by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 29, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (5): Mom, can people bite your eye?
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 24, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
Before we can dig the hole, we've got to secure a construction loan. No matter how good our credit is, no matter how big our down payment, no matter how secure our income, this step has always just been nerve-wracking to me. It keeps me up and night and gives me...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 22, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (5): Mom, I need to know what happens when people tear their lips off.
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 21, 2009 | for Home
Monica spent a number of days pouring over all different bedding online. She is 12 years old and looking for something fun, without being too young. Over the years attending the Parade of Homes with me, she took a liking to the new pink/green combination we saw in a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 20, 2009 | for Fun, Yea Big
Mom: Belinda, will you come do your dishes? Belinda (19): Can't we just have a Jeeves?
by Angie Gardner | Sep 17, 2009 | for Spirit
It was six years ago. I was a young mom with three small children ages four, two, and newborn. I had just come off of the most terrifying experience of my life where I spent a month in the hospital and had my body tested to the limit. I in no way felt...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 15, 2009 | for Good
[Warning: For the first time ever, a Mormon Momma column will include a curse word! Yes, it's true. But remember, I'm just quoting the leader of the free world.] Big uproar in Washington, D.C., today. Kanye West—a man who is apparently famous for something that I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 13, 2009 | for Mind, Homeschool
We have just begun our 16 year of homeschooling. In Utah and other high LDS population areas, seminary is taught in a building adjacent to the public schools on a released time basis, mostly by full-time church employees. When my children begin taking seminary in 9th...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 8, 2009 | for Good
In light of the royal family of the United States of American demanding that we each figure out what our pledge to Barack Obama will be, I have spent much time pondering over my personal contribution to his administration. While it is hard to top Demi Moore's...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 7, 2009 | for Body, Losing Weight After Pregnancy
Today I found a great source for CarbRite Diet Bars at a really great price! Check out VitaDigest. They have the best prices around. They offer boxes of 12 for over 64% off. And if you buy four boxes or more, you get a bigger discount. I like the taste better than the...