Previously on Motherlode…

One day when I stuck my head down into the washer to retrieve a tiny sock, I realized it had a not-so-fresh smell. It’s baffling, really. How can the inside of the washer get WASHED […]

Editor’s note: Congratulations to Fayetteville mom of two, Lynette Duncan, who won the show tickets and gift certificate to Pesto Cafe! Don’t forget you can use ‘Motherlode’ as the promo code to buy 2 tickets […]

Name: Ambre Brewster Child(ren)’s names and ages:  Kurtis “Owen”- 2.5 years and Addyson- 8 months Where are you originally from? Born in Mississauga Ontario but grew up in Joplin, MO Do you have any New […]

Guess who we got to meet yesterday, mamas?! Laura Ingalls Wilder!!! Um, Melissa Gilbert, we mean. Seriously, it was hard not to think of her as “Laura” even though her pigtails had been replaced by […]

By Kim Blakely, mama happy to be on diaper duty When I tell my friends I’ve decided to cloth diaper Moxie, the reaction I get is always something like, “Why?!” or “Ewww.” Some of them […]

We’d like to introduce a new mama blogger, Jade Stone. Jade is mom to 4-year-old Jess, wife to National Guardsman Jay and has already endured her husband’s first deployment. They’re gearing up for a second. […]

What’s in a name? A lot, actually. As mothers, we know how tough it is to find the perfect name for a new baby. And, believe it or not, it’s just about that tough to […]

HAPPY SNOW DAY, MAMAS! And congratulations to Tamara Lewis of Fayetteville! She won two tickets to the opening night performance of Little House on the Prairie, The Musical at Walton Arts Center tomorrow night. This […]