So in my quest to be a better example for my children, cook better for the family, and generally improve my health I found an absolutely Amazing site. SparkPeople was founded because there werent any...
My husband got me a Nook Tablet for Christmas! I asked for the Color, he got me the Tablet, and it is the shiz-ite. It comes with Hulu installed, and one morning when I couldnt sleep, I f...
We are having a swampy Christmas in Central Ohio this year; it has left me dreaming of celebrating Christmas in a more picturesque setting. And what could be more lovely than Paris at Christmas...
This may shock you (and I am also being a bit facetious), but I am a HUGE introvert. Im a Myers-Briggs INFJ, which is like the height of introversion. Christmas is not the easiest time of year for me...
I have been a knitting fool this Christmas season. I have finished a mystery project (cant speak of it as recipient reads the blog) and two hats that came out so fab! The first is the Jacques Coustea...
I would like to offer a very heartfelt to all of my readers.Your outpouring of condolences after Ellies death made the adjustment to life without her easier.How could I have thought for even a second...
This is going to be a difficult post. Remember the puppy that I complained about having in our house because it was supposed to be my daughters but I was the one taking care of it? Well, ...
So I am having a difficult time writing new posts. I am disenchanted. I started blogging with such zeal. Now, after four years, I feel stagnant and a bit tired of it all. About a year ago, I spent up...
This IS NOT a sponsored post. You see, I have the Medical Card, and while I am grateful for the medical care and eye care that it provides, one on the Medical Card rarely has much choice when it come...
Ive always loved those stylized quotes that you find all over pinterest and decided to try my hand at a few of my own. This first one sits in front of my computer on a small plaque that was given to ...
The leftover-day-after-Thanksgivin g dinner is over; I made turkey sloppy joes and they were great. But thats not what you are here for, so here we go!Like I said in the last post, I saw a Strawberry ...
istock photosThanksgiving dinner is over, my parents and aunt have gone home, all is well. We actually ended up eating with very little turkey as my turkey breast was quite on the pink side even thou...
Love has a hem to her garmentThat reaches the very dust.It sweeps the stainsFrom the streets and lanes, And because it can, it must.-Mother Teresa
Alright. So this isnt really a cassoulet. You dont bake it, its a one-skillet dish. And theres no duck confit; instead smoked sausage and prosciutto add depth of flavor. BUT i...
So the dishwasher and garbage disposal or in BUT the dishwasher was plugged into the same line as the garbage disposal and, therefore, the dishwasher cannot be run unless the disposal is on, too....
About 4 months ago a church friend of ours found a brand new FREE dishwasher and asked my husband if we were interested in it. My 1961 kitchen wasnt built with a dishwasher in it so for the las...
what have you wished for?An end to hunger?a happy child?a PS3?a college degree?someone to love?a Dodge Viper?Happy Holidays?a writing gig?Whatever you have wished for, may all your wishes come true
At the beginning of October I attended a womens church retreat at Bellefountaine, Ohios Camp Wilson. I had heard a lot about the camp from my son who attended summer camp for a week there; he thought...
Im a little late on the Halloween post due to Dad Days, but here is my boy, all decked out in his cowboy gear. He looks like he belongs in the 50s with Howdy Doody. Do I have to tell you ...
Id like to take a moment to offer up a special "Thank You" to all of the fathers who were guest posters here on Dropped Stitches during the month of October. The entire success of Dad Days is...
My parents were divorced when I was 4. Bad divorce. Thats all Im going to say. After a few years we moved to the West side of Columbus, to the now super scary but then amazingly wonderful Lincoln Vil...
Josh Solar is our guest today. He is one half of The Happy Family Movement, an amazing website that aims to help families live a great life together. Fittingly, today he talks about the bonds formed ...
Another post from Dustin Christian of Daddy Geek: Raising the Dungeonmasters of Tomorrow. Today he talks about reconciling the differences in his wifes and his faith and beliefs.Reconciling Beliefs o...
Todays contributor is Alex Walsh, the publisher of the blog Daddacool (which is listed #8 in Cisions Top 10 UK Daddy Blogs). Today he touches on some of the challenges of fatherhood.So this Daddy lar...
John Willey is the author of Daddys In Charge? and one of this years Parents.com Best Dad Blog Award Nominees. Check out his Lego movies (starring everyone from Chuck Norris to Spiderman) which recor...
Todays second article is by Matt Peregoy, The Real Matt Daddy. He lives with his family in Gettysburg, PA. He gave up a 70 hour work week for a national retailer to be a stay-at-home dad for his daug...
I first met Steve Birkett during one of @BruceSallans #dadchat twitter parties (Thursdays at 9:00 EST). When I learned that he was a first time expectant parent I asked him if he would write a post a...
Have you ever sat down to write something but the enormity of it froze you in your tracks? Thats how I am feeling right now writing this post about my Grandpa. He was and will forever be one of the m...
There are just some bloggers that you instantly connect with. Richard Monroe, author of The Butterbottom Blog is one of mine. Hes funny, nice, and willing to help with anything. He also knows my favo...
Todays guest post is an excerpt from the book Caring For Your Newborn, Dr. Oslson Huff nd Nicole Rawson-Huff eds. It was submitted by Michelle Hutchison, Managing Editor of Sixty Second Parent.Mark P...
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