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The Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right – Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 18, 2010 – 12:06 am

Mamacita says:  Why is this day a holiday in most communities? (This community doesn’t consider it a holiday, but that’s typical for this county.) (None of our schools closed.  None of our schools has EVER closed for MLK Day.)(They don’t close for Veteran’s Day, either.)
However, intelligent, sensitive, educated people understand that today deserves [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, Indiana, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Scheiss Weekly, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know, schools, southern Indiana | Comments (4)

Jelly Marbles – Clear Spheres – Home Decor – Live Plants

January 4, 2010 – 2:28 am

Mamacita says:  Those green marbles aren’t really marbles at all; they’re jelly marbles.  Clear spheres.  You’re looking at a clear glass vase that is about a foot tall.  I put a pinch of water jelly crystals in it, and added water colored with green food coloring.  As you can see, that tiny pinch of jelly [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Scheiss Weekly, Steve Spangler, The real Mamacita | Comments (3)

Happy New Year 2010

December 31, 2009 – 6:53 pm

Mamacita says:
Happy New Year to all of my Blogosphere friends.
We’ll be spending New Year’s Eve, as we have done for the past many, many years, with our best friends, playing euchre far into the night and talking about everything under the sun.  It’s a mixed metaphor kind of evening: the very best kind.
I hope all [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Christmas, Friendship, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Scheiss Weekly, Traditions, love, memories | Comments (3)

The Twelve Rules of Christmas

December 29, 2009 – 12:21 am

Mamacita says:
. . . interrupting my post-Christmas blues, my wallowing in Love Actually, my longing for visits from family, and my dread of taking down all my holiday decorations, with the Twelve Rules of Christmas, just for you:
1.  Christmas is always better than you thought it would be, even if it’s not.
2.  Christmas brings people [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Baking, Christmas, Family, Friendship, Humor, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Movies, Scheiss Weekly, The Things We Do For Love, Traditions, children, love, memories, nostalgia, religion | Comments (2)

. . . and Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will

December 25, 2009 – 12:48 am

Mamacita says:  Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Fruitful Kwanzaa. Happy Holidays. Peaceful December. Happy Solstice.
Please pick one, or two, and apply them to yourself and to your family.
Christmas Eve is such a magical time. It’s all ahead of us, you see. To paraphrase Katie, age 8, in What Child Is [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Christmas, Family, Friendship, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Scheiss Weekly, The Things We Do For Love, Traditions, Uncategorized, children, love, memories, nostalgia | Comments (5)

Let Your Kids Make Their Own Trees!

December 24, 2009 – 8:19 am

Mamacita says: This was too good NOT to share!  What a fantastic activity for kids at any time, but especially during holiday season!

Just think of all the lessons we can sneak in, with this activity! Holidays, following directions, scissor usage, where paper comes from, recycling. . . . I’m SO using [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Christmas, Family, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Scheiss Weekly, Steve Spangler, The Things We Do For Love, The real Mamacita, Traditions, children | Comments (1)

Quality Television? Bring Back Variety Shows!

December 22, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:  Do you know what I miss, especially at this time of the year? Variety shows.
Those weekly shows hosted by Ed Sullivan, Andy Williams, The Smothers Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Glen Campbell, Dean Martin, Carol Burnett, Perry Como, Flip Wilson. . . Laugh-In. . . The Muppet Show. . . . John Gary. [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Christmas, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Movies, Scheiss Weekly, The Arts, Uncategorized, Wishes, memories, music, nostalgia | Comments (5)

Explaining about Santa Claus

December 17, 2009 – 8:56 am

Mamacita says:  My daughter was seven when she asked the question I’d been dreading for seven years:  “Mommy, is there really a Santa Claus?”
However, thanks to Caroline Quiner Ingalls, I knew exactly how to answer her.  And, this answer fully satisfied my little child, and me.
Laura and Mary’s Ma knew how to explain to her [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Books, Christmas, Family, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Literature, Mamacita, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, My daughter, Scheiss Weekly, The Things We Do For Love, Traditions, children, love, memories, parenting | Comments (3)

In Every Pothole, There Is Hope.

December 15, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:
My all-time favorite Christmas movie is still Love Actually.  That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t like any other Christmas movies.
There’s nothing like a zany Christmas movie like “Mixed Nuts” to really get me in the holiday mood. It’s Steve Martin back when he was cute and funny and cool, like WAYYYY before [...]

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Quotation Saturday: Christmas, Pt. 1

December 12, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:  I love these days leading up to Christmas more than any other time of the year. I love the planning. I love the baking. I love the making lists. I love the shopping, which I actually do all year long. I love the Amazon super-secret-discount-deals. I [...]

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