Bloggy World

Photo Credit: From http://meanderone.blogspot.com/

I enjoy reading blogs.  It has become  my 'social outlet' over the past few years as my children have grown into young adulthood, and close friends have moved away. While I 'blog hop', I notice the wide variation in blogging styles. There are professional bloggers who earn money off there blogging skills. Others have fancy templates and signatures for their personal blogs.  Bloggy awards and give away's are a common practice here in blogsphere. So when I saw the above photo as I was reading one day~I adopted that thought.  I choose to do it simple. The reason I blog is to have a place to vent, rant, rave, brag about my kids or write a devotional thought that I want to remember. I can go for days, weeks or months without blogging, and not break the 'rules' for owning a blog.  I am not out to gather as many followers as I can get~because~really~ I like to know my readers.  So if you are here reading this~leave a comment to let me know you were here. :)

A Musical Family

A few years ago we heard a sound clip on the internet by a family that plays  instruments and sing together. We did a little research, and when we knew they were coming to our area for a concert, I was able to go.  The rest of the family were engaged in other activities, so I was alone.  Since then I have been following their blog, and when I saw that they were coming back to the area again, my Mr Man and daughter decided to go.  Check out their web page:

 http://www.wissmannfamily.com/

Catching Up

I am sitting in front of the fireplace this morning,  a mug of hot water to clear my scratchy throat and my computer on my lap...catching up on reading.  I look at the date of my last post, and realize it has been 3 weeks...so much has happened since then!
We arrived home from our wintry trek to colder climates to our home that showed 61* on the thermostat.  We had intentionally left windows open when we departed~to air out the home.  It felt good to be home~and we did get the home warmed up a little before falling into bed.  Of all the driving we did throughout the snowy country~it was the last day of driving that was the hardest.  We encountered shear ice, snow, sleet, and slush. A 10 hour drive turned into 16 due to slowing down.  We saw evidences of those who had not known how to drive in such conditions... tracks from cars sliding into ditches, a jack knifed truck receiving help from the patrolman, and an overturned vehicle. We did not see any injuries for which we are grateful.  there was not enough snow for anyone to really get stuck.  As we were approaching an interstate entrance connection there was a line of cars and trucks parked along the side of the road.  We wondered why...until a DMV truck stopped us with the news that the interstate was closed.  However we were not getting onto the freeway, so continued on.  However the road we were on looked like this~for miles and miles...

Best to stay on the beaten track even if it isn't where the road is :p

We were glad to rest in our own beds after a day like that!