If you make quilts or afghans, chances are you have given many away. You just can’t keep all your quilts and blankets that you make – there’s not enough closet space. Plus, the beautiful thing about a quilt is that it is made to be treasured and loved. It becomes a family heirloom that should…
I have three kids in elementary school which translates to mountains of papers, homework, coloring sheets projects and stuff. If you are a parent, you can understand the problem. During the school year when they bring home their work, I look at each paper and then stack it on a particular shelf in their own…
A few years ago, we were driving toward Knoxville, TN and saw a sign for the American Museum of Science and Energy. We decided to stop and take a tour. It was such a unique visit that we went back again a few years later when the kids were a bit older. My friend Amy…
If you were going to write a book about your life, would you choose fiction or non-fiction? Would one genre be a safer way to tell your story? For Dr. Amy Garrett who survived a horrific attack when she was a child, the choice is fiction. She wants to have her story told to help…
My daughter came home from school last week telling me that one of her friends had been trying to make a dog out of a piece of paper but it didn’t quite look right. I remembered making a dog face with floppy ears back when I was a kid, so we did what all intelligent…
This weekend we went looking for something new to see in Kentucky. We decided to track down another one of the remaining covered bridges near us. The Mt. Zion Covered Bridge wasn’t too far away and easy to find. Built in 1871, we were excited to see how this covered bridge looked after over 140…
Do you have any of those metal popcorn tins leftover from Christmas? What do you do with them once the popcorn is gone? For my kids, it was an easy idea to turn the can into a lego figure head. We picked up a can of bright Yellow Rustoleum Spray Paint, waited for a sunny…
Thrift stores can be a great option for finding items you need at a bargain price. My parents are the masters at finding amazing home decor items at thrift stores for a fraction of the original price. Over the past 10 years, I’ve found some great bargains as well. There are a few thrift store…