Day 209: I began my Smatterday by comparing it to the pioneers’ Saturdays, but as I went about my day, I started to feel really guilty....

Day 208: This week has been swerving from pioneer times to modern day, along the genealogical trail of my life. Even genealogy has made...

Day 207: This week we've covered the modern conveniences of extermination (compared to the Pied Piper), the modern ways we celebrate the...

Day 206: Yesterday, I attempted to enlist the biceps of the family to churn some homemade ice cream, in honor of our pioneer ancestors....

Day 205: If you live in Utah, it’s a state holiday today! We celebrate the Days of ‘47 in these parts, 1847, that is, when the pioneers...

Day 204: Today is National Gorgeous Grandma Day, and I happened to have two of the most gorgeous grandmas, ever. Did you know that...

Day 203: They say the only difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little “extra” tacked on at the beginning. I am a Word...

Day 202: Today is National Toss Away the “Should Haves” and “Could Haves” Day. The intention is that we should write down our regrets on...

Every day when I sit down to write one of these posts, there is a shadow prompt in the space for the title that reads "Write a catchy...

Day 200? That's extraordinary! We're 200 days into the year. It is also my dad's 95th birthday, no doubt being celebrated in the heavenly...

Day 199: It is World Listening Day. The question we are to ask ourselves is “What does your future sound like?” I have an adorable niece,...

I'm sensing a theme! This may be the week of Average and Extraordinary! Today is the fifth annual WORLD Emoji Day, when we celebrate the...

Day 197: Why would I challenge myself to spend a year talking about my mother? Why is she any different than every other mother on earth?...

Day 196: After spending the whole week talking about the heat, I went to bed freezing last night. Without a thyroid, my body sometimes...

Day 195: On this beautiful Saturday afternoon, these are the words that keep running through my head. Thank you, Henry James. I hope all...

It is Foodsday Friday of Hot Week, and with temperatures sticking to just below a hundred gazillion degrees outside, my mind is on ice...

It is National Simplicity Day, Thanksday, and Hot Week, therefore, I am thankful for simple summer things . . . like Popsicles and wading...

It is Wordsday of Hot Week, and I feel like quoting my father, the farmer, who knew all about working hard in the fields no matter how...

Today is National Pina Colada Day -- the drink, not the song we all start singing when we hear the words pina colada. My mother was very...

Day 190: It’s a heatwave in our corner of the world. Is it hot where you are? When temperatures hit the high nineties and melt over into...