http://www.char-lyn.com Life with three kids, five acres, a dog and only two, semi-sane adults. (...the nervous twitch is barely perceptible!) Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:43:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week, due to a number of foreseen and unforeseen circumstances, I have the pleasure of seeing one friend every day from last Friday to this Friday.  It started out as rather amusing and we would joke "what is happening tomorrow?" as we parted innocently thinking there was nothing tomorrow.  ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2010/02/18/social-ineptness/ ESFP - The Performers The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2010/02/11/what-personality-is-this-blog/ The Children helped me decorate the tree. We have a system down now where I unwrap the ornaments and they hang them on the tree. Then, in an exercise of fortitude, I leave them where they were placed by little, loving hands. Here is the area where the silver ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/12/15/the-christmas-tree/ If I wash him in hot water will he shrink and turn gray? [caption id="attachment_768" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Tux in Washer"][/caption] http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/11/23/in-the-wash/ [caption id="attachment_764" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Autumn Tree"][/caption] Remember today the people who are the defenders of  our country. http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/11/11/autumn/ I went out to call the men folk in to dinner one night and as I was standing on the porch, I thought I heard something, something not like a chicken or a bird but more like a kitten, yelling.  I noticed The Boy heading off in the direction of ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/10/22/another-introduction/ Once upon a time there was a young Prince who fell in love with a slightly older Princess.  The relationship had its ups and downs until finally the Princess saw the writing on the wall and made it clear that they were finished.  The Prince was saddened and went on ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/10/18/a-story/ Things are definitely in need of repair here at Char's Blog.  I just received my email notification for last night's posting, and discovered that the web link is broken!  I'm sure some of you have noticed that, too. I'll try to fix it this weekend.  Meanwhile, you should be able to ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/09/05/busted/ Sunshine was playing in her room and found a coin purse full of coins.  She came to me and handed me a dime and a nickel.   They were a gift for me. "How sweet! But are you sure you want to give it away?" "Yes, it's for you."  she nodded seriously "I ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/09/04/gifts-2/ I haven't been able to upload photos to the blog when using my default browser (Firefox) for some time now.  It "broke" when Firefox was upgraded.  I have been using the Evil Windows Internet Explorer in order to put in photos and post.  Now, for some unexplained reason, that will ... http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/08/28/technical-difficulties/