Welcome to our Smurffy life! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:16:00 -0500 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:16:00 -0500 http://lillinda50.blogspot.com/   I am officially moving my blog. If you want to find me, click on the URL above.  I have had two blogs for awhile and I find it easier to manuever at blogspot. Hope to see you soon. Linda http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/395646/ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/395646/ I told my son it was "Talk Like a Pirate Day" and he responded with,"Sure and begorrah !"  I laughed and asked him if he was a leprechaun pirate ! He was trying to say "Shiver me timbers". Then we had a merry make-believe about a boat of leprechaun pirates. Hmmmm........ maybe we should write a book. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/394374/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:10:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/394374/ The Mayor of Lynn Street Mr. Willie, we'll miss you. There is just  no way of describing just how much you meant to us. When we moved here 23 years ago, the first thing we had to do was tear out the bathroom floor and replace the toilet. The first thing I knew, there was a man with plumbing tools, standing in my hallway asking "Do you need some help? " That was just the kind of man he was. We had never had a neighbor like him before.  He'd walk over when we were in the yard and tell us what we needed to do for our pear and plum trees. Often, we'd come home to find that he's pruned them or fertilized the yard. And he was this way with not only us, but the rest of the neighborhood, too.  I don't know how many children he and his wife fostered. I don't know how many children he took on vacations with his own kids.  I don't know how many lives he touched.  I'll never know all the acts of kindness this man performed. I'm not sure you could count them all. but just know, He was and will forever be........ The Mayor of Lynn Street. In Memory of Willie J. Godbee who passed  September 14, 2007. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/391183/ Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:33:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/391183/ Wow ! I've never had so many comments before. I'm flattered!  Maybe I should write more poetry. The poem is actually about buying my daughter her first bra. She is my oldest and only daughter. I just wasn't ready for her to grow up. She's 27 now and has 3 children of her own. Surely it hasn't been THAT long! Thanks for all the comments. They are all positive and maybe it'll inspire me to write more.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/382353/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/382353/ I found a Mother and Daughter Carnival over at  http://singforhim94.blogspot.com  and here is my entry. I wrote this poem a few years ago after a shopping trip for new school clothes when my oldest was starting 6th grade. If you've raised daughters, you'll identify. That Day Out of the dressing room they came walking side by side. Mother,drying her teary eyes, Daughter, smiling wide. If these lines make sense to you Then you've raised a daughter,  too.  ******************************** <a href="http://singforhim94.blogspot.com/2007/08/mothers-and-daughters-blog-carnival.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s14/juddsarah/MotherDaughterCarnival.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/376876/ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/376876/ My son surprised me with tickets to see a singer/songwriter/musician that I had stumbled upon by checking out an odd DVD from our library. "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" Now if you knew me, you wouldn't think that this would be my kind of music, but I really like lots of different kinds. I guess if I had to pick a genre, it would be old timey gospel. But there is not just one genre of music that I prefer over any other.  There are a few that I don't prefer such as opera, or maybe rap. But all in all, I like most genre's. What I'm getting at is, Daniel Johnston's music is not typical. I guess it would be outsider music. My husband's comment was "Well, he never took singing lesson's." I guess not. But it is his songwriting, that catches me. He writes in a child-like way that is at once captivating and haunting. I probably would have never bought tickets to see him myself, so this was a great gift. A well-thought gift. One that say's to me that my oldest son does hear me. And that was the best gift of all. If you would like to know more about Daniel Johnston, click here, http://www.hihowareyou.com/web/bio.htm or http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=76565186 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/372743/ Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:03:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/372743/   August 6 -  Its  "Wiggle Your Toes Day" !!! So let your poor ole piggies out and let them Dance !! Tomorrow, the 7th, is Sea Serpent day. Maybe we'll find some old dvd's of "Beannie and Cecil". Does anyone else remember them ? Or maybe we'll just ride over to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge and look for alligators. and August 8th is , Tah Dah !! Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day (Only if you sneak some yellow squash with it, please.) Thursday is National Rice Pudding Day. (You can have mine.) and  Friday will be S'Mores Day. Now that I'll agree with!   I love chocolate . Also the 10th is Missouri Statehood Day. A shout out to all you from the "Show Me" state. Saturday is "Play In the Sand Day". That sounds like a trip to the beach to me! It is also Hulk Hogan's birthday. Happy Birthday to the HULKSTER . http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/368909/ Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:55:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/368909/  As you can tell, I have been playing with my blog, trying new templates and such. I am finding it hard to navigate. I finally figured out how to upload a new avatar. Whew. I'm tired! Is this  hard for everyone or is it just me? Guess I'm not that kind of Geek ! Anyway, thanks to my son, who has no patience teaching me things, I figured it out. I wanted a new look but decided I like the old one. Haven't figured out how to upload a template from somewhere else yet. I'll save that for another day.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/368884/ Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/368884/ Facts from my Almanac: August is National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Inventor Month, and National Water Quality Month. It's also Home Business Month, Foot Health Month and American Artist Appreciation Month (so, go out in this heat and play a round of golf while appreciating the design of the course.Then, go home and invent a way to eat catfish without having to pick out those bones while you drink Quality water and prop your feet up.) The first week in August is National Clown Month.  It's always clown month at our house . I have a houseful of stand up comedians. A few sit-down ones too.! August 1st is Respect Your Parents Day ! Yeah, go clean your room without having to be told! And DON"T TALK BACK ! August 2nd is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day .Yum ! Yum !  Here's a Great recipe to celebrate. http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/FoodandFamily/Summer_2007/icecreamcake.htm August 3rd is national Watermelon Day and my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, Heidi ! How to tell if that watermelon is ripe? The straw method really works! http://www.dailymail.com/story/Life/2007071758/The-perfect-watermelon-is-a-thump-or-an-old-wives-tale-away/ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/365272/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:28:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/365272/ Our vacation is over, Boo Hoo!  I sure could use another week ! We attended our family's annual reunion in Maggie Valley, N.C. The weather was perfect. I wish I could have bottled it and brought it home. The hosting family did a great job and we enjoyed ourselves immensly. We ate too much ! We spent the rest of the week, sight seeing and enjoying the hot tub that came with our cabin. We rode out to a preserved settlement called Cataloochie Valley. There we walked around the old buildings and read about the settlers that had lived there. The old Methodist church was just too beautiful. We saw elk and deer but no bears. We went over to Pigeon Forge and went to the Comedy Barn. It was a good show and the kids loved it. We were going to Dollywood, but then we decided to ride over to Cherokee, instead. The Oconaluftee Indian Village was very interesting and the Museum of the Cherokee was also. All too soon it was time to pack and head home. Home to laundry and grass that needed cutting. My dad's neighbor, the one he complains about, cut his grass while we were gone. That was so nice.  How does a week go by so fast? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/362025/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lillinda/362025/