How fun would Christmas shopping be if I won the lottery?? (Seriously, follow the links--they are half the fun.) My Big Sister Lois would get a yak, which was Rachel C's great idea... ...and a Hippopotamus For Christmas. Real ones. Complete with enclosures etc. And enough money that she could stay at home on... Continue Reading →
Our Halloween Adventure
What you are about to read is a true story. I couldn't make this stuff up. Okay... I could. But I didn't. After an un-Minnesota-like (no snow or rain), pleasant evening of trick-or-treating, The Boy and I hurried home to light our Jack-O-Lanterns and relax a little. The Barn was crazy busy the last few... Continue Reading →
Eight Great Uses for Plastic Spiders
1. Good Parenting: Encourage spawn to clean their rooms more often by hiding a big one in their bed. Place it close enough to the top layer of detritus so they will see it. She still cusses and hits me when I bring it up. Tears still run down my leg when I remember that... Continue Reading →
Dancing Ghost Bride
I loved my wedding dress; it was the marriage that was the problem. So, after one of my daughters wore it to a formal, we decided it would make a great Halloween decoration. Tomato cages are the best option I've found for making ghosts; this time of year I am taking them off all the... Continue Reading →
Killer Asparagus
There was this great idea I saw on Facebook...Cut eyes in toilet paper rolls and put a glow stick inside. Then hide them in the bushes for Halloween. I love the idea, but in northern MN, we have wind, rain, long nights, and usually snow this time of year. It took a couple of weeks... Continue Reading →
Pajari Girl 
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