I've been toying for some time now with the idea of creating a blog, and finally decided to take the plunge. I might mention a book I've read, but I don't anticipate any deep insights worthy of a book club discussion. I might report on a new recipe or two along the way, but I'm not systematically making my way through a particular cookbook in a year's time. Crafts? If I ever finish knitting the creche I've been working on for years, I will certainly let you know. I love my family, my basset hound, homeschooling, gardening, family history, traveling, music, and Disneyland, and I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This blog will be a little of this and a little of that. I'm a dabble blogger! Feel free to follow along if your interests are as scattered as mine. :-)
Infant-me, sitting on the wood floor, looks up at my dad, who is sitting on a brown sofa and smiling down to me Here in the United States, it is Father's Day weekend. I did not realize until recently that Father's Day was not officially made a holiday until 1972. 1972! Now, while I realize that many people consider 1972 eons ago, I do not. I'm glad that fathers have a day of recognition now, because they surely deserve acknowledgement. I thought for this week's Ten Things of Thankful post, I would list ten lessons I'm thankful my dad taught me. My dad is a teacher. Not only did he impart his knowledge to countless junior high aged kids throughout his career, he taught--and still teaches--my siblings and me. He is not a preachy teacher; he's a humble man whose lessons I feel like I learned through osmosis. When he would get home from work, we'd all sit down as a family for supper. Often, our phone would ring, and on the other end of the line would be a paren
Maybe one of these days I'll venture into blogging too. I've got such great examples to follow:)
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