Chocolate is my weakness (ok–ONE of my weaknesses. I have many). When I discovered how easy it is to make hand-dipped chocolates that are even better than the boxed chocolate truffles, I just about did a back-flip (a friend of mine and her mother in law taught me, and I am eternally indebted to…
CANDY – It’s What’s For Breakfast!
Happy Easter, everyone! Easter morning…..one of the few mornings that my kids get to eat candy for breakfast (heck, for the whole day!). We’re enjoying the day listening to General Conference, spending the day with family, and eating a big dinner together. Wonderful! Enjoy your day!
Goal Setting and Hope
It is a new month and therefore I have a new Fishful Thinking focus for my family. This month’s special ingredient is Goal Setting and Hope.
Trapped? – Give Me Your Best Shot
Today I had a different sort of picture to share. Since this week has been Spring Break for me and my kids, we’ve had a lot of adventurous outings. Yesterday, my friend, Safire, and I and our 8 kids (combined) plus her dog drove up to Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. It’s one of our favorite…
What Has Blogging Taught You?
MamaKat’s Writer’s Workshop prompt #1 called for a list of 10 things blogging has taught you. Here’s a quick list, in no particular order: • I have a social side to me that I never knew existed. Social networking? PR? Suddenly, I’m a pro. • I am good at something other than making dinner and…
The Power of a SEED
Some of you may have seen my recent vlog or my whrrl story for the SEEDs of Inspiration BlogHer 2010 partial sponsorship contest sponsored by SEED (a line of all natural body care) and hosted by Hip As I Wanna Be, Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom and Makeover Momma. I had so many posts on my…
SEEDs of Inspiration
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…
How Not To Decorate Easter Eggs
I’ve been dying Easter eggs with my kids for, what?, 12 years, I think. We’ve colored hundreds of hard boiled eggs. And over the years, we have collected quite an assortment of egg decorating accessories. So each Spring, we pull out the bag of egg dye equipment and set to work. This year, though, seems…
He Made His Own Shirt
He is so proud of his sewing skills. I feel guilty for discouraging him from wearing it out of the house. Someday he will thank me. For more Wordless Wednesday, see 5 Minutes for Mom.
The Rule of Thirds – A Bloggography Tutorial
What is the Rule of Thirds? The Rule of Thirds is a basic composition guideline in photography. It plays on the natural tendency for our eyes to be drawn towards certain parts of an image. Imagine a tic tac toe board. Now imagine that tic tac toe board sitting on top of your picture. The…
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