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The kids and I spent a long weekend (Thursday through Monday) at my parents house a few days ago and had a blast.  My parents have a lot going on – chickens, a nice fenced yard with a garden, dogs, and my sister and her kids live very close by so we get to see them often when we stay.  We were...

I really love hammock swings.  They are different (and in my opinion, much more superior) than regular hammocks because: 1.  You can completely relax in one without worrying about flipping out. 2. You can spin around in circles on a hammock swing, making it more fun for kids.  Do I recommend this,...

Would you like to know how you can stop using shampoo and conditioner and have the best hair you’ve ever had?  A month ago, I was tired of constantly washing my hair every day. No matter how much I tried to take care of my hair, it was always super greasy the day after washing it and I’d...

Furrow in the Clouds: The Story of Young Thomas Easterling – Farmboy, Fighter Pilot, Prisoner of War Written by Richard Drebert Good Book Publishing Find it on Amazon.com Find it on GoodReads This is a memoir worth reading! Furrow in the Clouds gave me the opportunity to see life through the...

Believe it or not, this year was the first we have had an Easter egg hunt.  I didn’t have the energy to deal with community Easter egg hunts when Emma was younger and I knew bigger kids would be running around grabbing up all the eggs (plus I never know if I can trust that candy).  This year...

A few months ago, I was being repeatedly plagued awakened by my 3-year-old daughter who would come bounding into my bedroom at unholy hours of the morning ready for the day.  This of course woke her 1-year-old brother (who still resides in my room at night).  Let the weeping and gnashing of teeth...

Isn’t this beautiful? I came across it on Deviant Art.  It’s so atmospheric, I absolutely love it!

A friend of mine let me play around with her VERY nice (drool-worthy) camera yesterday and I got some awesome pics of the kids!  It was also a beautiful sunny day (for a change) which made it that much more fun.  :) This little taste of summer got me excited about the upcoming warm weather!

Lamb’s Easter Surprise Written by Christine Taylor-Butler Illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson Sterling Children’s Books Lamb’s Easter Surprise is a hardcover touch-and-feel story about a group of farm animals who work hard to make Easter special for a little girl.  They dye eggs, decorate...

I love to travel through books – both fiction and nonfiction.  I was kind of a weird teen I think because when I went to the library, along with the normal fictional reads I checked out travel guides and books on far-away places (always with lots of pictures).  Cooper’s Pack is a series...

  All of my babies were born weeks after their due date, so I had never really heard about the dangers of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) before recently.  I was still careful to have people wash their hands before touching my baby, of course.  But did you know you could unintentionally pass...

 I’ve discovered the joys of painting on fabric and there are very few solid t-shirts left in the house as a result.  Hm, what else can I stencil?  Hand towels? Socks? Sheets?  John had better guard his t-shirts with his life because eventually I’m going to run out of things to stencil...

I FINALLY got around to taking the railing off of Emma’s crib.  My good-natured little girl has been climbing in and out of her crib like a monkey for a year now!  I put off doing it because I thought we would keep the crib up for Isaac and set up a separate toddler bed for Emma, but it never...