Enough already. I didn’t scream it, but I wanted to. The doctor had been lecturing my son and myself about what had to be done – and so far he hadn’t run any tests. He had asked the basic question, “what brings you here today,” and then gone into his monologue. My son turned to …
Reviewing of the Butcher Box Service For several years, we invested part of our income tax refund into organic beef. Basically, we would go in with several other folks to purchase a cow and then when it was butchered we’d collect our portion. It’s expensive if you consider it has to be paid all in …
“You can’t have a bb gun because you’ll shoot your eye out.” The sentiment might have been from a movie, but I often thought about it when I contemplated homeschooling. People told me I would regret it. People told me I’d ruin my children. People told me I’d hinder them from pursuing higher education. After …
Being already behind the cart doesn’t make me excited about needing to go to town. Don’t get me wrong. We only live eight miles from town, but when all is said and done it will take at least an hour for any trip and it was an hour I didn’t have (since I had already …
It takes a village – almost literally – to maintain the gardens around my house. It’s my fault (mostly). I had grand visions of botanical gardens running through my head each spring so I kept adding to the beds until the beds overtook me. And then I had kids. I kept up the beds until …
According to a report on Fox & Friends on March 29, 2019, kids are having more surgeries for sports injuries than professionally athletes. Why – because we aren’t throwing them out of the house. Okay, maybe that wasn’t what they said. But it was close. Kids aren’t free playing anymore. The aggressive sports players do …
Confession time! I gave up shampoo three years ago and haven’t looked back. I used to tell people that I quit washing my hair, but it made my husband uncomfortable. “You DO wash your hair,” he kept insisting. It’s true. I wash my hair, just not with anything you might expect. It all started with …
I give you permission to do things a little different – a little different from the way you do them, a little different from the way others do them, or a little different from the directions. When you dare to try new things, you never know what you might discover. While cleaning out some of …
The first thing you think of when it comes to cutting the budget probably doesn’t have to do with food. After all, you have to have food – especially if you have kids. If you do have kids, you probably have already figured out that you need lots of food. But when you have cut …
You can always find a reason to complain – or you can find a reason to praise. The difference is not just in your experience but in the experience you leave with those you encounter. The Mom had a treat this past weekend. I had the opportunity to spend two whole nights in a hotel …