My Constant Companion-Rosacea

I have been afflicted with this annoying disorder since I was about 30-31. For years, I just put it off as having been in the cold too long or my cheeks were chapped. After viewing a commercial about rosacea, I wondered if this was what was wrong with my cheeks. I consulted a family doctor and was prescribed metrogel. Well, everytime I am diagnosed with something I have to research it. I can't explain why, but I have to find every bit of information I can find on whatever is ailing me, be it my anxiety issues, tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, etc. In my research, I discovered that I am one of 14 million Americans that is plagued by this problem that has no known cure. I found at the rosacea site many interesting things about this disorder. I fall under the Subtype 1 (erythematotelangiectatic rosacea) with the characteristics of the flushing and persistent redness along with visible blood vessels. Every once in awhile I will break out with small bumps. This falls under the Subtype 2 (papulopustular rosacea). Although the metrogel works with where I work it is almost impossible to avoid the triggers that cause my flareups. My work is stressful for me plus it is a cold environment. Extreme cold/heat, hot foods are a few of my triggers. Caffeine is another trigger, and I eat a lot of chocolate due to stress so it is kind of hard for me to keep my flareups under control. From what photos I have seen, I don't feel that my rosacea is as bad as others. Any which way, I don't let it keep me from going out in public. I have a hard enough time dealing with people anyway to let my red face interefere and make things harder. Besides, my coworkers have been very good and haven't made fun of me or made jokes about my condition. They are curious, and I don't mind someone asking me questions about it. There are times though(like when I dress up to go out)that I wish I didn't have this problem. Normally I don't wear makeup because of my sensitive skin, but I do wear it on occasion. The makeup that I have though doesn't hide it completely. You can still see my red cheeks and it looks as though I don't know how to apply my blush. This is why I have been online looking for some possible solutions to my makeup problem where I can apply it and it will hide the redness. My redness covers practically my whole face. I have what they call the butterfly pattern where I am red on my cheeks and across my nose. I also have red patches on my forehead and chin, and sometimes, if the flareup is really bad, it will go all the way down my neck. I get quite a few stares when I'm having a flareup. It's really annoying, but I can understand why people look. My face can turn as bright red as a stop sign. I mean it really looks like blood will pour from my cheeks at any moment. Hopefully researches will be able to find a cure in my lifetime, until then I guess this is what I have to look forward to in growing older. Later

March-Theme of the Month (Ch ch ch changes)

I know it's not the end of February yet, but I was getting antsy for something different and decided to do a switch. March's theme is going to be Spring cause that's what I'm wishing would get here so I went with a template with flowers. Not only that it kind of goes with my floral/nature album. I'm bored, but everytime the weekend gets here it's like my brain goes to mush and just stops working. I may be adding some more book and game listings later on tonight or tomorrow. There are some things that I have added recently but haven't gotten around to a description. Under websites, I have added Classmates. This a a site of high school classmates listings. I've added my name and info. Check it out for yourself. There's also some interest groups that you can join and meet new people. Under my blog directories, I've added two new listings. Both are in beta at this time. BlogHer is a listing of blogs by women(men can be listed also). You'll find hot topics of interests, blogrolls, and other things. There is also an upcoming BlogHer Conference that you can register to attend. Have a look since there is so much more than what I can describe here. BlogMad is a directory that will work sort of along the lines of BlogExplosion where you earn credits for surfing blogs. They have a system set up now for those that sign up you can earn referral credits by placeing a referral link in your blog. The launch of the site is supposed to be soon. Read for yourself to find out the exact date. Not really in the mood right now to blog about anything in particular and I haven't watched any movies to give a review so I guess I'll close for now and watch CSI:Miami (Second Season) on DVD with mom. Later

Nuttin' Much

I haven't blogged lately due to the fact that there isn't much to blog about. Work has been going pretty good this week(knock on wood)and it's Friday, my last day. Other than that there really isn't that much going on. My son has went back to school and he's working on his makeup work. He's been tired this week, but that's understandable. The weather is doing it's normal ups and downs. It's on a warm up trend now. See. Not really much going on. Later

