Today, a very exciting event kicks off in our state...The Mississippi Mayors' Let's Play Challenge! "What's that?" you ask? It's a chance for one community in our state to win a brand new playground built in partnership with Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM!. Twenty-seven Mississippi mayors are taking part in the Mississippi Mayors’ Let’s Play Challenge, a statewide ...
A Mother’s Dilemma…
Today, we made homemade sunbutter because of some food allergies and a promise I made to a little one who likes to eat sunbutter and pears. So, he ate his sunbutter and pears and wanted more "green pears" like his sister had. They were apples, about which he says, "don't like them." So I gave him the apples and we called them pears. Dishonest? Yes. But what's a mom to ...
Monday morning….and a mother’s prayer.
My babies woke up and wanted breakfast. The sun was up so I figured I had slept longer than I thought. Nope. Not even 6 a.m. So, I'm sitting here between two of the most precious baby girls ever as they drink bottles and eat Cheerios. Outside, birds are chirping. It's pretty peaceful. Unfortunately, my eyes are drawn from the big window to the cluttered countertops, and my mental list ...
The Official Flavor of Summer!
Y'all, it's getting hot here in Mississippi so the weather is perfect for ice cream! (Not that we need hot weather to enjoy it, do we?) Turner Dairy, which is farmer-owned in Memphis, is having a contest to determine the Official Flavor of Summer, and you could win a year's supply of ice cream just by participating! Here's the information (be sure to read to the end...I've got free ...