Last Christmas was the first Christmas that Lboy actually “understood” what was happening. He totally got it. And it was fun! I had a blast buying stuff for him & wrapping it & then watching him open it all. The only problem was, I bought him STUFF aka junk, not a lot of substantial things […]
It all started with “Bomb Threat”
Baby O, a friend of mine & I head to the Little Rock airport to fly out for a “there & back again trip” to California to go to a cousin’s wedding. This is about how it went: First time I have to fly since becoming a mother. Nervous like crazy. Bomb threat Thursday. First […]
A Spoonful of Nutella
If Lboy were to choose what we would eat every day, it would be: For breakfast, it would be, a spoonful of Nutella (or Ba-rella as he says it). For lunch it would be, Grandma Byrd Cookies (my great-grandmother’s no bake peanut butter cookies.) And for supper (as we call it in the south, not […]
Making Blogging Better: WordPress.org
Choose Your Platform: Self-Hosted WordPress The first thing you need to decide before you start a blog is which blogging platform do you want to choose. The platform covered in this post, is WordPress.org (self-hosted aka owned by You.) I. Pros of WordPress.org (Self-Hosted) A. It’s extremely customizable with all of the different themes available. […]
How Pinteresting
HOW PINTERESTING! I thought that it would be cool to do a post of photos showing which projects I’ve seen on Pinterest, pinned, & actually gone back to finish them. Â The original links to each project will be highlighted too, I’m going to give credit where credit is due. First up, a FUN Halloween craft […]
Essence of Now: Birthday Gift
I’ve done several projects in the last 2 weeks & all the ideas came from Pinterest. There was one HUGE project & then some small ones. The big, big one was an idea for my dad’s 56th Birthday. And everyone asks, “Why 56?” Well, he was born in 1956, was turning 56, so I wanted to […]
It’s Been A While
We were sick. Then we were getting a big gift ready for my dad’s birthday & took a week to get it put together. Went to visit family for dad & aunt’s birthday. Went to the farm. Tractor rides, golf cart & pick up truck rides, cows, bayous, endless fields & tire swings= Every kids’ […]
Make Blogging Better: Starting a Blog
1. Buy a Custom Domain Name. Buy your custom domain to match your blog title. This applies to those blogging on Blogger & WordPress.com. This establishes you as the real deal (this is a .com url as opposed to a blogspot.com or wordpress.com url that is supplied with the free accounts.) If you are on Blogger, you can do […]
Essence of Now: My Daily Things
These are some of the things I can’t live without, from the small things to the big things…. I can’t live without my oatmeal. I literally wake up every morning & get a little excited when I remember it’s time for breakfast. (Is that sad?) We’ve been doing Preschool at home with Lboy. It’s been […]
All Things Pumpkin (and Halloween!)
I was going to have a Halloween party this year. I don’t even like Halloween, no seriously, I’m one of those people. I don’t like to dress up & I was going to this year. But, we literally have something going on every.single.weekend the month of October leading up to Thanksgiving. It’s been like that at our house […]
