For the past few months I have been under a lot of stress. I have been sick dealing with kidney stones and on top of that, issues with our neighbors making EXCESSIVE noise from 10pm to 7am, EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK! Seriously, this has been going on for 6 months, EVERY NIGHT. Anyway, we are having … [Read more...] about Getting Outside and Enjoying the Springtime Weather
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Making an ottoman that will survive the Terrible 2’s
I had to throw out our old ottoman a week ago. It's not that we were redecorating or anything. It's just that my daughter had completely destroyed it between spilling food and finger paint all over it. No matter how many times I told her to be careful on the furniture, she let that slip from her … [Read more...] about Making an ottoman that will survive the Terrible 2’s
Life Story Talk – Write and Share Your Life Stories
Are you looking for a creative writing outlet for all of your true life stories? Well today, I would like to introduce you to a really cool web site called Life Story Talk. Life Story is a really cool platform where writers can get together and write down their life's stories in an easy to use … [Read more...] about Life Story Talk – Write and Share Your Life Stories
Starting the Long Search for the All Important Prom and Formal Dress
Back in January, my son and his girlfriend decided to attend their winter formal. Since this young lady is my son's first "official" girlfriend and this was their official formal, everything had to be perfect. Luckily for the moms, they did decide early enough for us to start looking for the tuxedo … [Read more...] about Starting the Long Search for the All Important Prom and Formal Dress
Young Children and Cell Phones – Your Opinion Please
I have 2 nephews who are a big part of our lives...matter of fact, they are like second children to us because we do spend a lot of time with them. My one nephew just turned 10 and my other nephew just turned 13. (they have Birthdays in the same month). Well, both are demanding cell phones out of … [Read more...] about Young Children and Cell Phones – Your Opinion Please
Mailbox Monday – What Did You Get in Your Mailbox Last Week?
Every Monday we are going to share some special things we got the previous week in our mailbox and we encourage all of you to tell us about the "special" things you got in your mailbox! These "special" things can be gifts you received, special greeting cards or giveaways you won on the web! … [Read more...] about Mailbox Monday – What Did You Get in Your Mailbox Last Week?
Happy 4th Birthday to Miss Nellari our Grand Dog
Today is our grand dog's 4th Birthday and we are going to celebrate her Birthday in style! Later today we are having a little Birthday party for her and 4 of her doggy playmates will be attending. We ordered a doggy Birthday cake, some bakery-style dog treats and got the dogs all new balls. It … [Read more...] about Happy 4th Birthday to Miss Nellari our Grand Dog
Natural Remedies for Spring Allergies
Do any of you suffer with seasonal allergies or with spring allergies? If so, I would love to know if you have any natural or homeopathic remedies to help ease those seasonal allergy symptoms? Every year...just about every member of my family comes down with miserable allergy symptoms as soon as … [Read more...] about Natural Remedies for Spring Allergies