I have finally taken up the challenge and started a blog! Woo Hoo! Choosing the name was a most difficult task but I think what I came up with is better than the suggestions of my husband- "Flannel Lady" (I don't even own any flannel; fleece, yes, but no flannel) or "Kitty in a Basket" (I like kitties but what does that have to do with a blog?). Brian wasn't very helpful either, "How about 'Laurie's Blog?'" he says. Hmm, thanks Brian for the idea. It seems a blog is a place to share thoughts, memories, and moments, both the good and the unpleasant, that we encounter on our journey through life- all the joys, adventures and trials that shape and grow us. So, Petals and Thistles it is, and there are plenty of both along the path I travel. This thorny-looking thing is a cactus that Leanne got stuck in her hand when we were in Mesa, AZ last winter visiting Gma and Gpa. Ouch!!
I'm a North Dakota farm girl who found a North Dakota farm boy to marry! We have three awesome kids, er, young adults I guess they are now, a bunch of wonderful friends and family, and we used to have a dog and a cat. We make our home in Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes and WAY too many trees.
Some things I especially enjoy............
~being a wife to my husband of 20+ years~
~being mom to my kids~
~living in the country~
~flowers~
~rainbows~
~old barns~
~watching my children grow up~
~fine chocolate~
~herbal tea~
~Italian food~
~popcorn~
~camping, canoeing and kayaking~
~kittens~
~old country churches~ ~lilacs~
~roller coasters~
~Zits comic strip~
~knowing Jesus as my Savior and Lord~
~Boston in the fall~
~reading a good book~
~antiques~
~watching Vikings football~
~working from home~
~garage sales and second-hand stores~
~harvest time~
~oldies music~
~clean sheets~
~a good thunderstorm~
~girlfriends~
~funny movies~
~mountains~
~old farmhouses~
~our dog, R.J.~
~taking saunas~
~Leanne's cat, Isabelle~
~looking at old photos~
~going out to eat~
~sunsets~
~e-bay shopping~
~rolling plains of North Dakota~ ~did I mention chocolate?~
I have finally taken up the challenge and started a blog! Woo Hoo! Choosing the name was a most difficult task but I think what I came up with is better than the suggestions of my husband- "Flannel Lady" (I don't even own any flannel; fleece, yes, but no flannel) or "Kitty in a Basket" (I like kitties but what does that have to do with a blog?). Brian wasn't very helpful either, "How about 'Laurie's Blog?'" he says. Hmm, thanks Brian for the idea. It seems a blog is a place to share thoughts, memories, and moments, both the good and the unpleasant, that we encounter on our journey through life- all the joys, adventures and trials that shape and grow us. 
So, Petals and Thistles it is, and there are plenty of both along the path I travel. This thorny-looking thing is a cactus that Leanne got stuck in her hand when we were in Mesa, AZ last winter visiting Gma and Gpa. Ouch!!
2 comments:
Woo Hoo, indeed! What a treat to see you have started your own blog. Note, I am your first "follower". :-)
Yay! I'm so happy you have a blog! I already love what you've written! :o)
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