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The Tale of Despereaux

In the far away kingdom of Dor… lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a Knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted View Post

Beach Crimes

I'm a firm believer in that rules are meant to keep us safe, blah blah blah...but I must say that in giddy anticipation of our beach excursion last week, the very last rule on the list of beach regulations never crossed my mind as being a problem, or View Post

Beach Baby

Last week we took a very quick trip down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to visit relatives. I had packed E.B.'s bathing suit "just in case", but didn't think we'd have a spare moment to swim. Well, we did and we had the best two hours of fun our View Post

Spring Blooms

The trees and plants in our yard are blooming out so pretty this year and I am really enjoying the show.I think it's safe to assume that Bonnie and Clyde are enjoying this time of year, too. View Post

Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer

Taking my son's temperature is never a pleasant or easy task. He hates to use an oral thermometer, squiggles and squirms when we use an ear thermometer and generally loses his marbles when approached to take his temperature. We recently had the View Post

Dumpster Diving

I have this little problem and it's kind of embarassing. Sometimes when I'm driving down the road and I see someone throw out a perfectly good piece of wooden furniture, I kind of pull my car over and pick it up and bring it home with me. There. I View Post

All Things Italian

We apparently had Italian food on the brain this past weekend if these pictures are any proof. We made a quick trip to Memphis on Friday and stopped at The Olive Garden on our way home to have a late lunch. And then I fell in love with this.It's View Post

Giveaway Winners

Bet you thought I had forgotten, right?Holly won the Preacher Creature Strikes on Sunday book.Heather won the Bella Sara giveaway.Congratulations to them! Winners have been emailed. View Post

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