Archive for July, 2009
Waiting for Shlomo: The Stages of Grief
By Erin, grieving daughter Wednesday marked five months since my Mom died. Five months. I can’t believe it. It seems like yesterday and it seems like a million years ago. I’m sure you all know about the stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. This is how grief goes for most people. [...]
Motherlode Must-Have: Rival Snow Cone Maker
Note: We are NOT paid to write product reviews, and we only recommend products we have tried and love in our “Motherlode Must-Haves” category. Is there any kid in the universe who doesn’t love a snow cone? I didn’t think so. So I was thrilled to find a compact snow cone maker that’s easy to [...]
Crafty Mama: Nursery decor projects and pointers
If you’re in the process of planning a baby’s nursery or trying to figure out a way to refresh a nursery for a second or third baby, you’re going to LOVE these ideas sent over by our crafty mama friends at Signed Sealed Delivered in Rogers. We especially love that many of these crafty ideas [...]
Snug as a bug on his new Disney rug!
Remember a few weeks ago when we did that cool giveaway of a 5 by 7 foot Disney-themed area rug (valued at 359 bucks)? The rug was a generous giveway from one of our sponsors — Flooring America by Carpetsmart. Well, the winner was Christy Bennett of Goshen who has a cute baby boy named [...]
Good Gossip: A Guilt-Free Dish
Good Gossip is a twice-a-month feature that gives you little snack-size bites of celebrity gossip — minus the mean stuff that’s probably only half-true anyway. That’s why we call our gossip column “Good Gossip.” Have as much as you want because it’s guilt-free and it’s all goooooood. Celebrity dish Fellow mom Reese Witherspoon was in [...]
All Akimbo: Vacuum cleaner bliss
By Kim Blakely, mama to Mojo and Moxie Oh, people. I’ve been gearing up to tell you about the day our daughter was born – some funny things happened, along with some not-so-funny things – but this is just not the week to do it. I’m exhausted! Moxie continues to live up to her name, [...]
Want to see the Circus? Win 4 tickets here!
Okay, so it’s not officially a “childhood” until you’ve been to the circus at least once. Having said that, we’ve got an awesome ticket giveaway for you this week that your kid (or kids) will LOVE. We’ve got FOUR tickets to the Sweet Can Circus at the Walton Arts Center on Thursday, July 30th at [...]
Mealtime Mama: Sip some Strawberry Lemonade!
I was flipping through Parade magazine a few Sundays ago and ran across Dorie Greenspan’s column called 1-2-3 Eats. She shared this recipe for strawberry lemonade that sounds SOOOO good. Since it’s the perfect time of year for this kind of cool drink, I thought I’d pass it along to you as well. Hope you [...]
Doc Talk: On SIDS
Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts of Mercy Health System doctors answering questions moms want answers to. Click on the Motherlode video podcast below to see and hear the answer to today’s question. Dr. Youngblood, who has been with Mercy Health System for 20 years, is very active in the community [...]
Devotion in Motion: Too Much of a Good Thing
“But speaking the truth in love, we may grow up in all things into Him, who is the head, even Christ.” Ephesians 4:15 By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” When my son Seth was about 5-years-old, he gave me quite a scare. I walked into the living room to find him curled up [...]
The Rockwood Files: Mother bids farewell to diaper duty
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few weeks ago, I had a day unlike any other day I’ve had in more than seven and a half years. What made it so different? It was DIAPER-FREE! Yes, diaper-free – as in no diapers, no pull-ups, no wipes and no scented bags to [...]
Life With Ladybug: Of cats and cars
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama Sorry I haven’t updated on my new vehicle search. I think I’ve narrowed it down to a Toyota RAV4. The plan is to go this week to make the deal. I JUST NOW sent an email to the dealership saying what color I wanted. Whoops! I suppose I can’t drive [...]
What’s On Sale: Baby’s Room Sale Specials
This is a quick reminder that there are more sale specials and giveaway items to be had during the last two weeks of The Baby’s Room “Christmas in July” sale. Here’s what you need to know: FREE STUFF: Free “Ultrashield” fabric protection on any purchase of a chair (from brand names Dutailier and Best Chairs). [...]
Inside His Head: One more baby?
Motherlode’s once-a-month feature, “Inside His Head” is written by an anonymous panel of husbands who give us the no-holds-barred truth about how guys really think. They’ve discussed gift-giving holidays, a few extra pounds (on their wives), asking for extra help with the kids, cheating and their most hated misconceptions. If you’ve got a question for [...]
Pizza and Passes Winner!
Well, the movie Up earned the strongest word of mouth in this giveaway! Second in line was The Proposal — which is exactly the movie that winner Celeste Wheeler last saw at the theatre. Here’s what she said in comments about the experience: “I liked the proposal, because I saw it with my mom and [...]