Starting the Sales Pitch

Update: I am no longer in the Ameriplan program. I cancelled it due to there weren't that many dentists/doctors available in this area. I just sent out emails to everyone on my contact list about the Ameriplan discount program that I just signed up with. I know it's kind of too soon because I haven't received my broker package yet, but I wanted to at least see if I could get a list going of interested people. I'm eager to at least try selling this plan in my neighborhood. Work went fairly well tonight. I was surprised by it being Monday. If anything could go wrong at that place, it's usually on a Monday. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Tuesday will run as smooth. My son is heading back to school. He finally has made improvement. He still has that nagging cough, but other than that, he's pretty much okay now. I know he'll be loaded down with makeup work. I'm hoping the rumor that we're supposed to work this weekend isn't true so that I can be home with him and help him get it caught up. I'll be calling him on my break to see how his day went. Found a new game that I can say I'm addicted to at MSN Games. It's called Luxor. It's kind of like Zuma in a way so I guess that's why I like it. I'll probably play it for a little bit and then I need to get my butt in bed. Later

It's 3:00 In the Morning

I am just not wanting to give it up. I know that if I go to bed I will go to sleep and then wake up. I simply do not want to go back into that "hellhole". I know that sounds awful in me, but I just can't help it. I can't stand it there anymore. It's not that I don't want to work. I just hate being in that environment. I would so much rather be here at home in front of the computer doing some type of internet work or web site design. That's why I signed up for the home study program. Hopefully, I will be able to make something of it and at least be able to pay some bills so that I can quit and look for a job elsewhere. On a much brighter note, a co-worker told me about this health discount program that can save me money on prescriptions, dental, vision, chiropractic, and medical. I have been doing some research on the web, and the co-worker provided me with a DVD to watch. I decided to sign up and give it a try. If nothing else, I can always cancel if I don't like it. It's called Ameriplan. There is also a program where you can sign up as a broker. I decided to give this part a try. At least this one gives you a guarantee and you can cancel it at anytime. I may try putting some flyers up at the local post office, school, grocery store just to see if I can do anything. If this somehow manages to take off, maybe I can use it to pay off my bills and be able to look for a better job elsewhere and still do webdesigning also. I guess I should call it quits for the night and get my butt into bed. Maybe work won't be so bad like it has been lately. Later

A Lazy Sunday

I enjoyed my Sunday by lazing around. I will not however enjoy getting up tomorrow and going back into work. I've changed some things here at my space. I've added some games that I own or would like to have and provided links to Amazon. I did some rearranging of the modules. I have also added more photos to my Battle of Sacramento album and created another album of florals and nature. Please enjoy. What weather we are having here. One day it's up in the 50's and the next day we have snow. I will be glad when Spring gets here. I feel like I have been locked up too long and would enjoy getting out a little. Later

Those Special Treats You Got When You Were a Kid

It's funny how there's always something special that you can remember when you were a kid that someone made for you. My mom is 68. She was born in 1937 to a sawmill worker and a housewife. She would tell me stories of her growing up and helping her Mom(Grandma)raise her brother and sisters. She would have to stand on a box to be able to reach the stove in order to cook breakfast while Grandma was out in the field working. She was only about 5 years old. One of her favorite things she loved when she was little and still loves to this day is a treat that her Grandma(I think she called her Mub)would make for her after school. This was a snack of graham cracker, peanut butter, and banana. Her Grandma would put it together as a sandwich. For years of me growing up, I have always seen Mom with a peanut butter, graham cracker, and banana sandwich. She fixed one the other night and walked by my son. He asked her what she was eating and after she described it to him, he decided that he would be brave and try a taste. He loves it. I know I don't get many replies to my postings, but it would be interesting to hear what special treats you got as a kid growing up. Later

Zathura

First and foremost, I apologize for having such terrible reviews. I was never that great at giving reviews about anything especially for books and movies. I don't really know how to give a review without giving details so that I don't spoil it for those that haven't seen it. Anyway, this is my space, and I would like to recommend movies that I have interest in for others to see. I just got done watching this with my son, and I have to say that we both loved it. I even like it better than Jumanji. The best way to describe this one is Jumanji in space. I think that it would be good as a family movie. There is only one part in the whole movie that I can remember where it would be objectionable and that is where Danny calls his brother, Walter, a dick. Other than that I felt that it was a great story and the kids done wonderful jobs acting.

