Archive for 'Friends of Motherlode' Category
Natural State Treehouses Transforms a Backyard
Our friend Heather Nichols, who runs Kid’s Directory of Northwest Arkansas, gave us a sneak peek into the amazing transformation her backyard has undergone this spring. Where there was once an old swing set with exposed nail-heads and warping wood, there is now a brand new HUGE custom-built play structure, designed and constructed by Natural [...]
Sponsor Spotlight: Ozark Natural Foods
Ozark Natural Foods is our new Mealtime Mama sponsor and we wanted to introduce this fabulous local gem to Motherlode readers. Obviously, many of you already know about — and take advantage of — this great cooperative which offers a huge selection of natural and organic foods and products to Northwest Arkansas and beyond. (Not [...]
What does Pilates equipment look like?
Shannon and I have been working out at Pilates Plus in Johnson for about a year now, and we are still loving it. We’ve gotta tell you — speaking as two people who have never loved exercise — finding the right workout for you makes all the difference. We particularly like working out on the [...]
Northwest Arkansas Mom’s Choice Business Awards and a HUGE giveaway
It’s no secret that when you’re scoping out the best businesses around, you find a mom and ask what she recommends. Women and mothers are always on the lookout for the “best” when it comes to restaurants, doctors, party places, music lessons and all the businesses necessary to take care of the whole family. Mamas, [...]
Saturday Is Last Day to Shop the Baby’s Room Moving Sale!
For the past two weeks we’ve been giving you updates on the Moving Sale at The Baby’s Room. If you’ve been too busy to get over there, tomorrow is your LAST DAY. Saturday, February 18th will be the last day that the store will be open in the old location at 2700 West Walnut Street [...]
The Making of a Playhouse — Part 2
Remember last Monday when we took a look at the planning, design and the beginning of construction on a Fayetteville family’s backyard playhouse? (Click HERE if you missed Part 1 of the story.) Well, the playhouse (designed and built by Josh Hart) is finished and the Werner family is already logging some serious play hours [...]
The Making of a Playhouse — Part 1
When I was growing up, we had these wonderful, huge poplar trees in our backyard. One of them was perfect for a little platform that my dad put into one of the forks of the tree, complete with a swing that I could use to swing off of my perch into the yard below. I [...]
The Baby’s Room is Moving!
Big news, mamas! One of our favorite stores is gearing up for a BIG move. The Baby’s Room and Kids Quarters, which has been located on Walnut Street in Rogers for many years, is moving uptown to the Shoppes at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers. (When the new location opens in March, you’ll find it in [...]
Sponsor Spotlight: Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning
First of all, we want to say congratulations to the two mamas who won carpet cleaning from Heaven’s Best! They are Suzanne Clark and Stephanie Orman. Girls, you can call owner Matt Lane to schedule your FREE all-over floor cleaning! For those of you who didn’t win (sorry!) Matt still wants to offer you a [...]
Sponsor spotlight: Miche handbags!
When I went to meet our new sponsor, Lori Cagle, for the first time, I was immediately impressed with her. This fellow mama of two does it ALL. While raising a son and daughter, she has worked as a nurse, a childbirth educator, a sales executive and more! And somehow, (we suspect she might never [...]
Giveaway: New Refrigerator from Metro Appliances & More!
We don’t like to shout but we think this next statement is worthy of all caps, so here goes: WE’RE GIVING AWAY A NEW FRENCH DOOR REFRIGERATOR COURTESY OF METRO APPLIANCES & MORE – JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! WOO-HOOOOO! It’s our Big Chill Giveaway, and the local mom who wins this one is [...]
Awesome idea: A Scentsy Warmer with glowing photo!
We mamas do admit to being a little nuts about photos of the kids. So when we spotted this Scentsy warmer featured as the October “monthly special” in the most recent catalog, we thought is was pretty genius. You just slip a snapshot into the square frame on the front of this Scentsy warmer, and [...]
Self Defense Class this Saturday at Fleet Feet Fayetteville
If you run or walk outside, it’s smart to learn how to avoid being a victim — or how to handle a situation if it comes up. We’ve all felt a little vulnerable while exercising outdoors and wondered how we would react if someone got too close or started following us. Fleet Feet Fayetteville is [...]
Sponsor Spotlight: Natural State Treehouses in Northwest Arkansas
We love the story of how Josh Hart, formerly head of sales and marketing at Walton Arts Center, left to follow a dream. A very lofty dream, in fact. He wanted to build treehouses, swingsets and playhouses, custom products unique to Northwest Arkansas. We think his creations are just gorgeous and we’re so glad to [...]
Sponsor Spotlight: Fleet Feet Sports in Fayetteville
The day Gwen and I went into Fleet Feet Sports in Fayetteville, we were surprised to see shoppers who represented every fitness level. “We’re not just a running store,” explained owner Andrea Gunnell. “We have customers who are just starting out on their journey to be fit up to those who run marathons. We’re often [...]
Giveaway: Personal trainer sessions for you and a friend at Pilates Plus!
Note from the mamas: Congratulations to Amy Robinson, winner of the Pilates classes! You’ll love it, Amy! Early this year, Shannon and I decided to quit moaning about how we need to workout. We were so sick of our own excuses that we actually made an appointment to go exercise. We both tried Pilates for [...]
We love a deal! Bargain shopping at The Max Reshop Boutique!
We did a little shopping recently at The Max Reshop Boutique in Village on the Creeks in Rogers and took a quick video with the iPhone so you can see what types of things you can find there for really low prices. As you may know, The Max Reshop Boutique is an “upscale resale” store [...]
Business Women’s Conference 2011
Do you have your ticket to the Northwest Arkansas Business Women’s Conference? It’s on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center. Gwen and I are excited to be at a Motherlode booth again this year with an awesome giveaway, so we hope to see you there! This is our fourth year to [...]
Lifelong Learning & Activity Expo this weekend!
Good news! If you were out of town for the Fourth of July and missed all the great performances held at the Arkansas Music Pavillion (AMP) by the Northwest Arkansas Mall, there will be an encore performance given by the MDA Central Casting Studios student show team this Saturday at the Lifelong Learning & Activity [...]
Why we love Pilates Plus!
Shannon and I started looking for an exercise class late last year so we could get in shape and fit into our swimsuits again this summer. When we started the search, we just wanted to find some type of exercise we didn’t hate. (Neither one of us have ever been big fans of working out.) [...]