Each blanket is individually handmade by at-home American moms.

From the category archives:

Lifestyle

Painted Borders

January 29, 2010

 

My daughter and I recently painted our family room.  I was pleased with the end result especially with the brown and red 4″ border.   We learned the importance of carefully taping the areas that we didn’t want painted and then  we used a product I hadn’t heard of before called siliconzied acrylic latex caulk to seal the edges of [...]

Read the full article →

Quote by Mother Teresa

January 27, 2010

I really like this quote by Mother Teresa. God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.

Read the full article →

Four Suggestions to Maintain a Healthy Marriage

January 11, 2010

A friend told me that she and her husband strive to do the following four things each day/week:

1. Go on a date each week (about 2 hours)
2. Show of affection each day (less than a minute a day)
3. Learn something new about your partner’s day (a couple of minutes)
4. Help your partner reduce their stress daily. Most effective de-stressor: Listening. (approximately 10 minutes)

Read the full article →

Christmas Eve 2009

January 6, 2010

Although this post is so late, I didn’t want to let this memory pass by.   This past Christmas Eve, my family had fun making silly creations out of graham crackers and candy.

Dr. Zhivago going to see Laura on his sleigh by Kyle C.

Art Museum by Marci C.

Don’t smoke dope or you’ll be a dead man by Shawn C.

My [...]

Read the full article →

Grandma Again

December 7, 2009

I’m so excited because I’m going to be a grandma again in July 2010.

Read the full article →

Foods that Help Fight Illness

October 16, 2009

My sister shared some information from a pamplet she received in the mail listing suggested foods that help the body fight illness. I thought it would be beneficial to others too.

The perfect PH level for humans is 7.36-7.41. When your diet includes higher amounts of fat, sugar, and animal protein your body becomes more acidic unlike when eating alkaline-forming foods.

Top 12 Alkaline-Forming Foods
wheatgrass
parsley
kelp
watercress
avocados
celery
watermelon
papaya
pears
black mission figs
lemons (although acid, lemons become alkaline in the body)

Read the full article →

7 Things to Say to Kids

September 25, 2009

The February 2008 Reader’s Digest included 7 things to say to your kids that I feel would be beneficial to positively reinforce anyone, not just kids, when correcting them.
A better way to say, “You’re the best!” is “You should be proud of how hard you worked.”
A better way to say, “Watch your language!” is “I’m so [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries