Home on the Range

Winter has returned! Well, not exactly but after a few days of sunshine and 60 - 65 degree days we had a few flurries and 36 degree weather. Spring IS just around the corner - so I hear through the grapevine. Telephone Man and I spent last Sunday afternoon working in the yard. He bought a 'thatcher' that pulls behind our lawnmower, and he just had too much fun! I should have taken pictures; he acted like a farmer disking a field. However, today is another story. We've both spent today Home on the Range in the house in front of a fire in our fireplace -- sweet! I do know our future RV will have a 'fake' fireplace, at least. We had a small electric 'fake' fireplace in our Hitch Hiker and loved it! Speaking of loving something in an RV -- I found this photo of a Big Country's kitchen and think I am in love. I also like their enclosed bath. I seem to keep leaning toward a Heartland, but we haven't 'toured' any as of yet. TM and I both know we'll really get the bug if we do, and we have 4 years to go! Waaaaah...

In the interim, I love reading your blogs and hope to meet some of you on the road soon.

 Keep smiling and scatter kindness!

To Text or not to Text, that is THE Question

Phones, phones... hmmm - since I am married to Telephone Man, who has been one [telephone man -- NOT a phone per se...LOL] for 44 years [no, we have not been together that long], I have a special affinity for the good, old-fashioned phone. TM and I will keep a land line phone as long as they're still available !Of course, we both have cell phones. Telephone Man carries two around; one is a personal phone and the other is his work phone. Cell phones, to me, are for phone calls. I don't have a Smart Phone; my dumb phone suits me for now. However, I do text a bit more than I used to.  I just don't 'get' why people are texting so much - standing in the checkout line of grocery stores, going into a movie, sitting with a table full of family/friends, at any type of sporting event one attends, social gatherings, meetings, etc. I can't seem to make myself adjust to using text lingo. LOL is my limit, and I am sure I over use that! I have some students who have a hard time leaving text lingo out of their writing. We have a few good laughs once in a while over texting lingo. One of them brought the cartoon below to me one day. So, here we go... to text or not to text; not in your English papers or spelling assignments, please!

Keep smiling and scatter kindness!

Catching up!

I am not very consistent with blogging, am I? It has been over a month since my last entry already. I just haven't had much to talk about other than going to work and coming home. I did download a photo or two of my Iowa pork chop leftover from TM's and my Valentine date night. It was huge! TM ate the leftovers the next day.

On February 26th my mother turned 86. Several of my family members met at Ryan's in Terre Haute, IN to help Mom celebrate. She loves Ryan's and chose to eat there. Here is a picture of my mom.

Telephone Man and I have been discussing various RVs. We had a Hitch Hiker II before which we loved. It had an island kitchen that I adored for the extra counter space. I've been checking out Heartlands lately online. I like the Big Country but have not toured one yet. We are in no hurry anyway!



Perhaps we can build a campercycle like this one! Too cool, right?



We have had some 'warmer' days lately [40s are warm to me], but it is a bit colder again this weekend. As long as there is sunshine, I am a happy woman!

 I want to thank Kit and Jerry [www.kitandjerry.com] for sending letters back to all of my 6th grade students. Last fall I used Kit and Jerry's blog with my 6th graders while studying the components of friendly letters. They wrote letters to Kit and Jerry asking about their RV and travels. The kids were so excited when I handed their replies out to them. Plus, Kit and Jerry sent a CD with several photos of their travels and home in Brackettville, TX. We all felt as if we were 'on the road' with them!

Keep smiling and scatter kindness!