Welcome to the monsoon that is Indianapolis, Indiana.  The lead story on every newscast has to do with rain, flooding, or some variation of water.  And the scary part for me?  My house is only two hours away, and it’s doing the same thing there. ...

The last thing we had to do every day in Mrs. Irelan’s kindergarten class oh-so-long-ago was put our chairs up on the tables, to make it easier on the custodians when they came in to sweep up later in the evening.  That thought hadn’t crossed my mind for many...

I sent out an e-mail to our list on Friday (12,000 addresses – you probably got it).  In it, I mentioned that the first six of the 45 new Spellbinders dies had arrived as scheduled in mid-February.  And I put pictures of five of the most popular preorders...

This didn’t fit into yesterday’s post, but it was too cool to simply ignore – and I wish one of these was nearer to my neck of the woods (I love gadgets and gizmos).  When I went to Schlotsky’s Deli in Atlanta with Alan and Sherry Scott and their friends Eric and...

My drive home from Clearwater was eventful, to say the least – but it was truly one of those “God is in control” situations that I need from time to time. Alan Scott is the Lead Pastor at Cumberland Community Church in Smyrna, Georgia (this is a rotten picture because...

I didn’t get my act together in time for this to go out with the feed on Valentine’s Day, but it still seems fitting to share it: This was Tweety Jill's reaction to the roses that her sweetie had delivered to her at the Clearwater show on Saturday . . .

We are in Clearwater, Florida – our annual hunt for warm weather in February.  Considering it was two degrees when I left Ohio, anything was going to be an improvement. But honestly, the temperature when setup was completed wasn’t much of an enticement to get me...

I woke up grumpy this morning, but I think I have a good reason.  If you will indulge me for a moment, I think by the time I’m finished ranting you will understand. I have only had two jobs in my lifetime.  The first one was here, at the local grocery in my...

I forgot to include one picture from our fun-filled weekend in Atlanta – and I realized it in the middle of the afternoon Sunday.  It’s not earth shattering, but I suspect that some of you will be pleased to see it . . . Rubber Stamp Tapestry has returned to the...

We are in Lawrenceville, Georgia (NE of Atlanta) this weekend for our annual stop.  And I have the usual travelogue, which will come a little farther down the page.  But the best story of the weekend started on an icy Tuesday in Dayton . . . This was our...