Ruth

We are members of a homeschool co-op, which was organized about 7 years ago.  We started with a core group of about 7 or 8 families, and now there are more than 40 families (about 90 children).   We meet weekly for a day of enrichment classes, and fun.  It is a close-knit and harmonious group, [...]

1. A day at wonderful, crazy, lovely, gorgeous Katie’s house! 2. A Katie-licious salad 3. Being surrounded by the comfortable Katie-coziness of her home 4. Giggling non-stop at Katie-craziness 5. Entertained by theatrical Katie-drama 6. Touched by Katie-the-Doula’s caring as she described the birth she witnessed early Thursday morning. 7. Learning a lot about myself [...]

1. CTRL + Z, My favorite keyboard shortcut. – It undoes anything I typed that I didn’t mean to type.  2.  Getting to know all the dogs in the neighborhood:  Doc, Led Zeppelin, Velvet, Gracie, Grady, Ella, Big, Little, Small – and still a lot to get to know. 3. Excited to see the new [...]

1. Good friends (and former students) who drove a long way to present an awesome yo-yo demo! 2. Watching the yo-yo presentation and marveling at the smooth, flowing delivery of words and actions. 3. Enjoying seeing students mesmerized by the mind-boggling maneuvers 4. Excited applause and cheering for a job well done! 5. Seeing young [...]

1. Having so much fun, I don’t want to go to bed (although it’s 2:15 am) 2. A successful workshop! 3. Daughters who stay calm when I am feeling stressed. 4. Supportive friends 5. How wonderful food tastes when I’m really hungry! 6. Helping others discover their abilities 7. A soccer ball that stores energy, [...]

1. Meeting someone you’ve always known 2. Infinite smiles, endless laughter, boundless joy! 3. Heartfelt hugs 4. Seeing wonderful dreams come alive! 5. Collaborative spiritual insights 6. SPRING!!! 7. The unlimited power of a group of positive thinkers 8. My new netbook! 9. The healing power of laughter 10. True abundance! I am open, receptive [...]

1. Being wonderfully surprised by Carol, and her friend, Thelma, at the gallery yesterday! 2. The photograph of a river and an old mill in autumn, taken by one of our artists, Joe Taggert. Beautiful! 3. Bill Jones, the purse-maker, who was sad to have missed meeting Carol and Thelma, but happy that they came [...]

1. Only 1 more day until Rita’s Italian Ice opens for the season!  My two favorite flavors are Cotton Candy and S’Mores.  Can’t wait! 2. Only 8 more days until SPRING! 3. “A mother who is happy in herself does a better job of parenting, regardless of financial circumstances.” According to new research reported on [...]

I have loved computers and technology since I was a teen. I graduated from high school in the 70′s, and I remember telling my guidance counselor that I really wanted to work with computers. His response… “Computers are a passing fad. They won’t be around for long.” Hmmm. The Universe heard my request and managed [...]