picture courtesy of : NorCal Blogs. Living in Tornado Alley gets old. Tornadoes are one of the scariest things you could ever go through. We have at least 10 close calls a year and somehow we have been spared so far. This past April we have had some of the worst weather I have ever…
Cloth diapering tips from the trenches…
How cute is that diaper??? I cloth diapered my last two babies and I loved it. We began it out of necessity and continued it out of loving not having to run to the store when I was out of diapers or wipes. Here’s some tips I used to give my cloth diaperstore customers on…
Guest Post: Welcome Jacki of the Raven’s Spell
About a year ago I came across the idea of Meatless Mondays, at about the same time that I watched (and was horrified by) Food, Inc (http://www.foodincmovie.com/). Having never been a big consumer of meat, and having watched baby chicks dumped onto conveyor belts, I decided it was time to incorporate those meatless days into…
Crazy response from someone at a restaurant on our way back from the beach…
We stopped at a Pizza Hut somewhere in Alabama. We went in to order. We were met with a very sweet country waitress. I’m from Tennessee so if I think she’s country…wow, she’s country. She says as we walk in…hey is she adopted. We were like yes (used to this line of questioning). She sits…
Stylish Blogger Award
I won an award….a blogging award…wow~really? Cool. Thank you Karen of Life with Karen for thinking of me for this award. It’s funny because we never think of ourselves as cool or interesting and then someone says…hey, you are! Nice~ Ok well the rules say now I must tell you 7 things about me and…
Meet Whitney from A Magnolia Heart
it’s so fun to meet people online. I think I have truly met the nicest people here. Whitney volunteered to do some free graphics for me. I have tried so hard to learn to do it myself and can not seem to master it. I need a book! My friend Whitney made two for me…
25 Things You Didn’t Want to Know About Me
1. I’ve been married for 18 years to the most amazing man! 2. I love disneyworld and wish I could take my kids more often. 3. I miss a dear friend of mine and wish I could go back in time and change the day that she was murdered. 🙁 4. I have a degree…
Wordless Wednesday
Did you say bone?
10 Family Friendly Activities to do in Nashville, TN
1. Adventure Science Museum~great place for kids, so many fun things to do here. 2. Nashville Zoo at Grassmere~animals a bit quieter and slower in summer but still a must see. 3. Wave pool~fun for all! 4. Discovery Children’s Museum~more fun for the preschool set but school agers would enjoy as well. 5. Sam Davis…
Welcome Karen today who wrote Healthy Cooking on a Budget!
Healthy Cooking on a BudgetBy Karen Greenberg of Karen’s Healthy Lifestyle We often hear that eating healthy is expensive and inconvenient. While it is true that fresh ingredients can cost more, healthy cooking doesn’t have to take any more time or effort than eating processed foods. With just a little planning, and a different method…
Graduation!
Remember back in the day when you only graduated from high school and college. Yeah, I want those days back. lol Last night was a night of new beginnings. My daughter graduated from pre-k last night and at the same time on the same night my son graduated from 8th grade. We sent the men…
It takes so little to make my girl happy.
A picnic on the lawn and a walk around the neighborhood is what makes her happy today. She talks and talks and tells me everything she’s thinking. I love our walks. The dog next door did not stop barking the entire time we were picnicing on the lawn. It was funny. This was one of…
Sandwich generation
Going to a meeting this week on dealing with being in the sandwich generation. It means taking care of children and taking care of parents at the same time. Hopefully I’ll get a few tips. I need it! Dealing with cancer while taking care of children at the same time can be very hard and…
End of the school year stress…
every year it begins on May 1st. The end of the year is so stressful. We have one strings concert to attend, at least one graduation (this year two on the same night at the same time), a play to attend and a musical. Whew! I love my children so much but this time of…
