by Michelle DeGraw | Jan 29, 2010 | for Spirit
My second mother (known by some as my mother-in-law) loves good quotes. I have known Mom D for over 27 years, and I truly love and admire her. One of her endearing qualities is that she shares her gems of wisdom with others. Most often these sources are the General...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 29, 2010 | for Fun
I avoid cooking whenever possible, but this year I made a Christmas neighbor gift that was a hit. So many people commented and I've been asked for my recipe. To top it off I've been asked to demonstrate the apparently delectable treat at homemaking…HFPE…Enrichment…a...
by Angie Gardner | Jan 28, 2010 | for Love
When I was a teenager, I worked as a secretary for a John Deere equipment dealer. It was a place where farmers would come in and shoot the breeze, sitting at the parts counter while they discussed the weather, their latest harvest, or what equipment was acting up that...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2010 | for Body, for Fun
I love holidays and I love traditions…almost to the point of a mental disorder. In spite of this malady, Sam indulged me this Christmas with the gorgeous Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook. This hardcover book is laden with beautiful photography. (Oh, yes, chocolate can...
by Darcee Yates | Jan 26, 2010 | for Fun
Funny thing happened. I came across the World's Best Carrot Cake recipe! No kidding, hands down, the best. It was the bonus in my son getting married last summer. His wife came with the recipe. Or the recipe came with his wife. Not sure which. Anyway. We had a get...
by Janiel Miller | Jan 25, 2010 | for Love
When I was 27 years old and expecting my first child, (Yes I know, shocking isn't it? I was LDS then, too, although judging by the sounds emitting from my mother-in-law and various neighbors, I could barely claim that. First child at age 27? Ye Gads and Little...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 22, 2010 | for Body, for Home
One of the most-used gifts from our wedding in 1985 (read that: big hair and enormous sleeves) was our 1982 edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. The fact that neither of us is much good in the kitchen notwithstanding, this excellent collection of recipes and cooking...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 15, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
This is not my happy face. After learning about our first construction delay due to a rental issue, we confirmed that the panels would be delivered on January 25. The plan was that the panel company would install the basement while teaching our builder the system, so...
by Janiel Miller | Jan 14, 2010 | for Spirit
I wish I could say that I had lived a life of great learning, which learning I shall distill here in nuggets of columnar wisdom. Indeed I have lived. I have learned. And I have eaten nuggets. Whether any of that constitutes wisdom is up for debate. What I would dearly...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 12, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Our first “home” after graduating from college was a small townhouse in Boca Raton, Florida. Sam was a newly anointed professor at a university and I was the stay-at-home mom of two little girls. And we had a little patch of lawn and a tiny garden space...
