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From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Laundry is the Bane of My Existence

March 29, 2009

I know I am not the only mom out there who walks into the laundry room and feels a pit of despair. My laundry room is like Octomom meets a common rabbit… I swear the laundry is reproducing itself.
But… what if you had all those clothes and couldn’t wash them? Or what if [...]

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Toddlers, Tiaras and Trauma?

March 27, 2009

Photo credit: TLC Toddlers & TiarasI don’t have many programs that I tune into. If the TV gets turned on at all, it’s not until after Handy Man has come home from work. American Idol takes up 2 nights a week, and we try to catch Heroes on Mondays. But I have [...]

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Oh, Amazon. You wicked betrayer.

March 25, 2009

If you follow me on twitter, you’ve already heard my endless whining. If not, let me catch you up to date. If you already follow me on twitter, I apologize profusely.
Waaaayyy back in January I pre-ordered the Twilight DVD from Amazon so I can be the first to get it. Oh the [...]

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7 Weeks of Meatless Fridays: Week 5

March 23, 2009

Ohhhh this week we have a special treat; Meredith from Like Merchant Ships has a Lent-friendly recipe for us right here on lwm3b. But, you should still head over to Meredith’s blog. If she isn’t in your reader, please go remedy that right now! Meredith’s blog is practicality meets frugality. [...]

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Out With the Old, In with the ‘Tweens

March 19, 2009

Not many companies can survive a reinvention of such an oldie but goodie, but I’d like to applaud Mattel for their new tweenager version of Dora. What do you think of her new makeover?

I think many parents were concerned that Mattel would make her too sexy, too mature and less conservatively dressed. I [...]

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7 Weeks of Meatless Fridays: Week 4

March 16, 2009

I’m late posting this one since we were out of town. Handy Man blogged a beautiful photo tribute to his grandfather, and we had a celebration of Grandpa’s nearly 92 years of life. Please stop by Handy Man’s blog to see it. Funerals aren’t ever the best circumstances, but for families as [...]

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Give Away Winner & Help, Please!

March 13, 2009

First I have to announce my give-away winner. This time, instead of consulting random.org like I usually do, I collected the number of tweets and the comments left and asked Picasso to pick a number. The winner is:

CMS Academy. Shoot me an email, girlfriend. You’re going to a women’s conference all [...]

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Spring already, Spring!

March 10, 2009

Don’t forget to enter my give away! Also, I’m over at Heart of the Matter today getting my craft on. Come on by!
My scrapbook consultant emailed me to see if I’d been abducted. That can’t be a good sign.
My BFF lives only 15 minutes away from me. I still have her [...]

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7 Weeks of Meatless Fridays: Week 3

March 9, 2009

Okay, those of you who have been emailing me saying your thighs cannot handle my meatless choices, this one isn’t so decadent. Well, there is a cup of cheese involved. This time Edie, from Life in Grace, is taking us around the world to Greece for this… a Greek Goddess Frittata.

You will [...]

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A Woman Inspired – A Give-Away!

March 6, 2009

What do the following women have in common?
Lysa TerKeurst from Proverbs 31 MinistriesDarlene Schacht from Christian Women Online Magazine Janice Croze from Five Minutes for MomAllison Worthington from Blissfully DomesticMelissa Michaels from The Inspired RoomTsh Oxenreider form Simple Mom.netLisa McKay from The Preacher’s WifeMarybeth Whalen from Cheaper by the DozenAmy Bayliss from In Pursuit of [...]

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Letter from an Imperfect Homeschooler

March 5, 2009

It must be that time of year, because I’ve gotten several emails in the last couple of weeks from stressed out, burned out homeschool moms. And what is the question I get over and over?
“How do you do it?”
Simple enough question, right? But let’s look at what that question isn’t saying. It’s implying: [...]

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Launching My New Site

March 4, 2009

Ohhhh I feel like a new grad on the morning of his first interview for that big job. Why???

I have launched the new design site over at Graphically Designing. And this is a big move! The blogginess of it all is gone. It a full-blown, grown-up girl site. Eeeeek!
And I’ve [...]

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7 Weeks of Meatless Fridays: Week 2

March 1, 2009

You know you want some of this… crepes! Ohhhhh… merci beaucoup, Mrs. E, merci beaucoup!

This week I am featuring Mrs. E from Simply Grand Central.
What you’ll need:8 eggs2 C flour4 C milk3 T Oil3 T Sugar3 T vanilla
And quite possibly, triple bypass.
But head on over to Simple Grand Central and find [...]

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