Dustbunnies begone!
You know, we're just a typical homeschooling family.The girls rise early, bring me breakfast in bed, and ask, "Mommy, how can we help you?""Can we rub your back? Can we rub your feet? Can we clean the bathrooms? Fold some laundry?"Nary a harsh word is spoken. Nary a frustration between siblings. No fighting. No raised voices. No meltdowns. Never.We all dance around our home, joyfully cleaning

Amazing Grace
Okay, embedding was disabled, so I'm gonna have to give you the link to see this. I PROMISE YOU, it will be very worth your time to just click on over here.I got an email this week from Mama with the link for this. I have never heard of Il Divo, but I'm a new fan! This is a breath-taking rendition of Amazing Grace. A happy in my day. . .

white picket fences by Susan Meissner (GIVEAWAY!!!!)
What do you think of when you think of a white picket fence?A little white house? With 2.5 children and a dog?Maybe the "perfect" family?white picket fences by Susan Meissner is a story of the Janvier family, a family that seems to be living the perfect life. When the family decides to take in Tally, their niece and cousin, the threads of perfection begin to unravel. Meissner effortlessly weaves

Let's Talk about Romance . . .
Let me hear it, ladies. I KNOW you love getting some pedicure action on. Okay - there may be a few of you out there that don't want anyone touching your feet. But, alas, I am not one of those women. I would be one happy woman if I could just have my feet rubbed every night.So.I've asked Ivan like 1,000,000 3 times in the past week or so if he could rub my feet. Actually, I asked if he could "do"

Leaving Carolina by Tamara Leigh
* My apologies to Multomah Publishing. I *thought I had scheduled this to post 11/6, but apparantly I was mistaken! So, here's my review, 1 day late and a dollar short. :)As my first read by Tamara Leigh, Leaving Carolina was a delightful foray into the life of Piper Wick, a southern girl who has done all she can to rid herself of her heritage. Having grown up in smalltown USA, (Pickwick, NC)