a "smartt" girl's ideas for delicious food, curious kids, and healthy living
Because this story is long, I'm sharing it in several stages. This is Part I. If you tend to be a private sort of person (like my mom), you are probably thinking I'm bonkers for posting my story on here. Who would do that, voluntarily? I guess to some people, sharing surgical and emotional details is a worst nightmare; to others, it's therapy. I'm in the second camp, obviously. It feels ... Keep Reading
The other day I had "a moment." I'm not proud of this moment, but it's relevant, so here goes. Sam, my four-year-old, and I were spending time together. I wanted to do something "school" related with him. The spring semester of the "preschool" I teach at home was pretty much non-existent due to the flu and my miscarriage, and I was afraid he would forget how to hold a pencil or ... Keep Reading
I thought I'd put together this handy list for moms, grandmas, Vacation Bible School organizers, party planners, soccer team moms...anyone who may have a large group of kids to feed with multiple allergies. And it comes with a handy-dandy free list of food-preparing tips from a psycho hyper-anxious mom of how to not give someone's kid an allergic reaction!! Isn't that priceless!! You're welcome! ... Keep Reading
Do you ever feel like you are addicted to technology? I kind of do. This is weird for me to admit. I'm not a "compulsive" kind of person. I'm not lured by pop-culture, mass-media, gizmo-gadgets. I've never been that into TV. Heck, I don't even watch "The Bachelor." {Crazy, I know.} The point is, I have better things to do than technology, and I try to be 100% attentive to my kids. Until ... Keep Reading
After I moved to "the South," I realized a few things about Southerners: They say "y'all," and you will, too, if you live there long enough. They don't know a stranger. They love their cornbread. I enjoyed the first two, but the cornbread? I was never all that impressed. That is, until I had a Jiffy corn muffin. And the world stood still. {Read the rest of my guest post at Keeper ... Keep Reading
I love the library. I'm a huge library nerd. {Ask my mom about the time I card-cataloged the books in our home. For fun. When I was 12. True story.} However, going to the library with kids can be overwhelming. Is it just me? The doors open, and instantly my children sense the solemn quietude and raise their voices 3.5 decibels, arguing over who gets to push the elevator buttons. Up in ... Keep Reading
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