Archive for December, 2008
What We’re Reading: For the moms and the kids
By Marci Tate There’s Snow Better Time to Read! When you are trying frantically trying to get everything just right for the holiday season, don’t forget to take care of yourself. Everyone needs something besides the television for unwinding on a cold winter night! For a quick and enjoyable holiday read, try Tis the Season [...]
Waiting for Shlomo: NWA adoption blogger from A to Z
By Erin, adopting mama blogger A – Adoption — the topic of this blog. There is nothing to report – we have been officially waiting for seven months now. I never thought it would take this long, but I know that this is not THAT long in the scheme of things. I am hopeful we [...]
Win Wizard of Oz tickets!
NOTE: We’ll choose a winner at random at 4 p.m. Monday, so make sure you get your name in the hat before then! Winner announced Tuesday. The greatest family musical of all time, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is touching down in theaters across the country with appearances at the Walton Arts Center beginning Tuesday, Jan. [...]
Check out who won the nwaMotherlode Spa Girl Giveaway!
Drum roll, please … The Spa Girl Giveaway winner is Shelly Parker! Shelly, a Motherlode subscriber since Nov. 3, snagged the $195 Bliss spa package from Sanctuary Day Spa & Salon in Fayetteville. Her winnings include a one-hour Signature massage, aromatherapy facial and manicure and pedicure. Yummy. Shelly works as a secretary in the Springdale [...]
Hair: “Help Me Rhonda” on the up-do
Dear Rhonda, I’m going to be a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding next month. The bride has asked that we all have “up do’s” that day. I won’t have time to schedule a hair appointment before the ceremony. What’s the best (and easiest) up-do for a bridesmaid in a hurry? Dear Up-do, I would say [...]
What’s On Sale: Christmas items!
Just wanted to let you know there’s a half-off sale at Signed Sealed Delivered on select Christmas items. It started last Friday, and Signed Sealed Delivered is known for their beautiful Christmas decor (not to mention the amazing selection of scrapbook supplies). But this sale is all about Christmas, so get there before the really [...]
Go Elf Yourself!
If you’ve got a few minutes to spare while you’re online today, you’ve just got to go “elf yourself” and your family. One of my relatives made an elf video of me and my family for Christmas, and we have watched this thing a zillion times. The kids think it’s hilarious. Just click RIGHT HERE [...]
Last Day to Win This Spa Girl Giveaway!
NOTE: We’re choosing a winner today (Wednesday, Dec. 17) so sign up soon! OK, it may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s also one of the most stressful. That’s why we’ve lined up a “Bliss spa package” from the fabulous Sanctuary Spa & Salon for one lucky nwaMotherlode subscriber to win. [...]
All Akimbo: Is this normal?
By Kim Blakely, Mojo’s conflicted mama This may come as a surprise, but … I’m feeling conflicted. Even if you’re not surprised, I am. For two and a half years I thought I would be thrilled to get a positive pregnancy test. And I was … except that I was worried about whether the pregnancy [...]
Musical Holiday Concert alert!
Christmas tip for those music lovers among us: The Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band, with conductor Michael Ferguson, will present “A Musical Holiday Concert for All Ages” on Saturday, December 20 at 3:00pm at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 South Main, Springdale. Children’s favorites such as “Peter and the Wolf” and “Carnival of [...]
Gift Idea #8: Aspen Connection Bags
If you’re still looking for a really unique gift idea, we’ve got a suggestion. We met two fellow Northwest Arkansas moms at the Candy Cane Lane charity event, recently hosted by Junior Auxiliary. We noticed that, right across from our Motherlode booth, there was a booth getting a huge amount of attention from shoppers. So [...]
Beauty Buzz: “Ask Amy” about coverage
Dear Amy, I love the feel of tinted moisturizer but want more coverage. What would you do in this situation? Dear Coverage Girl, I’m with you – I love the weightlessness of tinted moisturizer, but some days (okay, most days), my Mommy flaws need a little more concealing. When I want to look a bit [...]
Devotion in Motion: Santa on the Threefoot Building
“Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.” John 4:6 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” The Threefoot Building is the tallest building in Meridian, Mississippi – home to 39,000 residents and the nearest “city” to our [...]
The Rockwood Files: Merry Birthday to You
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Now that Thanksgiving is over, most people are buzzing around in a mad, wintry dash toward Christmas. But I can’t get too wrapped up in all that because I’m busy preparing for two other big events between now and December 25th – birthdays. My firstborn, Adam, [...]
Guess who’s going shopping?
Quinetta Tyree, that’s who! Quinetta’s the lucky winner of the $100 shopping spree to Melody’s Choices with locations at Pinnacle Promenade and the Northwest Arkansas Mall. At the NWA mall, they have the “fun” store with all the kids’ toys (it’s definitely a touch-this kinda place) and across the hall they have the gorgeous ornaments, [...]