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Old enough to carry a scissors I remember the day I was deemed “old enough” to carry an “adult” pointed scissors into the next room for Mama. She stopped her sewing machine long enough to hand the scissors to me, then she instructed me how and why to carry the scissors. “You always hold the scissors with…
mASHED POTATO BEATERS Licking the beaters happened most often after church on Sunday when Mama was preparing Sunday lunch. Many times we had mashed potatoes. Some days we had fried potatoes or scalloped potatoes. There were always potatoes on Sunday’s dinner table. We were of German/Swiss descent and potatoes were a mainstay in our home….
Gossip is like toothpaste. Gossip is like squeezed-out toothpaste. It’s easy to squeeze it out, but impossible to put it back in. Gossip is sharing private information with someone who is neither part of a problem or part of the solution. I heard that statement when I was a teenager, and have never forgotten it….
Less is more I learned again that less is more the day after I dropped my beloved crockpot on the floor. We stopped at Walmart to buy another crockpot. There were so many choices that I could not decide which one to get. I still don’t have a crock pot because I don’t want to…
Sticker charts Sticker Charts are an easy and economical way to reward positive behavior and give an extra oomph when needed. This helps not only your child, It also provides a cheering section by the siblings who help monitor and dole out stickers on the chart. When our kids were small, I used sticker charts…
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