You might remember when Hazel gave her first talk about a year and a half ago. In that post I explained The Gideon Method , which we use f...

OK, Week 1 of the Dinner Swap is done and it was faaaabulous! I feel like a crazy person one day and a queen in the lap of luxury three day...

This is definitely the coolest, most functional, positively life-saving idea I have heard in a long time. Some friends and I are doing a Di...

Hey, y'all. That's how Kelly always greets us, and I have developed a surprising fondness for the warm southern saying. All part ...

You knew it was coming, right? Inevitable. Of course, somehow, someday, there would be baking on Art Tuesday. At first I thought of decor...

About 20 minutes ago I was standing out on our back deck with Poppy and Ginger, filling the plastic pool from the hose. Both neighbors have...

We had to skip or reschedule a couple Art Tuesdays because of travel and illness - the ups and downs of summer! - but we are back on track f...

It's pretty anticlimactic to go back to school a scant 5 1/2 weeks after you got out. It was hot then and it's still hot now. But ...

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was my first delve into "fantasy" and I was reluctant. But...

Among other things, summer is bubble season. And colorful. And a good time to make messes. So that was Art Tuesday this week. No clever p...

Some of you may think it's still summer, but for us, mid-July is practically back-to-school. Hazel goes into FIRST GRADE August 2. Whi...

This week's Art Tuesday was not exactly a start-to-finish project, but rather a combination of a la carte art components. First, we dis...

Here's how the text thread went with my friend this afternoon - G: Edward barbies are on clearance at target. $19!! Just thou ght you ...