I am going to BlogHer this August. That’s a given. You can relive the excitement of my BlogHer announcement with me and all of the lovely spammers who LOVE that post. (Seriously, BlogHer 2010 Here I Come! receives 90% of the comments that end up in my spam filter.) Well, it’s time for more exciting […]
First Name’s Dinty, Second Name’s Moore
Monday, March 29, 2010 by 7 Comments
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hormel Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. Cooking for a family of seven is no easy task. Just ask my mom. Like me and her mom before her, she had five children. I’m the third generation mom of five, and I love it. But […]
What is Fishful Thinking?
Saturday, January 23, 2010 by 7 Comments
While we are all working hard relaxing and taking it easy this weekend, I thought it would be nice to share this new Fishful Thinking overview with you. Most of my regular readers know that I am a Fishful Thinking faculty mom, but some of you newer or first time readers may not have heard […]
The Goldfish Guide to Raising Optimistic Kids
Saturday, January 16, 2010 by 5 Comments
Today I am going to stay away off my computer and enjoy my family. I’m going to play games (like Bananagrams, which is our current daily game), read my book (if you’ve ever considered reading Three Cups of Tea consider this your motivation to do it-it’s great!), and maybe even sneak out on a lunch […]
The Power of Hope
Sunday, January 3, 2010 by 5 Comments
It’s amazing how messages sometimes come at just the right time. When I watched this video this morning I felt grateful. Grateful because I recognized that my hope has been restored. A couple of months ago, I had lost my hope. I was consumed by despair because of the stresses of our current situation. Starting […]
The Spirit of Christ(mas)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 by 5 Comments
Brandie from the Rudy Family Rukus is a mom of 3 (you’ve GOT to check out the gorgeous pictures of her family), a fantastic blogger, nurse, and scrap-booker. She’s also a genuine, friendly person. She shared this video with her readers last weekend, and was kind enough to re-post it here for me here while […]
Happy {Insert Holiday Here}
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 by 10 Comments
The older my kids get, the busier the holiday season becomes. That’s 5 kids who are involved in boy and girl scouts, choirs, youth activities at church, plays at school and orchestra. And each of those activities seem to schedule some kind of Winter presentation. This morning, I headed to the elementary school to hear […]
In The Spirit of Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 26, 2009 by 3 Comments
This video makes me smile. I am thankful for so many things. But mostly I am thankful for a strong family, good friends, and faith in God. Those are the things that last. Those are the things that can’t be taken away by tough times. Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day.
Creepy Crawly….Oreos for Halloween?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 by 1 Comment
I don’t have a single Halloween decoration out in my house. The extent of our craftiness this Fall is limited to my allowing the kids to use some really old orange and black glitter glue that I picked up on Halloween clearance a few years ago. I thought about making something creepy and crawly and […]
Necco’s got talent!
Saturday, May 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Necco performed at the Elementary school’s annual talent show tonight. She did fabulous singing Just Wave Hello by Charlotte Church. We were all shocked when she said she’d like to sing at the talent show this year-all by herself! What courage! She was a little timid when she got up onto the stage tonight, but […]
