Smellyann Strikes Again

Sunday Stealing: Rambling Survey

Hey there, hi there, ho there! Welcome back! (Let me preface this post by saying I've been gone all day long and haven't had a chance even to see if I have comments - negative or otherwise - on my... Read more →

Wordy Wednesday... With A Wink ;) 071019

Hey, there!! Glad you found us! So, by way of introduction to this new weekly meme, let me say that the "wink" part is because usually, yes, I know... Wednesday is supposed to be "wordless." However, if you know me,... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Questions Are My Favorite!

Welcome back, y'all! I'm glad you're here. Today we're joining Bev & the gang for a series of questions stolen from elsewhere on the Interwebs. Link up here if you'd like to join us today! ~*~*~*~*~ Are you satisfied with... Read more →

Saturday Snapshot: Pink Roses

Hi, folks. I'm new to this meme/carnival/bloghop/whatever these things are. I never know. I'm here because I needed more to do on my Saturday morning. 😂😂 Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at A Web of Stories. Link up here... Read more →

Saturday 9: I'm Moving On

Welcome, welcome, my friends. I'm comin' at you from our new home in Mountain Home, Idaho. I hadn't actually been to our house before we closed on Monday, and I'm happily surprised to find that it's even better than I... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Say Anything

Happy Mother's Day, thieves and thiefettes! Okay, so it's still Saturday evening here, but maybe by the time you read this that won't be the case. I'm gonna take that gamble! 😉 Link up here if you'd like to check... Read more →

Scenes From Easter Sunday

🥚 Happy Easter 2019! 🥚 This year, our egg situation was a process. I got about 5 dozen eggs, many of which were eaten ahead of time, so things got mathy. By the time the Paas kits I ordered were... Read more →

Saturday 9: A Few Of My Favorite Things

Hey, everyone! Right now we're in a big freakin' family argument because my oldest, Chloë, wants to treat everyone to something for dinner... However, I have super-strong, scientifically-backed, non-emotional convictions about eating vegan and will not sway, plus I have... Read more →

Not A Creature Was Stirring...

Well. Except the chickens. The chickens want to be fed. The sun was up, after all, and roosters and hennies do not keep quiet. Foraging while impatiently waiting for their Christmas breakfast Ahh, Chloë to the rescue with Fine Dining... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: It's The End Of 2018 As We Know It

Welcome back, homeslices! 🤣 I woke up sick as a DAWG today 😞😭🤧😷, so I'm not feeling the (self) love. I know just being "here" with all of y'all will cheer me up, though, so let's bring it! 😍🤩💗💖 Link... Read more →

Saturday 9: Unbreak My Heart

Hey, folks, welcome back! I'm going "basic bitch" by, yes, writing this post in Comic Sans. I'm just in the mood for it. Live and let live. My grandmother used to tell me, when I'd forgotten to call or write... Read more →

Ten Years Back

I just found some fotos from this week in 2008, and wow! The kids have changed so much. Sophia was so blonde - and that cute little button nose! ♥ Jack's teeth were so cute to me - look at... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: 65 Questions, Part The First

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing, another fun meme presented for us by Bev Sykes of "Funny the World." Link up here if you want to join us today! Sorry for my late posting; another migraine is currently kicking my ass.... Read more →

Independence Day Foto Album

Okay, so maybe this post is about a month late, but that's about how my life is running these days. And okay, so, maybe I hardly even remember the Fourth of July this year, but my best-laid plans had to... Read more →

Saturday 9: My Funny Valentine

Hello, hello! Welcome back to the fray. Make sure you link up here to play along this week, and let's jump right into the fray! ~*~*~*~*~ Saturday 9: My Funny Valentine (1991) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: HodgePodge

Welcome back, party people. Link up here to play along this weekend. Let's get started! ~*~*~*~*~ January was National Mentoring Month. Have you ever had a mentor? Been a mentor? How would you rate the experience? I was a knitting/crocheting... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Friday Question Meme

Welcome back, strangers! Link up here if you wish to thieve along with the rest of us today. ~*~*~*~*~ Have you ever tried to learn (or re-learn) a foreign language as an adult? Which one? What worked for you? I... Read more →

Sundays In My City: Advent Days 1-9

Here in Boise, my family and I are going through our 2017 Advent calendar. So far, of course, we've completed activities out and around Boise since the first. Every year, I assemble an Advent calendar with a treat and an... Read more →

2017 Birthday Season Continues...

Birthdays, birthdays, everywhere! On Thursday, my darling firstborn child, Chloë Raine, turned 16 years old! I cannot believe it; I'm in stupendous shock. How can it be? And yet it is. Though her birthday was on the 7th, we decided... Read more →

Sundays In My City: Spirit Of Boise Balloon Classic

Hey, y'all! Make sure you link up with Claudya over on her blog today to show off your hometown, so we can travel the world together! So, here in Boise, Idaho, there is an annual hot air balloon festival, called... Read more →