Changing this up a bit - Paleo Diet and the KonMari tidying method
I have let all my blogs lapse. Don't know why, maybe life got in the way but I am doing some new things that I want to write about.  Started Paleo in May. It's July, I am down 30 pounds. Unfortunately, the inherited gout gene kicked in so I have also been f...

Chicken eggs on the counter

Peabody Elementary School, Dallas, Texas, 1941-1942, Combined 4th and 5th grades
My mother, Ruby (Yeakley) Rhea, graduated in 1941, from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. She earned a BS Degree in Library Science. As part of her education, she was required to teach an elementary school class. I don't know if she chose Peabody E...

X is for Xray
Ok, this is really a stretch but what can you do with an Xray. Fortunately, we have a couple that lend themselves to a crafty use. On May 1, 2014, my child broke his leg warming up for a league game. It was a long recovery as he was sidelined for about 5 mo...

S is for Shrinky Dinks
I needed two gifts for Christmas in a hurry and I was looking for ideas. While I was rumaging through my craft stash, I found the Shrinky Dink paper that I had put away. Terrific idea I thought. So I found letters online and cut them out. I colored pretty f...

M is for Mossie and Maude
Way back in the beginning of my family history research, I ran across the names Mossie and Maude. I thought the names were a little strange but then, my name is Ann Eliese so I guess I shouldn't throw stones. Anyway, the more I researched, the more I found ...