A. Lots of broken branches B. Everything being cancelled or postponed C. The cold season being extended D. Decrease in morale E. All of the Above In case you were wondering, the answer is E. Spring is always sort of an adventure in Colorado and this year was especially exciting. We’d hoped we’d gotten the worst of the snow out of our system in March, but it kept coming with a vengeance in April causing everything from the Scout fundraiser…
I remember looking at my father like he had lost his mind. “You can’t go to a gas station without a car, it’s, it’s . . . it’s insane!” I protested, flashing my most dramatic “you’re-ruining-my-life” face. Dad was unrelenting and in the end, I furiously walked the 2.5 blocks to the gas station to fill the gas can so I could mow the lawn. Truthfully, it wasn’t a task that asked too much of me. I was old enough to drive…
Religiously, I feel like Easter is a very important holiday and I really want my children to understand that. This year, we tried out “Seven Days Till Easter” that was featured in the April edition of The Friend. Basically, each day in the week leading up to Easter we would learn something about Jesus by reading a scripture, singing a song, and matching what picture went with that day’s theme. Even though it took five minutes or less, it was still…
We used random.org to select our giveaway winner and it choose commenter number 9, or Brenna! Brenna, be on the lookout for an email from me asking for your current address. Thanks for all the comments this past week. I’ve loved reading all your ideas on how to be more green. I actually got three times more comments than I anticipated, so thank you for crushing my low expectations 🙂 The weather here is beautiful, so I think I’m going…
If you know me at all, you know that I’m a fan of repurposing. It gives me kind of a weird thrill to turn something that has lost its use into something really useful for hardly any money. I also like to sew, but the majority of my sewing is either for profit or personal use. This is partly because I’m selfish, but also partly because sewing clothes for little people can be really frustrating since everything is so tiny…
Doesn’t everyone want a nice rosy glow? Well, how about going for a run or doing a few push-ups before going out instead? That’ll do the trick every time. Do you want bright glowing eyes? Get some sleep. Red lips? Give them a little nibble and you’ll be just fine. Want to radiate from the inside out? Smile! –“Eliminating Lady Temptations” Maybe it’s just because I never really got the hang of the whole make-up…
I woke up this morning and was feeling pretty bummed because I hadn’t planned anything special to celebrate Earth Day. I started to feel guilty about how much I’ve used disposable diapers this month and how I have two separate car trips planned today that could have been consolidated into one if I’d done any sort of planning. I was feeling like a pretty terrible wannabe-tree-hugger. Noel and I were discussing my disappointment as he got ready for work and…
Maybe it’s because I live in Colorado, but I’m lucky to have several friends that share many of my strange hippie tendencies. A week or so ago, one of these friends sent out an email alerting a few of us to a really awesome event happening on April 20th. Um, no, not that 4/20 event. I’m talking about the Great Cloth Diaper Change of course! Normally, we are the kind of people that hate crowds or waiting in lines,…
Do you ever have one of those moments when you discover a hole in an article of clothing, start angrily muttering under your breath about how you can’t believe this item you just bought is already falling apart, but then almost have a heart attack when you start counting in your mind and realize that you’ve owned this item for 5+ years? Happens to me all the time. Where does the time go? What to do with these pieces is…
Noel requested red velvet cake for Valentine’s Day this year. Now there’s just one little problem I have with red velvet cake: the insane amount of red food dye most recipes call for. I was engrossed in researching cakes made with beets when Noel looked over my shoulder and interjected, “I’d rather have a good tasting cake that wasn’t red.” So, we turned to one of our trusted food blogs, Smitten Kitchen. I love Smitten Kitchen and have made maybe…