This is a plant that I had never seen, and certainly never heard of, until Texas. For that matter, the first time I learned of it was through Ison’s Nursery & Vineyard. My husband had ordered a few Muscadine grapevines from them and we had been happy with the prices and service, so we were looking […]
I was going through photos on my desktop and noticed I had this one just sitting there. It’s from the All About Babies & Kids Expo in Houston, held back in July. By this point, I had been cloth diapering only a month, and had been in touch with Sara at Kissaluvs, to get permission to post […]
The other day, a friend shared a link on Facebook, to an article by Alissa at Creative with Kids. It was entitled You Know What Will Ruin My Kids? or Banishing the Should Mama I am such a “Should” Momma, at least in my head. I look around my house and think, “If I was a good Momma, we wouldn’t […]
Christmas isn’t all that far away, especially since we generally exchange gifts with my parents at Thanksgiving (airfare is FAR cheaper then… and it isn’t total overload for the kids.) This year, I’m hoping to get most of our holiday preparations done at home, instead of through stores. This is going to mean a lot […]
Our house is a Netflix House. We don’t have cable (or we sort-of do, but it isn’t hooked up to our television – on purpose) or antenna television, so we don’t see anything unintentionally. As a result, until yesterday, I didn’t even know that Imagination Movers had a show on Disney Junior. Apparently, they do. And… […]
When we lived in Alaska, we anticipated snow on the ground (snow that would stay) by Halloween. My friends are already mentioning frosts and cleaning out their gardens. Meanwhile, here in Texas, we’re finally getting out of the 90s and, by golly, I’m ready to garden! Despite our family being sick, I’ve tried to get […]
When this shirt didn’t fit, I wasn’t surprised, or upset. BUT… I KNEW that fabric would be great for something! There had to be something that I could use it for, right? When I happened upon this 20 minute ruffle dress tutorial today on Baby Making Machine, I knew that I could turn it into a dress… and […]