Gearing Up for the Weekend

Work-Blah! They are killing my hands. We'll just leave it at that. I came home to a wonderful surprise. My son was still up watching tv. Finally, he is starting to feel better. He actually cut up a little like he usually does and that felt so good. I have really been worried about him. Planning on keeping him home tomorrow so that he'll have the weekend and Monday(since there's no school)to rest up and get his strength back. I made the mistake of leaving my heavy coat at home. I figured with it being in the 40's tonight after work that I wouldn't need it, so I just wore my lightweight jacket. Boy, did I regret it. It was cold out there. It wouldn't have been that bad if it hadn't been so windy. Hard to believe that it was 60 when we left for work. No wonder people are so sick. Later

What a Great Night...

for it to be work. It was so relaxing. I was left alone and once the back was able to stay running, things went smooth. I like working nights like this one. It makes it go by so much faster. I called home while I was on break to check on my son. He seems to be doing a little better. Still has that nagging, croopy cough though. I'm going to cut this short cause I'm pretty tired and there really isn't much to blog about. I will write more this weekend when I have more time to surf and really write what is on my mind. Later

Getting Worried

My son is still sick and hasn't made any improvement. In fact, I think he's getting worse. It looks like we may be taking another trip to the doctor. I don't go to church like I should, but I do believe in God, and I hope and pray he doesn't have pneumonia. That would just kill me. He hasn't been able to do anything this week except lay around. He hasn't been able to eat much, but he is still drinking liquids. I'm hoping I wake in the morning to find him a little better. Fixing to hit the bed here in a few. I spent the biggest part of tonight paying bills. Sometimes I feel like I just can't get any ahead. I work all day just so that I can take my paycheck and give it to everyone else. It would be so nice to be able to pay bills and still have money left over to do with what we want and have no worries. One can dream. Later

Hello to the World

If you'll notice in the corner, I have added a new list. Only some of you, though, may be able to read it. In my constant surfing of the net and blogs, I found a few blogs where people have managed to attempt some type of translation of their blog to another language. So here's my attempt also except my blog may not be as interesting as others, but I still wanted to try it anyway. I will add the links to the translators under my other sites list. I have wanted many times to read other people's spaces only to be stumped by the language barrier. Not anymore. I do want to give my apologies for the translations into Japanese and Chinese. I managed to surf around and find a translator that would translate the whole space into other languages except for these two. It would only do part of my space. If anyone out there would like to see my space in a language that is not listed, please feel free to leave me a comment. Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day! Later

Issues, issues, issues

Is it me or is Blogger having issues? It's becoming a real pain for me. Here lately I haven't been able to read any blogs that are hosted on blogger. When I do manage to access them, I've noticed that my blogger friends haven't been updating. I still have a sick one here. His fever has went down, but he has absolutely no energy and has done nothing but lay around. I will be so glad when he is feeling better. I hate seeing him this way. Busy day, busy day. Got up around 10:00 am(that's unusual for me) and headed to the health dept. Came back home and waited a couple of hours before heading out again to pick up tax refund, drop off FMLA papers at the doc's office, then headed over to my therapist, and then last but not least, we went to Wal-Mart to get the oil changed in the car. We just arrived home not too long ago, and I am now relaxing in front of the computer before picking out a movie to watch with my son. Then tomorrow it's back to work again. Oh, what fun. Later

Not Much Going On Here

My boy is still sick. I hate seeing him this way. I always wish there was some way I could take it away from him, but I think that's how all us, mothers, feel about our children. I'm hoping that tomorrow will be a better day for him. Later

Inspired to Write (Post)

