Pair Eyewear - The Icy Viper

There are many things I love about Pair Eyewear, but one is how every week on Wednesday they release new limited edition designs! I have a few limited editions - the Icy Viper is one from the Winter Wonderland collection, and it is SO pretty! You will find it at this link.

Friday, January 24th is Talk like a Grizzled Prospector Day

Yes, I know Friday is a few days away, but I wanted to let you know about this fun day so you are able to plan to celebrate it with the children you love. "Talk like a Grizzled Prospector Day" is on Friday and I did find a link online for how you can talk like a grizzled prospector! Here are a few prospector-type words and their definitions . . . and you'll find the complete list at this link. Prospector Talk for Beginners . . .

Pair Eyewear - The Berry Jam Hexagon Top Frame

At first glance, this top frame from pair eyewear may look like it is just a pretty berry/plum/purple color, but just wait a moment! When I move or the light shines on me, color pops across the frame as this no ordinary colored frame, it is The Berry Jam Hexagon Top Frame! Talk about color, pizazz, spunk, sparkle, and fun - this top frame is absolutely all these things!

just for fun . . . Today - January 19th - is Popcorn Day!

WooHoo!!! This is a day I am happy to celebrate for sure as I am a definite "fan" of  popcorn! While there is debate and confusion as to who actually began this "holiday", I for one am one who is most willing to celebrate it!

I found the following ideas for ways to celebrate Popcorn Day on Popcorn.com . . .

Pair Eyewear - The Boketh Hearts

My glasses finally arrived! I am SO happy and ready to start letting you know about some of the amazing top frames available from pair eyewear. The first top I'm sharing with you today is The Boketh Hearts from their Valentines Day Limited Edition Collection.

Today is National Gourmet Coffee Day

In my family we have people who love coffee. Did I write, "love"? I should have put people who "LOVE" coffee! Yes, coffee is enjoyed in my family for sure, so a day to celebrate gourmet coffee (the type we drink) seems like something we must celebrate - although every day is absolutely a day to celebrate gourmet coffee!

I thought it would be fun to look up some gourmet coffee fun facts - did you know . . . 

Winter Reading - AND Family Fun - the Life on the Goldilocks Planet books

   

From time to time I post about my Life on the Goldilocks Planet books as they make fantastic books for the entire family to enjoy. Today I am very happy to let you know while you are able to get these books as paperback books, the entire series is also available as Kindle ebooks on Amazon!

Since I am older, I enjoy books in their printed form, but I know many people really like being able to get their books in a digital format, so if this is you, or someone you love, you are now able to get the Life on the Goldilocks Planet books in their very portable ebook format!  

These books are interesting, fun, engaging, and fantastic tools to help you hand down confident faith. Yes, they are books and there are pictures and fun facts about animals - many of which you may never have heard of before - but each book is also filled with fun activities for you to enjoy with the children you love - they will enjoy them, too! I am not the only one who believes these books are an excellent tool to help you hand down confident faith - look what people are saying about it . . . 

Hold a Snow-A-Palooza!

If you live where you have snow, then consider planning to hold a Snow-A-Palooza for the children you love! What is a Snow-A-Palooza, you ask? Well, basically it is a lot of "fun" in the snow! What kind of "fun"? Consider the following options . . . 

Today January 16th is National Appreciate a Dragon Day!

Now we all know while there are some actual dragons in our world, such as the Blue Dragons (Blue Glaucus - check my book Blue Dragons, Red Pandas, Hoopoes & More at this link to learn about these amazing and interesting real dragons!), and Bearded Dragons, there are not really giant reptiles which are able to fly and breathe fire. However, the idea of real dragons is interesting and can certainly add an element of fun to a story or movie - or an element of shock as well!

crafting with grandma - Make Perry the Platypus - Yes, Yes You Can!

When my grands were young, they LOVED Perry the Platypus! They pretended to be Agent P (Perry) and told me I could be their "side-kick", Agent G (for grandma!) - we bravely battled Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his "innators"! Oh the fun we had at my house when my sweet grands were here! Of course this grandma does not mind at all when Agent P is "hit" with the "hug-innator" and has to give me hugs!!!! That has to be my favorite "innator"!

crafting with grandma . . . Cold, Snowy Day Fun - a Snowman!

Well . . . even though I live in Michigan, it is January 15th and we have just a little snow on the ground! It has been a wonderful winter so far! But, alas, as I mentioned, I do live in Michigan, so a snow-less or low snow winter is just not possible. The weather people are saying snow and cold weather is on it's way, so . . . I guess it is time to think about a craft you can make, and enjoy, on a snowy, cold day! (One you can enjoy even if you happen to live where you do not get snow, too!)

Trust, Twinkly Blue Eyes, a Big Smile, & Old, Dry, Dead Brown Leaves!

Today I want to share with you a post I wrote eight years ago - What is “trust”? Well, dictionary.com defines it as a; “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” I want my grandchildren to know they are absolutely able to trust me, but more importantly I want them to know they are absolutely able to trust God. Since my grandchildren are young (eight, five and three years old), one way they learn they are able to trust God is by learning they are able to trust me.

Make the Most of Being a Grandparent with the Praying Deeper Books

If you are looking for resources which are available for grandparents to use to help them pass on a heritage of confident faith to the children they love, I am delighted to share with you three books which will guide grandparents - and parents, too - in praying every day for the children they love! In the interests of transparency, I wrote these books.

crafting with grandma - Chalkboard Blocks

If you have young grandchildren and are looking for a unique and fun activity which you could make together, check this idea I found on Pinterest for Chalkboard Blocks!