Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 15th, 2009
I’m so excited! My new-ish friend, fellow blogathon-er, writers’ group member and writing colleague decided that my blog is worthy of his Ripe Tomato Award for Blogging Excellence. I was presented with this award two days ago, along with 15 other bloggers in Blog Salad’s high esteem. Ron S. Doyle, author of Blog Salad, is [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Tips on Jul 14th, 2009
I received an email from BabyCenter today entitled, “9 ways to make your child feel special.” I immediately deleted it and decided to write my own. It will be interesting to see what I come up with compared to what they listed. ♥ Spend 10 minutes per evening with one child sitting on the couch, [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Reflections on Jul 13th, 2009
Yesterday I was struck hard by baby fever once again. I wrote about my last major case in December of last year. This one was much, much worse, probably due to the fact that I actually got to hold the baby rather than simply looking at one on TV. My kids have a new baby [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 11th, 2009
Congratulations to the three winners of the Spilt Milk book giveaway! Tara Hill Amanda W. MMW Hope you enjoy your books!
Posted in Giveaways!, Guest Bloggers on Jul 10th, 2009
Get the Best for Your Baby Without Spending a Bundle Baby products are an $8.9 billion industry in the U.S., with hundreds of new products added to the lineup each year. With an ever increasing range of choices, and seemingly limitless options, shopping for a new baby can be daunting and expensive. Retailers and manufacturers [...]
Posted in Brags, Miscellaneous on Jul 8th, 2009
Yesterday I ran to town for awhile for a doctor’s appointment and groceries. I left the kids at home figuring they’d be much more entertained there. When I got home, the girls had * vacuumed * dusted * mopped * done all the laundry * emptied the dishwasher and put all the dirty dishes in [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 6th, 2009
Last week I got out our ancient pop-up camper and set it up in the backyard, not an easy task for the mechanically disinclined. It was musty and desperately in need of fresh air, but that didn’t deter the kids; they moved in immediately, long before my declared airing-out time was up. “Phew, it stinks [...]
Posted in Holidays on Jul 3rd, 2009
I hope y’all have a fun, fireworks-filled weekend, remembering that people fought for our freedom, the same freedom that gives us the right to enjoy, uninhibited, a fun, fireworks-filled weekend. Have a happy 4th!
Posted in Giveaways!, Guest Bloggers on Jul 2nd, 2009
The following is by today’s guest blogger, Linda Vujnov, author of Spilt Milk No Sharing! My mother is the queen of sharing. When dining together, if your meal does not appear as appetizing as hers, she will not only offer you tastes, but will trade entrees on request, unless you happened to order fish. She [...]
Posted in Guest Bloggers on Jul 1st, 2009
The Evolution of a Natural Birthing, Attachment Parenting, Homeschooling Mom When I was pregnant with my first child, I assumed he’d sleep in a crib. After all, that’s where babies sleep, right? At that time, I’d never heard of co-sleeping, slings or attachment parenting. Dr. Brazelton was barely on my radar, much less Dr. Sears. [...]