As I was surfing at BlogExplosion(see blog directory list), I came across this one blog that caught my attention. I usually just click and wait the required 30 seconds and then click again to try and get the mystery credits, but this blog in particular stood out to me. It was then that I had to explore. What I found was a blogger, from Australia I believe, who loves to write and wishes that she could do it full time. Oh, how I long to be able to do that myself. Along in one of her entries she mentioned a project that she was starting to venture in. She included a survey of questions about blogging/journaling for readers to answer and return to her. Her idea is to compile her findings into a book that she hopes to have published. It was enough for me to get jumpstarted and post to my space. If you are interested, you may check her out at New Century Notebook. I have a sick one here. I awoke to find my son still in bed around noon. I thought that somehow I had managed to get up before him. I discovered that he was running a fever and coughing. After my hubby awoke, we ventured out into the weather(snow)to MultiCare. The ol' URI infection has him. Apparently, it's been going around according to the doctor. They have seen many patients with this because of the ups and downs with the temps. Speaking of temps, they said his was 101. Poor thing. You could tell he felt bad. It's usually very hard to get the kid to be still or quiet. Now it's very hard to get him to move or say anything. He has time off from school until Tues. and that's something that he's happy about(arent' all kids?). Mother Nature has decided to be generous now and give us some snow, or, at least the other counties surrounding us. We seem to be stuck in that rut where everyone else is getting the pretty white stuff but us. On our way to MultiCare there was one point where it was a whiteout. You couldn't see the treeline in the horizon until you were right up on them. Still wasn't able to capture a photo though. I've been getting some traffic according to my statistics, but no comments or guestbook signings. Hey, I know I lead a boring life, but ya'll could still say "hi". I've tried renting some space on another blog to maybe drive some more traffic my way and hopefully some guests who will comment. I've rented space at Dee411. I rented the space without checking out her blog, but after a quick glance I do believe that she is also a Lulu author. I shall check her site out more later, but please check her site out as a thank you for allowing space for mine. Later

Monster-in-Law

I rent my movies through Netflix. We used to have a movie rental place here in town, but for some reason it closed, and with me not being able to drive, it just makes it easier to be able to see movies. We received this movie last weekend, and I really liked it. I'm not a big fan of Jennifer Lopez, but I did like her in this movie. Now this isn't one that I would go out and buy for my collection, but it was enjoyable to watch. Jane Fonda was wonderful as the mother-in-law. I would definitely recommend this to watch.

No Accumulation

Well, the snow came and went. Just a little dusting on the ground is all we got. So much for the 3-5 inches. Work went fairly well tonight. No major upheavels, or at least, upheavels for me. I managed to talk hubby into getting groceries tonight after work. After much grumbling, he said that he was heading to electronics which was fine with me. That meant that I could shop in peace. After I finshed picking up everything on the list, I headed to where he was and told him that I was ready. We checked as normal, headed out the door as normal, put groceries in the truck as normal, but when I went to put some stuff in the back seat, I had a surprise waiting for me. While dear ol' hubby pretended to be in electronics, he actually picked out a vase of two roses, a box of candy, and the cutest teddy bear for me. The sneak. There are days where I could just pull my hair out over him and then there are days where I just gotta love him. Later

Better Than Expected

Well, things seemed to go much better tonight. I was left alone to do my work with what I needed to use. I had myself all worked going in. My stomach was getting quesy as hubby pulled up to let me out, but everything worked out just fine. They're calling for snow. Yay! We had some big, fat, pretty flakes coming down Wednesday, but there was no major accumulation. This time they're calling for 3-5 inches for my area. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I may get my camera out this time and send some pictures to another blogging friend of mine. She lives in Georgia and doesn't get to see the pretty white stuff. There's some type of new program going on at work that will be implemented the 17th. The signs say to stop by medical to pick up instructions and such. They're calling it "The Biggest Loser" and I think it has something to do with trying to lose weight. My hubby suggested that we both look into it. I may do so next week when I have more time. We both need to lose quite a few pounds. Later

Try It Again

Okay, I'm going to try going back into work in the morning. I called in yesterday and basically told them, " I just don't feel like putting up with you". Who knows? I may not have a job when I go back. I know that should bother me, but it really doesn't. I've been doing searches over the web on legit work at home jobs. Is there really a legit work at home job? If there is would someone please point me in the right direction? I feel like I'm going insane, and I really don't want to go back to that "hellhole". What to do, what to do? I'm giving everyone my apologies for boring you with my escapades at work. Honestly, there is nothing else that I do. That place takes up most of my time, and when I do have time, I'm so mentally exhausted that I don't want to do anything. MSN Spaces is being a pain right now. I've been reading around and it seems that I'm not the only one having problems. I can't access my profile to change some settings and my pic. For others, it's not being able to add comments, not being able to add photos, and problems with media players(or whatever the toy is). I'm really irritated with the bugs and glitches going on, but that doesn't change my opinion on the new changes. I happen to like them. Especially having more themes to choose from. It helps with me not being satisfied with what I have. Now I can change my theme on a whim to whatever interests me at the moment. I like being able to do that. I just wish that I could acces the html and play around a little bit. Well alot of good it did me to set up an Amazon account. Noone's clicking my book links except for myself to check my accurace at coming up with the code. I may think about adding another list of my fave games that I like to play or maybe some links to electronics. I'm an electronics nut. Can't understand, but I love to play with them. We filled out our taxes today while we took a break from that wretched place. We're not getting squat back. Seems like I can't get a break anywhere. Anyway, with what we do get back, I'll put some into savings to pay on the taxes for the car when they come due, and both the hubby and my son are needing eye checkups and new glasses. I'll also be paying some bills that I have gotten behind on with missing work due to the flu. Where's having the luck to win the lottery when you need it? Later

