Our Halloween road trip through southern Kansas, along highway 160, prompted me to take these quick pics. Yes, we’re in Kansas! Kansas landscape = one of the Finer Things! Check out lots of great pictures at Wordless Wednesday.
Happenin’ Halloween

Whew! What a crazy day! My menu plan was (mostly) shot. Our relaxing no-school-today day was shot. I am shot! We did manage to make and decorate pumpkin pancakes, but the kids weren’t too crazy about eating them. They didn’t like the chocolate chips! Are those my children?!? After a speedy breakfast we hit the [...]
Quirky Randomness
I’ve been tagged! Twice! One tag (from Kate) is to name seven random things about me, and the other (from Kim) is to confess five of my quirks. Quirks, huh? Hmmm… according to my insightful husband, I do have a few of those. In the interest of time and a lack of creativity (I don’t know if I [...]
Oh, the Things They Say!
Each of the following statements is a future blog post all its own, but sometimes a Mama must take a minute to relish her kids’ creativity, imperfect speech, and their way with words. Here’s what I’ve been hearing at my house: “We a team, wight Mom?” “Good job, Mom. Good job!” “Mommy, I wish you were [...]
Frivolous Friday
My blogging friend Katestarted this “un-frugal Friday” post in honor of Crystal’s vacation from Frugal Friday. Sounds like fun! So, if I wasn’t Frugal Franny… If you had $100 that you had to spend on a luxury item, what would you spend it on? (I cannot believe this is so hard for me! I seriously have [...]






