Today didn't get much better.  While I was teaching math this afternoon I noticed the sapphire from a ring my husband gave me was m...

Things have been a bit rough around here lately. In two weeks time we've had a dryer stop drying, a snowmobile stop running, and a r...

Such a wonderful surprise this morning. I think our principal was probably the most popular guy in town today... 

I'm not quite sure why, but this year both of my children requested that I make them Pokemon Valentine cards to pass out at sch...

Today marks the day of 2015's first ice crossing.   On Thursday, as my son and I flew across for a dentist appointment,  we checked...

When I came out of school this afternoon I noticed a sure sign that winter is here to stay - the ice breaker helping a freighter throug...

As of the end of today, the boats are done for the season. Now we are hoping for calm, cold days so we can get a good ice bridge...

This little item (details here ) is now near the top of my wish list. It's a bummer that they don't seem to be available in the...

Every time we hop on the snowmobile after school my daughter says, "Can I drive?" Of course, if we were driving home in a ...

This was yesterday: gray, cold and windy. Not exactly a good day to spend even a little bit of time outside.  Today, however, was...