Archive for 'Five Minutes with a Mom' Category
5 Minutes with a Mom: Beda Adams
Name: Beda Adams Kids’ names and ages: Beda (12), Waylon (9), Ruby (4) Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? Pittsburgh, PA and my Husband’s job If you went back to college what would you study? Counseling or psychology What’s your work background? Marketing/Sales, Management If you had a whole day to [...]
Five Minutes with a Mom: Amy Hickman
Name: Amy Hickman Son’s name and age: Zayde- 5 Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? I was born and raised in Fayetteville! What’s your favorite thing about being an elementary school teacher? The kids this age are still so sweet, the hours and the schedule! If you could live anywhere in the [...]
Five Minutes with a Mom: Amanda Reed
Name: Amanda Reed Kids’ names and ages: Addison, 4 and Sutton, 16 months Where are you from? I grew up in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas – in a resort! and came to the UofA for college, married a Springdale boy and stayed! Tell us about your work-at-home business: I started a little business when Addison was [...]
Five Minutes with a Mom: Amanda Shertzer
Name: Amanda (Huber) Shertzer Kids’ names and ages: Benjamin – 5, Jack – 3, Emma – 2 How long have you lived in NWA? 22 years – except for a 3-year stint in Fort Worth, TX. What’s one movie you could watch over and over again? Just about any adaptation from a Jane Austen novel. [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Heidi Simmons
Name: Heidi Simmons Kids’ names and ages: Luke 9, Alyssa 5 Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? My husband and I are both from Northeast Ohio, but we haven’t lived there in 20 years. We met when he was active duty military and married in Tennessee. When he decided to leave the Army, he [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Heather David
Name: Heather David Kids’ names and ages: Cooper just turned 7, my Christmas baby. And Cash is 2; he’s my 9/11 baby. I’m married to Michael David, and we’re high school sweethearts! We’ve been together for 18 years and married for 11 years!! How long have you lived in NWA? I’ve lived here since 1984 — [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Lenette Sparacino
Name: Lenette Sparacino Children’s names and ages? Catelyn, 6 and Braden, 5 Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I am from Paris, AR. We moved to NWA a little over a year ago for my husband’s job. He commuted a year before we moved, so we are so happy to be [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Sabra Jeffus
Name: Sabra Jeffus Kids’ names and ages: Sawyer, 8 & Nash, 5 How long have you lived in NWA? Since 1996 Tell us about your job: I’m a commercial lender at The Bank of Fayetteville. I love working for a community bank. We truly reach out and involve ourselves in the community and help as [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Shellie Morrison
Name: Shellie Morrison Daughter’s name and age? Riley Jane Morrison, 9. Jane is her great-grandmother’s name. Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I’m from Siloam Springs and have lived in NWA my entire life. Tell us about your company: The Event Group is a full-service catering and event planning [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Angela Taylor
Name: Angela Taylor Daughter’s name and age? Turner Renee, 2 ½. She’s named after one of our best friends from Texas. I knew she’d be a Turner before I even knew her sex. Now everyone says they couldn’t imagine her with any other name. Where are you from and how long have you lived in [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Mindy Brewster
Name: Mindy Brewster Children’s names and ages? Cheyenne 8, Kiralyn, 13 months. Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? Originally from Key West,Fl. moved to NWA 2 yrs ago. Where did you and your husband meet? I met Bill in Key West. He’s in the Navy, right? Yes, he is [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Jennifer Fortenberry
Name: Jennifer Fortenberry Children’s names and ages? Jacob, 5 yrs, and Madison, 2 1/2 yrs . They both weighed 7 lbs 14 oz when they were born, and could pass for twins. Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I grew up in Mountainburg and moved to Fayetteville to go to the University of [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Courtney Young
Name: Courtney Young Children’s names and ages: Kolby-9 Kya-6 Declan-4 Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? I am from NWA. My family moved here when I was four from New Mexico. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? I have not seen much of the world [...]
Five Minutes with a Mom: Kate Wallis
Name: Kate Wallis Daughter’s name and age: Kinley Morgan, age 3 Where was she born? Johnson Where were you born and raised? Gravette We know you own the new Ozark Corn Maze. How did the first year go? We were wonderfully blessed beyond our wildest dreams. We are so happy to be able to have [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Lindsey Cash
Name: Lindsey Cash Kids’ names and ages: Connor (9), Graycen (5), Claire (1) Where are you from? I was born in Little Rock, AR. and raised the majority of my life in Rogers, AR How do you spend your days? I am a busy stay-at-home mom that works during naptime and bedtime designing and making [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Bryanna Lenan
Note from the mamas: In memory of her baby, Swan Grace, Bryanna has hand-crafted swan figurines to raise money for SHARE. SHARE is a support group that serves those whose lives have been touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or in the first few months of life. You [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Stephanie Truitt
Name: Stephanie Truitt Sons’ names and ages: Austin – 17, Parker – 14 How long have you lived in NWA? I grew up in Siloam Springs, graduated HS in 1987, moved away shortly after HS graduation. I lived in KC and Nashville and then returned to NWA in 2000. So almost all of my life [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Lesya Morrison
Name: Lesya Morrison Son’s name and age? Austin, 3 Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I am originally from Magnolia, AR/Little Rock, AR. I have lived in NWA for about 7 years now and absolutely love it here!! Tell us about your job: I am a Designer at The [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Thipp Mhoon
Name: Thipp Mhoon Daughter’s name: Addison – age 2 ½ (dressed as a garden gnome on Halloween in the picture above) How long have you lived in NWA? I’ve lived here for about 10 ½ years What brought you to the area? When I moved here, I had just turned 21, and was going to [...]
5 Mintues with a Mom: Catherine Theodore
Name: Catherine Theodore Children’s names and ages? Elias (age 10), Panayiota (age 6), Andreas (age 2) Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I have lived in many places including Athens, Greece, but I consider myself to be from Blytheville, Arkansas. That is where I began my life as Mrs. [...]