Have you read the and entered that giveaway? No? Well, there's still time and there is a $100 Target gift card up for grabs.What about my post about teaching? This one is a little different. For every comment Blogher will donate $1 to the Reading is Fundamental program. This program puts books into the hands of children that need them the most. They'll donate up to $500 so let's make them! Go comment away :)I usually preface these random posts with something like I have a lot to say but I don't have much time to write or something cheesy. But to be honest I really like a big random list. They're fun and easy. We had a great Father's Day. Allen got a grill for his new back deck and we … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Stop and Smell The Roses {a vlog}
Today I'm linking up with Mandy from House of Rose for her weekly vlog link-up. Since I didn't have a separate post for Father's Day this year I thought I would get BK in on the vlogging action and let her tell you what makes us happy this week. I love Mandy's link-up because it's so easy to just talk about something you are thankful for or something that makes you happy.A little side note: BK is teething (two-year-old molars are no fun at all) and she's been coughing a lot. So mid-way through the video she coughs, which would normally mean starting over BUT she's 2 and getting her to sit still for more than one take would have never happened. What are you thankful for … [Read more...]
funny how a melody sounds like a memory…
You can thank the talented Eric Church for the title of today's post ;).I don't know what drives a person, determines their passion and brings that passion out. I don't know how that is decided but I know one thing, we all work differently. Take Allen and I for example. He's a musical guy, you know, showing off his musical talents by picking up a random instrument and playing it or listening to a song on the radio and picking it out on the guitar without ever actually reading any music. He just has an ear for the sort of thing. Good music, instrumentally speaking, drives him to play better, there's nothing like hearing a song with a strong lead guitar to prompt him to take his guitar out and … [Read more...]