A yummy Japanese inspired crunch cabbage salad.
Indoor Toys and Activities to Beat the Heat
Have your kids been suffering from the heat wave? Mine have. I can only let them do so much TV time, so I try to cut back, but when you lose several hours of outside run-amuck time, what do you do? Here are some stay-busy activities and toys that will keep your kids busy.
My Husband Hunts and I’m Not Ashamed
I don’t want this to be a political post. You guys may or may not know that in some areas I’m very conservative and other areas I’m very liberal and on most things I fall in a jagged line of middle ground. But recently, I’ve been thinking more and more about guns and some of […]
Get Your Hair Wet – Active Parenting Thoughts
Sometimes parenting seems very passive. Start the movie. Drop them off. Pick them up. Cheer from the sidelines. This summer has been super busy and some of it was just a matter of getting them there. Soccer camp. Art class. Swim lessons. But active parenting is a lot more than just being in the right […]
PediaSure Keeping My Kids Cool in the Hay Field and Making Mom a Winner
So you know how sometimes you are the mean mom? The mom who says no to Rainbow-Fruity-Sugar-Soda-Drinks? The mom who won’t let her kids watch that movie? Or sleep over at the neighbor’s house for the night? Yeah. I am that mom. My kids spent the large portion of last week in the hay field helping […]
When I Was a Kid – or Changing Fads That Don’t Change
You know when you’re a kid and there are those certain things that are so special. Fashion, fads and even that certain turn of phrase? I think it’s amazing how in some ways things have changed so much and in other ways, very little. Remember when the big phrase was “Hang Ten”? By the time […]
How Do You Save Seeds from Beans for Planting or Eating?
When you are growing an heirloom variety of beans (cow peas, or snap beans it doesn’t matter) it is easy to save the seeds from year to year. These are purple-hulled peas which are called that because of the bright purple-colored hulls they produce. You can eat these fresh as “green beans” or let […]
Creating a Backyard Getaway #SummerWithSears
My backyard is not the typical backyard of most suburbanites, I know. My backyard is productive. Active. Full of life in every sense of the word. It is my oasis away from an overly technical job at the computer. A backyard oasis must, for me, reconnect me with the earth in a hugely tangible way. Animals are […]
Building a Cedar Raised-Bed Planter – Backyard Botanical Gardening System Review
We shop at Sam’s Club all the time – with five kids, what do you expect? It’s a monthly journey to stock up on the stuff we need and take a look at what Sam’s Club has going on. Right now they have some incredible outdoor living items available, including this cedar raised-bed planter – their Backyard Botanical Complete Gardening System.
Sweet and Smokey Barbecue Ribs Recipe Using a Rib Rack
See how to enter a contest AND fabulous giveaway below.So anyone who knows me knows that I have a serious weakness. Barbecue. In fact, every birthday since I was old enough to have an opinion I’ve asked for just one dinner – Barbecue ribs. My favorite are juicy but not flabby, sweet and a little […]
Feelings Not Possible – My Struggle Postpartum
I’m alive. And oh so grateful. But with that life came scars that haven’t fully healed. And may never. Scars that still hurt every day. Scars that I’ve never had to live with before
Hot Wheels Party and the Double Dare Snare Giveaway
If you have little boys, chances are you have Hot Wheels. Our home is no different. So I was happy to have the opportunity to review the and host a testosterone-driven party at our house to check out the latest Hot Wheels track set. So I invited a couple of the boys’ friends and my […]
