February 2011

Share A Square: Olly, Olly, In Free

February 24, 2011

Do you remember playing Hide and Seek as a child? You might have called out, “Olly, Olly, in free!” It meant it was time for everyone to come to home base … to re-group. It’s time for me to call that for Share A Square. We are almost to the goal! More than 400 volunteers [...]

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Awash in Afghans

February 20, 2011

I had to get creative in storing the afghan kits for Share A Square. The bags in this bathtub represent 27 full sets (eighty squares each) that will be made into afghans for kids with cancer. I sure hope that I get these cleared out of there before Spring … I’ll need to take my [...]

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Glamour Shot At The DMV

February 18, 2011

Reaching for my wallet, I approached the receptionist in the school office. In most school districts, guests are required to show their driver’s license as a form of identification. In fact, many schools have a machine that scans the license and spits out a label with your driver’s license picture and the name on your [...]

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Depression Cake

February 11, 2011

Trapped in the house, unable to navigate the icy roads, my mood turned gloomy. I needed a “chocolate fix” … and I needed it right away! Rummaging through the pantry, I was delighted to find a chocolate brownie mix. But, when I read the ingredients, I screamed, “Aaargh!” That meant, “Dadgum it! I don’t have [...]

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All Or Nothing

February 10, 2011

It’s uncharacteristic for me to go this long without blogging. I’ve almost forgotten how to log in to my account. For the last five years, I’ve written almost daily on this space, but lately I can’t seem to string two sentences together without talking about brightly colored, crocheted squares. I’m one of those people who [...]

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