**it Hit the Fan

It all came to a head tonight. I don't think I it would be wise for me to give details, but I can say that I had had enough. I clocked out and left, and I don't know if I will be going in tomorrow. It is so miserable there. I put a resume on Monster.com, but don't see how it will do any good with me not knowing how to drive. I feel like I am getting ready to hit rock bottom, and as of right now, I don't see how I'm going to get out of it. After coming home, I was able to calm down and relax a little. I'm going to try to get my butt into bed early and get some much needed rest. Later

This Wasn't a Good Day

Really bummed and depressed right now. Work was miserable for me tonight. I won't bore you with details. Hubby didn't help matters any by picking. Right now I feel like I'm at my wit's end. Going to play MSN Games for a little bit then head off to bed. Later

Where Has the Time Gone

Where has the time gone my little one You’re growing so fast every day Everything about you and around you is changing And I really don’t know what to say Where has the time gone my little one You’re growing older and so am I It seems just like yesterday you were a baby And it was the first time I heard you cry Where has the time gone my little one Now it’s your first year in school You’re learning so much so fast And it’s getting harder to make you follow rules Where has the time gone little one Soon you’ll be going to high school and hanging with the girls You’ll be experiencing different emotions And entering a whole new world Where has the time gone little one You’ll be off to college or marriage will come first You’ll understand one day what I’m feeling When your wife will give birth Where has the time gone my little one One day my hair will be turning gray And I’ll be leaving you alone I hope that life will be good to you I’ll pray Where has the time gone This and all other works contained in this site are copyrighted©. No reproduction in any manner is permitted.

It's Going Around

Hubby's been complaining for the past couple of days that he hasn't been feeling well. This morning he woke before I did(there's a first time for everything)and got dressed. He then proceeded to wake and tell me that he was going to the doctor, and if I wanted to get groceries, I had better get up and get going. I hurried out of bed and got dressed myself and we both headed out the door. He dropped me off at Wal-Mart to get the shopping done while he went on to the doctor. He met me in McDonald's saying that the office was full and that they had already treated alot of people from our area. Some type of URI is going around is what the doctor stated. With groceries done got, we picked up his medicine and headed back home. He is now in the bedroom watching the movies we picked up and my son is in the living room watching the movie I picked up for him. By doing everything so late in the day it feels like my day is already gone, and I will have to go back to work tomorrow. It's so thrilling to go into work everyday. While at Wal-Mart, I picked up a dumbbell set in the hopes that I will get off my lazy butt and actually use them. I really need to shed some pounds, but it is so hard when I crave the sweets. I actually would prefer to eat sweets over healthy food. I know that's a bad thing to do, but when that piece of chocolate cake is just sitting there looking, oh, so good, you can't help but eat it. Later

A Lazy Day

Nothing much done today although I don't usually do that much of anything on the weekends. After working all week, I just don't seem to have the momentum on the weekends to do much. Blogger was being a pain today. I went there to delete some blogs that I had and create another one for using with affiliates and such, but couldn't do much of anything. After giving up with that, I tried reading some blogs but couldn't access them. Talk about irritating. We had a little snow this evening. It hasn't been much of a winter here this season. It seems like everywhere around us is getting the most of the snow while we only get a dusting. I for one am tired of winter and am ready for spring. Now, don't get me wrong. I do love the winter but only for so long. I'm ready to hear birds singing, people mowing their yards, and see some color again. I think I'm also itching to get my camera out again. It's been a long while since I've used it. I kind of lost the interest last year. I managed to do some studying and finished up module 3. I just received module 4 in the mail yesterday and am ready to start on it. Now I should be doing some actual web designing and html. I'm eager to start. Later

Flightplan

Just got done watching this one. Again, I feel that Jodie Foster done an exceptional job. I've always liked her in movies. I really liked the story in this one. It has one of those twist kind of endings. I can say that this one that I don't mind having in my DVD library.

