I have written several political posts in the past- some published but most not. After tossing and turning last night for hours in between Bug getting up and my stomach hurting from a yucky stomach virus going around my house- another one came to me early this morning. I realized that I really would rather hear about someone's bowel movements than their political views, especially when … [Read more...]
WOO PIG SOOIE!
Moving from the North to the South was quite a transition, but nothing, I mean NOTHING prepares you for Hog Fans!! If you have never heard the Hogs being called, you are really missing out! They do it EVERYWHERE! I am not kidding! I have witnessed them doing it at an Allen Jackson concert at the AMP, a Brian Regan show at the Walton Art Center, and I even participated once at a Women of … [Read more...]
Sparkle, Sparkle, EVERYWHERE!
I've made some moves to be healthier, which I previously blogged about. I have also made moves to be more 'green'. The next step naturally was to embrace cleaning without chemicals. I have been wanting to make my own laundry soap for awhile now, and have found several easy and cheap 'recipes'. I was wondering what else would be easy to replace...My old farmhouse bathroom is tiny...I mean … [Read more...]
Our Houseboat Vacation 2012
Late 2011 I started thinking about what I wanted to do for a vacation with the kids this year...Not the 'my parents are paying for it' vacation, but the 'I've got this' vacation! We all love the water and so I thought we should get a cabin by the lake or something like that. In my Google search, house-boating came up. Most of what I could find was out of our price range, but I finally … [Read more...]