Because Whimsical Always Makes You Feel Better!
"Panda, what are you doing under that robe?" "I'm practicing for when I go undercover," Panda replied matter-of-factly.We had just gotten back from our trip to San Diego a couple of days before, and were relaxing in the bedroom while Mom was working on her blog. As usual, she had been so busy writing that …
"Hey Panda!" Foster's voice came from across the room. "Did you ever wonder what it's like in the zoo?" "Oh, I don't know," I responded lazily. "I guess I've never really thought about it before. Why?"Foster jumped up onto my chair, knocking me to the floor in the process. "Well," he began as if nothing …
The Sea Animals are finished! Hi everyone, this is Foster and I'm here to show you our finished sea animals mosaic. Oh, the title? Well that's what happens when your mom used to teach beginning English learners. She got thinking, that there were a number of ways to say "sea animals", all with different meanings. …
So this is how it happened... This is my third year being retired from teaching in public school, so I thought it might be time to do some volunteering. That's why, two days a week, I've been working one-on-one with several students at my church's Christian school. Primarily they read to me, and I help …
Seriously, who would take a picture like this? You would, if you were going to write an exciting adventure for Foster and Panda!With just a little bit of work, you can do this......or this......or this!And something as simple as Foster and Panda kicking back on the bed can become......sliding down a snowy mountain like they …
Hi everyone! Foster here, with an update on Mom's Sea Animals project! I have to say this project seems to be taking forever, but she says she's coming in for a landing, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Not sure what all that means, but she said I could do this …
The Blue Chairs Sometime around 2014, a friend texted me a screenshot and said "You're on Google Earth!" You can see how our faces and license plate were blurred, and even the sign that says "Bump" on the sidewalk. But it's us, all right, sitting outside like we always did, in our famous blue chairs, …
"Hey, Foster! Guess what?" I woke up to find Panda sitting next to me on the bed, wearing a crochet hat! "I'm not even going to ask where you got that," I replied sleepily. Panda looked offended. "Don't you like it? Mom made it for me!" "You need a hat like you need a hole in …
I've always liked elephants. Which is why I decided to decorate the guest room in an elephant motif. For the longest time this tiny room was home to both a queen sized bed and a set of bunk beds, which left about two feet of space for any potential guests to even walk. But now that …
As the saying goes...If you're doing mosaic sea animals on your bathroom tile, you might as well go all out! When we left off at the end of "Because I Can", this was how far I had gotten with the sea animals mosaic. At that point I wasn't sure if I wanted to go all …