Archive for September, 2008
Drama for Mama: Dancing with the Stars Elimination Night
On Tuesday night’s results show, it was Kim Kardashian who packed up her dancing shoes and headed home. She and Cloris Leachman were in the bottom two couples, and frankly Cloris is a lot more entertaining to watch on the dance floor. Kim is a very pretty girl, but I couldn’t help but feel a [...]
“Mom & Me Giveaway”: Free Tickets, Free Tacos!
Hey, there’s still time to throw your name in our online hat to win 4 tickets to a great kids show (The Gruffalo) at the Walton Arts Center plus dinner at Jose’s Mexican Restaurant. But you’ve got to enter by 6 p.m. Wednesday (today!), so CLICK HERE TO GET THE DETAILS or send us an [...]
Healthy Mama: A Womb with a View
By Gwen Rockwood Most mothers and expectant mothers know the intense mix of emotions you feel while lying on the exam table, waiting for your ultrasound to begin. Part of you is so excited you can hardly wait, and the other part of you is so scared you’re holding your breath. Your mind races with [...]
All Akimbo: Baby-making vacations?
By Kim Blakely, Mojo’s mama I think I might have finally figured out what I need to do to get pregnant. (Besides that.) I need to take a trip. I’ve heard for years that a vacation ups your chance of conception, but I always thought that was a big ol’ lie dreamed up by the [...]
“Mom and Me” Giveaway: Tickets to The Gruffalo
ENTER TO WIN: Take your little one to watch the award-winning picture book, The Gruffalo, come to life on stage at the Walton Arts Center on Monday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m. We’ve got four tickets for one winner, and all you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post by [...]
Beauty Buzz: Little White Lies
There’s just something about a great smile. It never fails to draw attention. That’s why professional teeth whitening has become so popular in recent years. But there’s plenty of misinformation out there about the process, so we sat down with Dr. Ann Hubbs of Life Style Dentistry to get help debunking the most prevalent myths. [...]
Drama for Mama: Desperate Housewives Season Premier!
By Gwen, mama of 3 Oh, those writers are tricky people, aren’t they? Producers for Desperate Housewives had leaked info a few weeks ago saying dear old Mike Delfino would be killed in a car crash. So of course we all bought it hook, line and sinker when Susan climbed out of a flipped car [...]
Drama for Mama: Brothers & Sisters Season Premier!
By Gwen, Motherlode mama of 3 You only thought your family dynamics were complicated – until you met the Walkers. With a whole new batch of problems, the Walker family is back and they’re in a big, hot mess. The season premier wasted no time bringing us up to speed on the latest developments in [...]
Devotion in Motion: “Hut, two, three, four!”
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 (KJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” I’ll tell you a parable today. Once, a man became stranded alone on a desert island. After several years, the Navy came to rescue him. The admiral said to [...]
The Rockwood Files: Style Wars
By Gwen Rockwood, Motherlode mama of 3 There’s one big reason why there are so many old sofas and chairs in American homes. It’s not because consumers don’t like major changes, and it’s not because furniture is so darn expensive – although those factors definitely play a part. It’s mainly because a husband and wife [...]
Drama for Mama: Grey’s Anatomy is back!
By Gwen Rockwood, Motherlode mama of 3 After months of waiting, it’s finally here. Grey’s Anatomy is back! I was glued to the tube for the two-hour season premier Thursday night, but I was surprised – no, make that shocked – at what the season premier didn’t give us. (More on that later.) But before [...]
Drama for Mama: Ugly Betty Season Premiere
By Gwen Rockwood, Motherlode mama of 3 Ugly Betty kicked off the new season with Betty breaking the hearts of both love interests from last season. She turned down a marriage proposal and a trip to Italy in order to find herself, grow up a little and have a few adventures of her own. After [...]
Healthy Mama: Answers about Allergies
If you’re one of the millions of people battling fall allergies right now, this Q&A with Dr. Jenny Campbell of Hedberg Allergy & Asthma Center is just what the doctor ordered. Be sure to e-mail the link to this page to friends and family with allergy issues. What is your busiest time of year and [...]
Life With Ladybug: Tooth Fear-y
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama December 2007: I sat on my 5-year-old daughter’s bed at 10:28 on a school night silently berating myself for letting her drink hot chocolate at Tim’s Pizza earlier. We had been out with her little friend’s family after a Partytime Ponies birthday party — where she had already consumed a [...]
Calling all Razorback Mamas!
Okay, so our beloved Hogs struggled through their last home game against Alabama. It happens. When your fifth grader has trouble in math class, do you give up on him and root for some other kid? No, you hang in there and know that he’ll get better with time, practice and maturity. So we’re proving [...]