Yay! The Weekend

I am so glad that work is finally over or at least for two days. I am so tired and my feet and legs are killing me. I have a funny feeling that work is really going to get on my nerves worse than it did before with this superviser. Well, I didn't go to my appt. today like I was supposed to. After going to bed, I did nothing but toss and turn. I don't think I fell asleep until around 5:00 am, and then dear ol' hubby wakes me up coming to bed around 6:00 am from gaming online to read. Let's just say that when the alarm went off for me to get up there was absolutely no way I could get up that early and then go into work feeling like crap so I made my appt. for another day. Gonna cut this one short and play a few rounds of Zuma before heading off to bed. Later

February-Theme of the Month

Obviously, I went with the hearts for Valentine's Day. Work went somewhat okay even though the superviser was a major pain. Sorry for only the posts about work. Sometimes it seems like my life is so boring cause that's all that I ever do is eat, sleep, and work. Have to cut this short due to an appt. today at 11:00 am. That's way early for me. Later

Much Better

Tonight went much better. I had a talk with my lead, and she explained exactly what was going on. The superviser is getting on her nerves also. He won't let her run the line the way it needs to be run. For some strange reason, when someone becomes a superviser they believe that they know everything there is to know about the dept. when in reality they don't. Anyway, the talk with her made me feel much better, and I was able to tolerate him somewhat after that. Please notice under Other Blogs I Read that there is a new listing. Jetting Through Life by Melissa. I discovered her when I had my other blog under Blogger. She left a comment and since then I have been checking in every so often. It had been awhile since the last time I looked in on her blog so I decided to see what was new, and I was overwhelmed. She has changed her template, and it looks great. With her title being Jetting Through Life, she has went with an airplane theme for her look. Please take a moment and give her a look. I worked last night on my space adding some books to my bookshelf. I did this after setting up an account with Amazon. Probably this weekend I will add lots more titles, and would appreciate a click from you guys. I've also tried setting up an account with Kadoodle and using the sponsored links module, but it's not working out well. I may be removing it if nothing pops up in the next few days. By doing this on my space here, it has given me an idea of trying to come up with a space strictly for the purpose of associates, sponsored links, and such to generate some cash flow. I don't really have time through the week due to work, so I may be experimenting this weekend. If all turns out well, I will be adding the link. I would like to take a moment now and do a little shameless self promotion. Under my websites, I added a link to Lulu. This a site for self publishing. My original intent was to work up my poems into a manuscript and use Lulu to publish a book of my poetry. Since then I have talked myself out of it(I'm great at doing things like that) thinking that maybe my poetry isn't good enough, but what I wanted to convey to you is instead of publishing my book, I uploaded some of my photos for sale to the public. Please take a moment of your time and check out my storefront at Lulu, Proffitt's Place. Well, I think that's it for tonight. I need to stop playing on the web so late and get my butt into bed. I've been waking up tired this whole week, but after a day at work, it's hard to come home and not get on this computer. Later

One of Those Nights

I won't bore you with all the details, but it just seemed like everyone I worked with was getting on my nerves. The superviser was the worst one. I absolutely can't stand it when someone stands over my shoulder and watches me work. It makes me feel like I'm not doing my job well enough. Anyway, tonight's done with, and hopefully tomorrow will be better. I signed up for my Amazon Associate's ID. I love shopping there. Amazon and Wal-Mart are my favorite sites to shop. Now that I've signed up I added a few more books to my bookshelf list. I have always loved reading Laura Ingalls Wilder. She's been a favorite author since I was a little girl. I have read all of her books, but there are times when I love to sit down and reread them. Her way of storytelling makes me feel like I was right there with her experiencing it for myself. One reason I love her stories is that they remind me of my mother. She's told me stories of her growing up that sound similar to the way Laura lived. Another series of books that I have added is the Rocky Ridge Years. The author, Roger Lea MacBride, tells the story of Laura and Almanzo living in the Ozarks and raising their only daughter, Rose. These are a must read for anyone that enjoys The Little House series. Keep an eye out on my bookshelf as I will be adding more titles in days to come when I can find time.