All Akimbo
All Akimbo: Luck be a lady
By Kim Blakely, mama to 2 Life has been getting me down lately. I’ve been worried about money. Someone rear-ended me while I was driving Mojo to get a haircut a couple of weeks ago […]
Month: September 2009
Giveaways
Win an Invitation to the Motherlode Pampering Party!
Editor’s Note: Mamas, this contest is closed. The winners have been notified. Timing is everything, right? We’ve survived the summer, and some of us have finally settled into a back-to-school groove. But in a month […]
Giveaways
Last Chance to Enter: $1,000 Home Makeover!
Editor’s Note: The winner has been chosen and will be announced on Friday! Mamas, we’ll choose a winner at random on Wednesday (23rd) so make sure to sign up for this awesome Fall Overhaul giveaway […]
Doc Talk: Frequently Asked Questions
Doc Talk: Just a cold — or flu?
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 […]
Devotion in Motion
Devotion in Motion: A Door-Knock Day
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Philippians 4:4,5 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher […]
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The Rockwood Files: Yakety-yak
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It happened, as I knew it would. Last Friday I waited, like always, in the line-up of cars and mini-vans outside my boys’ elementary school. When […]
Picture Mama
Picture Mama: Farewell to summer
Next week we’ll have to send summer packin’ because the official first day of fall is next Tuesday, September 22nd. But before it’s gone, here are some of the summer photos sent in recently by […]
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Have you taken the Cheez Quiz yet?
We’ve had some fun watching the votes come in for our latest question in the Cheez Quiz jar. The question this week was: “What’s the most annoying cartoon character on television today?” The possible answers […]
Five Minutes with a Mom
5 Minutes with a Mom: Mitzi Traxson
Name: Mitzi Traxson Son’s name: Sam, Age 3 What five guests would you like to invite over for a dinner party? Diane Sawyer, my great grandmother, Michelle Obama, Jennifer Aniston, Jackie Kennedy Onassis The last […]
Beauty Buzz
Go Hogs: Game Day Beauty Tips!
By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor I know it’s football season because the last couple of weeks any conversation with my husband has started with one of three questions: Are you done updating your Fantasy […]