Aunt Mary’s Scottish Shortbread Recipe {A Family Favorite}
Today is Frog’s last day of school! I can’t believe that the school year has flown by. He’s thrilled to start summer, but it’s bittersweet for me. Each year we inch closer to middle school, and...
View ArticleGuest Post over at Alderberry Hill today!
I’m so very excited to announce that I have a guest post over at Alderberry Hill where I show you a way to make a gift perfect for any mother of an athlete. This is a great accompaniment to my Swim...
View ArticleDealing with Temper Tantrum Troubles
I wrote this blog for Jenny over at Ignite Learning With Conscious Discipline as a part of her Shining on Sunday guest series. While my little blog here mainly discusses things like slow cooker recipes...
View ArticleTowel Pants Tutorial {Summer Swim League Swag}
Frog swims year-round competitively. Swimming in December and January, even in Georgia, can get pretty chilly. His home pool has heating and air-conditioning, but with limited insulation, the...
View ArticleGuest Post over at Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home!
You know, babies are awesome, amazing, and wonderful little creatures. I can’t think of anything better than the way a newborn baby smells, or those little coos that a baby makes… or a baby giggle! I...
View ArticleThe Blog Workshop: A Blogging Conference On My Own Time!
I don’t know about y’all, but my free time is pretty limited, but I’m loving this new hobby of mine, blogging! It’s hard to find time to do everything I want with blogging, and I tend to be a night...
View ArticleGingerbread Waffle Recipe
We love gingerbread around here. We love to bake and eat gingerbread boy cookies. We love warm gingerbread with lemon sauce. We like the gingerbread cookies that they sell at Raleigh Tavern in...
View ArticleParacord Survival Bracelets {Summer Swim League Swag}
Well, I’ve finally found a crafty hobby that has a large following of boys and men: Paracord Survival Bracelets! When I decided to teach myself some of the basic paracord bracelet weaving techniques,...
View ArticleFan Charm Bracelet Tutorial {Summer Swim League Swag}
I was lucky enough to be able to have a guest post over at Alderberry Hill a couple of weeks ago! I’m just starting to get my feet wet with jewelry making, but I’ve always loved charms and beads....
View ArticleGuest Post at Cheerios and Lattes
Well the past few days have been a doozy around here. During the storms that hit the East coast on Thursday, we had some heavy winds that knocked over this lovely old oak tree right onto the power...
View ArticlePatriotic Beaded Coasters {Red White and Blue Crafts at Sugar Bee Crafts}
I’m so excited that I’ve had the chance to be part of the Red White Blue Series over at Sugar Bee Crafts. There are a bunch of other wonderful projects that are being shared by contributors, so be sure...
View ArticleSport Fan Pendants {Summer Swim League Swag}
Well, the summer swimming season is winding to a close. Frog has one meet left this season (the “Big” one, in fact!), and then he’ll have a brief break from swimming. He has been doing very well, and...
View Article5 Strand Braid Flip Flops {Summer Swim League Swag}
I originally posted this 5 strand braid tutorial over at Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home. In case you missed it the first time, I’m sharing the tutorial here today. When I thought of something that...
View ArticleThe Blog Workshop: I attended!
If you’ve followed along, you’ll know that about 3 weeks ago, I told you about an opportunity that I had to get to listen in on The Blog Workshop’s 3-day conference. Well, after listening in on a bunch...
View ArticleMy New Silhouette Portrait: 10 Things I Can’t Wait to Make
If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I was lucky enough to win a Silhouette Portrait in May’s Silhouette promotion. I was thrilled to get such an awesome machine. In fact, Frog says I...
View ArticleTraveling with a Nursing Infant to Washington DC: Part 1
We just got back from another trip with the Monkey, and I realized that some of my experiences traveling with my nursling could possibly be helpful to other mothers out there. Monkey has just turned...
View ArticleHelp Celebrate Seven Alive’s Blogiversary with an Awesome Giveaway
I can’t remember if I mentioned this before, but one of my favorite stores is Target. I love Target. About 3 months ago, our local Target got renovated and it now has our food center. Now they don’t...
View ArticleGuest Blog Post at Crafty Meggy
I’m delighted to announce that I have a yummy recipe that I’m sharing over at Crafty Meggy today. Megan and I are bloggy friends who met through One Artsy Mama‘s Growing your Blog Program. She has a...
View ArticleReverse Stencil Vinyl Sign
Remember how I mentioned last week I had a new friend, Portia, my Silhouette Portrait? Well, we’ve been working together on quite a few projects. I was so very nervous to try her out that first time....
View ArticleCo-Hosting with Cherished Bliss Inspiring Creative Moments Link Party
Link Parties are such fun!! Aren’t they? Well today, I’m lucky enough to be co-hosting the Inspiring Creative Moments Linky Party with Ashley over at Cherished Bliss. Did you know that she’s going to...
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