Month: January 2012

Last week I mentioned how my connect-the-dots stained carpet in my kids’ playroom was miraculously healed via a professional carpet cleaning by Matt Lane of Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning. (It’s still looking great, by the […]

By Shannon Magsam I don’t really like the word resolutions. So at the beginning of a new year, I prefer to set “goals” instead. Instead of a bunch of random ideas, I plan one or […]

It’s January, so that means 99.9 percent of us are REALLY trying to watch what we eat because we went a little nuts with all the great food during the holidays. For me, it’s tougher […]

By Lyndi, nwafoodie I found this recipe in 1940s vintage pamphlet titled 300 ways to serve Eggs, published by the Culinary Arts Institute. Flour in an omelet?  Intriguing!  I just HAD to try it out. […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith Ask anyone that you know who produces great results and you will find a common thread in the fabric of their success — the ability to set and meet goals. As […]

19 Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming!  Genesis 37:19  (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” When you’re the Country Preacher Dad and live out in the sticks […]

10:06 p.m.: And the winner is…. MISS WISCONSIN!!! It came down to her and Miss Oklahoma. I thought it would be Miss Oklahoma, since she was the audience favorite from the get-go. But Miss Wisconsin […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The day after Christmas, we packed kids, suitcases, snacks, and movies into the minivan and drove 12 hours north to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit Tom’s parents. […]

This month’s “What We’re Reading” post has something for everybody. If you’re not in the mood to dive into a new novel, there are PLENTY of other great reads in all kinds of formats. Last […]

By Laurie Marshall How many resolutions have you given up on so far? Maybe “given up on” is too strong… have you postponed any? Re-configured one or two? Maybe just switched one out to a […]

When we moved into our house six years ago, I loved almost everything about the house — except for the carpet in the playroom upstairs. It was still in good shape — no thin spots, […]

First off, a HUGE thank you to Walton Arts Center for hooking the mamas up with sweet “tweet seat” tickets to Blue Man Group! We LOVED being able to live tweet and Facebook without being […]

By Jade Stone Well, the New Year is well underway and now we begin the countdown until summer. There will be lots of changes in our very near future and there’s no time like the […]