Last year, my family spent a wonderful Day Out with Thomas at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. It was fun-filled and exciting, and we can't wait to do it again! Seriously, even my oldest loved it and asked if we were going again this year. I'd love for your family to join the fun, too! So, one winner will win a family pack of tickets to Day Out with Thomas in Calera, AL! Just ...
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FMF: Write
Joining in with Lisa-Jo today....Hop on over to her site and read/write along with us! Today's prompt is: write. I have a little notebook made of handmade paper, stained with water, coffee and a fair share of tears. In addition to little bits of flowers, its pages contain poems, words written in moments of joy, moments of pain and moments of worship. And, almost no one has ever ...
For the days when….
everyone thinks you're the worst mom ever...including you. Can I offer you a cup of coffee and a word of encouragement? She "hates" math. You make her do it anyway. He is jumping off the walls...and every thing else. You send him to bed. The babies climb up on the brick fireplace. You begin the long process of teaching them what "no" means. And the day only goes downhill ...
Notes from Nana: Nana’s Louisiana Red Beans
I am a Mississippi Nana but was a Louisiana Momma for over thirty years. One of the traditional staple meals in Louisiana is Red Beans and Rice. On Mondays many New Orleans restaurants serve Red Beans with sausage and white rice. Do you know why? The popular story of the New Orleans tradition is that Monday was wash day. Without the modern conveniences of today, wash day was an all day affair. ...