Happy 2016! It’s a new year and LadyBug Blog has a new look! In the blogging world, the look of a blog’s website is known as a “theme” and some have more options for customization than others. While I liked the overall look of the theme I started with when I began this blog in […]
You may have noticed a holiday on your calendar – the Sunday after Labor Day – called Grandparents Day. Do you know why it was started? Do you do anything to honor your grandparents on this day? Surprisingly, Grandparents Day was not started by floral or greeting card companies. The idea for it started in […]
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William G. T. Shedd Turning points and crossroads. How have these affected your life? It is said that life is a journey so one would expect the road to have turning points and crossroads. Some of these are naturally occurring, such […]
“When did people start to see in color?” Initially, the question threw me off guard. First, a little back story. I was in the middle of teaching a small group of fourth graders a California Gold Rush lesson when a boy named Kenny asked this. My first instinct was that Kenny was trying to be […]
“That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.” WALT DISNEY, attributed, The Quotable Walt Disney I agree with Walt Disney’s observation that too often people grow up and forget how to appreciate the simpler things in life. There are some things that always bring me back to my childhood and cherished […]