I’d like to take the credit for the poem below, but alas I cannot. In fact, my creative well has been a bit low lately and finding the right words to express what’s in my heart right now has not been easy. So, I spent some time on the internet trying to find the exact sentiment that I can share with you this holiday season.
(more…)Archive for the ‘toys’ Category
My Christmas Wish For You
Posted in Baer House Inn, Christmas, eating, Family, food, friends, Holidays, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, love, toys, travel, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Christmas, Christmas cheer, creativity, happy holidays, holiday poems, holiday season, holidays, merry Christmas, poems, poetry, Southern Living on December 20, 2021| 6 Comments »
Are We Suckers Or What?
Posted in Baer House Inn, cats, Family, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, love, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, pets, toys, writing, tagged back porch, being a sucker, cat behavior, feral cats, kittens, kitty love, neutering, pet adoptions, pet beds, pet food, scaredy cat, stray cats, suckers, tomcat, tomcats, welcome, welcome mat on January 11, 2021| 8 Comments »
Some of you probably remember me talking about kittens that were born on our porch back in April. As a brief recap, in case you missed it, we befriended a feral cat who was the offspring of another feral cat who never really accepted us as friends but did tolerate our presence on occasion. As the offspring grew up, we managed to ingratiate ourselves into her life and she became our pet. Well, that little baby ended up pregnant and because she now trusted us, she gave birth to three little kittens right on the welcome mat outside the back door on the porch.
(more…)The Good Old Days
Posted in Autumn, blogging, breakfast, cars, Christmas, eating, Family, food, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, sports, success, toys, words, writers, writing, tagged auto mechanics, batteries, Black Friday, food, food packaging, good old days, key fobs, keys, mechanics, medicine, packaging, reminiscing, safety, safety seals, Shopping, technology, Thanksgiving on November 16, 2020| 7 Comments »
I want to go back. Back to the good old days. Not that I want to be younger or actually GO back in time, but rather I want things to stop changing. I like stuff the way it currently is or used to be. Some things nowadays are designed to make our lives easier, but they just make it harder. And when things break down, it takes a skilled technician, two weeks and a thousand dollars to fix them.
(more…)I Don’t Even Want To Know
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, drinks, eating, Family, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, romance, social media, toys, travel, underwear, vacation, weird, weird facts, tagged B&Bs, bed & breakfast, bed and breakfast, disrespectful, forgotten, forgotten items, innkeeper, innkeepers, innkeeping, left behind, lost and found, normal, purple, weird, weird people on September 21, 2020| 11 Comments »
I’ve been in the innkeeping business for a little over 5 years now and I am still amazed at how many times something totally new and unexpected happens. Just about the time I’m sure I’ve seen everything, along comes something completely new and – dare I say it – more weird.
(more…)Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, books, Family, friends, goals, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, toys, writing, tagged antiques, canisters, cast-offs, china cabinets, clocks, collectibles, consignment, cookbooks, Cooking, curio cabinets, dishes, furniture, grandfather clock, knick-knacks, music, musical instruments, parlor furniture, second-hand, settee, technology, unwanted, unwanted stuff on January 27, 2020| 20 Comments »
In my continuing pursuit of individual improvement this year, I’ve been going through shelves, drawers, closets, boxes, etc. and trying to determine what is essential in my life and what can be repurposed, regifted, or plain ole thrown away. I recently blogged about decluttering and I said that I had been unsuccessful in that endeavor. However, I actually have made some progress. (more…)
I Wait All Year For This Post
Posted in Barbie, blogging, books, Christmas, dogs, Family, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, reading, resolutions, social media, toys, writing, tagged Barbie, bikes, books, cars, cats, Christmas gifts, Christmas list, Christmas presents, Christmas wish list, elf, elf of shelf, gifts, kids, letters to Santa, North Pole, pets, please, puppies, reindeer, slime, trucks, weird on December 30, 2019| 8 Comments »
It’s official. 2019 is going, going gone! What a year it has been. I’m looking forward to 2020. Nothing significant happening, just another chance to have the best year of my life. For those of you who do not follow me on Facebook, or who do, but did not see my post from last week, I’m making some changes in 2020. Here’s what I posted: (more…)
It Seemed Like A Good Idea – Until I Got To the Store
Posted in blogging, Christmas, Family, Fiction, food, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, toys, writing, tagged babies, baby, baby clothes, baby supplies, bankrupt, blankets, bottles, clothes, diapers, grandchildren, moms, money, mothers, newborns, pacifiers, pregnant, Shopping on June 24, 2019| 12 Comments »
My husband and I are going to be grands. Sort of. Neither of us have any children of our own, but we do have nieces and nephews, the oldest of which is having a baby. So, it’s our first grand niece or nephew. That’s pretty darned exciting! (more…)
Was It Everything You Hoped It’d Be?
Posted in awards, Barbie, blogging, camera, Christmas, dogs, Family, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, sports, toys, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Barbie, bikes, children, Christmas presents, cute, funny letters, kids, letters to Santa, newspaper, presents, random, Santa, Santa Claus, sweet, Xbox on January 7, 2019| 8 Comments »
So the holiday madness is behind us and all that’s left is the clean up. Yeah, that’s the part nobody really likes. I’m the person who likes to have everything cleaned up and put away by the end of the day on January 1. It doesn’t always work out that way, but it’s my goal. Not that I’m ready for the pretty sparkling lights to go away – because I’m not – but because I usually have an entire day on January 1st with nothing pressing to do, so I undecorate before the madness of “real” life settles back in. (more…)
Low Tech Toys – A Walk Down Memory Lane
Posted in blogging, Family, friends, goals, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, sports, toys, words, writing, tagged antique toys, balsa wood glider, baseball, dirt, dragon kite, getting dirty, gliders, jacks, kites, old-fashioned toy, parachute men, parachute toy, parents, playing in dirt, quiet, Rocket Ship kite, rubber band, super ball, Tonka trucks, video games on September 26, 2016| 13 Comments »
Kids these days play video games practically everywhere. They have their own little noise-making devices that they carry around and annoy the heck out of people in restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters, everywhere. Oh, I get that as a parent, these types of “toys” provide the perfect distraction and keep those little minds busy and perhaps their mouths quiet. Quiet is a precious commodity when you have little ones after all.
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