from family, joy from traditions, joy from peace, joy from gifts. And of course, joy from spending. The problem with a lot of our sources of joy is that they are outside our control and so sometimes, they do not deliver. But no matter how […]