One of our favorite holiday traditions, generously shared by sweet friends, several years ago. Cranberry Tea In a small pot, pour 1 - 12 oz ...

"My Papa's gonna get me married; he's gonna get me a mom and I'm gonna nurse my baby with momma milk and he's gonna get...

waiting for Gramma & Grampa to get here Gramma Joyce told Ton' he looks like one of those boys on the TV 5 generations Josiah, takin...

"Eunices? I had a dream about going to Eunices!" I'm not quite sure how Josiah had dreamed of lunching at a place he'd nev...

"UP!" silly girl, she saw Ton' grab the carrier and thought it was for her. (good bub that he is, Alice was quickly replaced w...

We had some pretty tasty muffins this morning; while I still remember how I made them I figured I'd write up the recipe. Get Her Goin...

way too fast

We 're getting more than a little tired around here of all the crying and whining. The little patients are taking a toll on our patienc...

well not a creation , so much as a copy I'm a much better copier than creator. Megan bought some awhile back, so I've had 'em ...

I've said it far too many times, "Stupid people should be shot." And yet more and more often I'm finding that I am one of ...

Tyler has made numerous pairs of 'slippers' over the years; looks like Josiah's going to follow in his footsteps. (stupid pun co...

"One of the great things about this house is we have great art-hanging spots!" exuberantly shared Jeremiah the other day. Funny. I...

gotta love the eco-packaging

I really wanted to go out to eat tonight. I'd left some of the dishes and pans from last night (I know - always leave the sink shiny...)...

A few weeks ago I ordered The Messies Manual after reading that Jen was excitedly waiting for her copy after she ordered one cause one of...

"You shouldn't say that; it sounds like you're tempting God," Tyler told me last week when I told him I could not get sic...

thanks (again) to teachkidsart we went from whining "I can't draw a fish" over and over and over to "Thank-you, Momma, fo...

Tyler and I have talked about how important beauty is to our well-being but we'd never really realized it before. Spending my days in t...

It's been 3 long weeks since we've had any real milk in the house and 3 1/2 months since we've had the really good stuff (fres...

every. single. day. NOT!!! poor little sweetie

~ oh yeah peppermint oil! We use it for several things around here but my favorite way to use peppermint oil right now is in the bath or sh...

I know; I said I'd never do it. Apparently, I lied. I'm doing it. If I commit any FB faux pax I trust everyone will just forgive me...

Reversible wal-mart style shopping bags! Aren't they so cute ?! ~ It's easy to use re-usable shopping bags at some stores (the hard ...

she sho do has what it takes Today Lexi added Lily to her list of words and said, "I love you" this evening which, while I'd l...

As I was surveying the aftermath of dessert I thought to myself I really am the cheapest person I know. It gets worse; I re-used one of the ...

I am beyond tickled with myself this time. I've had a project idea for a few weeks now, perfected in my mind, at least. I searched onlin...

The kids and I were shopping and wanted a little snack for on the way home. I grabbed some sugar wafers. You can't choke on a sugar wafe...

It makes me happy. Really it does. But it also makes me want to cry.

If your freezer seems to be going out, don't ignore it and hope it fixes itself; Chances are pretty good that it won't!