Make It Homemade ~ Thrifty Tip Tuesday

Jamie is a never-ending source of money saving information. She truly is a money magnet and one site I visit daily [either directly or through feed-reader]. So, when Jamie put [...]

Chickens!

Around here chicken is a word that makes us smile.
There is a story after all.
When we moved to Virginia in late Spring 2002 the kids were still quite young. Megan [...]

Parenting ~ How Involved Do You Get In Your Teenager’s Life?

Why did I ever think having 3 kids so close in age would be a good idea?
Talk about your duh moment. Okay, not really. It’s not like I planned any [...]

Auto Speak with Dip Stick

Since Car Talk with Click & Clack is already taken.

Amanda: I should drive your Jeep to school. There were two Jeeps in stadium [parking lot] parked up on the ice [...]

Sledding, Bunny Tracks, & Lost Roosters or What I Did On My Winter Vacation

I know when we grow up we are supposed to dread the snow. We curse its existence. How dare it prevent us from going and doing what we want to [...]

Snowy Chickens and a Simple Christmas Tree

So, here we are in the path of the snow storm. Can I just say ~ YAY! The pictures above were from the very onset of the snowfall. We got [...]

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow ~ Please

We have a 60% chance of snow Friday night and continuing into Saturday, although Amanda is hoping it will fall tonight and start their Winter Break one day early. [...]

You Know You’re A Blogger When…

The Friday after Thanksgiving Dwayne was reading the paper when he spotted an ad for his work boots on sale at Sears. We soon realized this particular sale started Saturday [...]

Super Quick Update

I have been away from blogging for about a week now and I do have to say the break was much needed and much appreciated. My family and I traveled [...]

Does Your Dog Do This?

We think she is part dog, part cat, and part people. She was napping [and snoring] when I looked over to find her. She woke up at my movement, but [...]

What is it all about anyway?

There are many things I do not know. Many things of which I am unsure. I have no clue what I want to do career-wise. I have a couple of [...]