Dinosaurs and Updates!

Well, I promised after being on hiatus for 2 years the last time that I would never be gone that long again.  I kept my promise...this time I was only gone a year and a half! LOL

I'm going to give you some updates and let you know a little about what's been going on.  This is going to be a long post, but I promise not to bore you too much!

Originally, I was having some issues with my computer (Windows/Explorer) at the time and was unable to really create a normal post, so I stopped blogging and planned to continue again once I got the problem figured out.  Well, I finally corrected the issue but then life got CRAZY!

Since then I've moved and will be moving again, shortly.  I hate moving, by the way!  Also, I finally went back to being self-employed back in January last year so I've been really busy getting everything together with that.  Things actually took a little longer to carry out than I planned but now everything is coming together quite nicely and I can finally breathe.

Starting around autumn last year, one of my sisters has been dragging me with her to different events.  I'll be sharing with you today the pictures from one of those events.  This particular event was when she and I went to see "Walking With Dinosaurs" back in October last year.

Neither one of us have any kids but she was able to get free tickets so we were like, "Hey, why not".

The audience was told not to take pictures with a flash so I did the best I could with my cell phone camera.  Although, I think the ushers had a problem with the light from the cell phones because we kept seeing them ask others who were taking photos with their phone (without a flash) to stop.  So my sister was on the look out while I snapped the photos (shhh).  She wouldn't actually take any photos herself, she just made me take them then told me to send them to her.  That's older sisters for you...always making the youngest do the the dirty work! LOL

The pictures below were at the very beginning before the dinosaurs came out, when the narrator was talking about their environment/habitat.

Then came the dinosaurs

It was actually pretty funny that when I looked closely, I could see the people in the machine, driving to make the dinosaurs move around the floor.

I had way more pictures (despite my sister making me smuggle them, lol), but I didn't want to make this post longer than it already is.

Overall, it was a good show.  All of the kids there loved it and it was very educational. 

I'll be back soon, with pictures from another excursion with my sister and one with my mom.  See you soon! 

Saturday Spotlight

I just recently came across the blog “Homestead Revival” and was instantly drawn in.  This is a very encouraging blog that focuses on homesteading from Amy, a Christian wife and mom.  I came across one post of hers in particular that made me start following her blog right away (that, plus the other posts I had already read).  The post was about modesty which I think was excellently written in a non judgmental way that anyone could appreciate.  It was directed to her daughter and other young women, but I think any woman of any age (with or without daughters) can appreciate the post.  You can Click Here to read that particular post. 

This blog gives many tips on homesteading but also gives tips on small things you can do even if you live in the city.  Amy mentioned in her blog that she actually got started that way.  She originally started doing small things while she lived in the city, then she took things to a larger scale once she and her husband moved to where they are now.  I think this is a wonderful blog with a lot of inspiration.

You can go to http://homesteadrevival.blogspot.com to check out her blog.

The Heatwave is Over!

It has been soooo hot lately, here in southeastern Wisconsin!  It was in the mid to upper 90's all last week with a heat index in the hundreds, and there was a heat advisory warning for most of the week.  I was joking with my mom last week on one of the (roughly) hundred degree days and said to her, "Whew, it feels like Africa out here!"  LOL.  Then when I saw her again on a (slightly cooler) lower 90 degree day I told her, "Well, at least it doesn't feel like Africa anymore.  Now it just feels like Texas!" (Which is only slightly better. lol)  The heat alone wouldn't be so bad but it's always very humid since we're right near Lake Michigan.  So the humidity makes it even worse!

Luckily it has cooled off tremendously.  It has only been in the lower to mid 80's for the last few days and today it's only in the 70's so all I have to say is...HURRAY!!!  I didn't even need to turn on the air conditioning today.  It was cool enough outside to cool off my home just by opening the windows. 

I know with August being right around the corner, it'll be scorching hot again before I know it.  But I'll enjoy the mild weather for now.

Hope all of you are staying cool this summer!