Posts by WI mom of 2

We will definitely reuse ours next year.  One is from Land's End and one is from LL Bean, and they've both held up really well so far.  I don' t see any reason to get them new ones when what they have is still in perfectly...

Quote: We also have a cherry tree in our yard!  They cherries are super tart, though!  Does anyone have some good recipes to make with those cherries?  I usually pick them (what my MIL doesn't pick!) and freeze...

I love bing cherries to eat.  My parents have a tart cherry tree in their yard, so that is what I eat in pies.  I can't stand that fake, goopy cherry pie filling stuff in a can, and I hate maraschino cherries.   I...

Never.  I won't ride them myself, so I would  never force my child to go on a ride he didn't want to.

I had a woman do a program at the library where I work last Saturday called Couponing 101.  I didn't actually get to listen to the program since I was still working, but I did get to chat with her as she was setting up.  She...

I usually get it at Trader Joe's.  It is good, and one of the few kinds that I've found that doesn't have high fructose corn syrup as one of the main ingredients.

I finally got mine planted this weekend!  I have tomatoes (Roma, cherry, and regular), peppers (sweet & jalapeno), a cantaloupe, and herbs (parsley & rosemary) that I bought as plants at the greenhouse.  My thyme...

My 9-year-old son & I have both read all of the first series that Riordan has written (Percy Jackson & the Olympians).  I've also read the first two of the second series he's written with those same characters (The Lost...

I'm a librarian, and I didn't even think about NOT ordering the 50 Shades trilogy.  The first book alone has over 1200 holds in our system.  People want to read it, and I think we should have it available for them.  I've...

When it is warm enough we do.  She's really big & hairy, and the one time we tried doing it inside in the bathtub it got all clogged up.  If she really needs it & it isn't warm enough we'll take her to the groomer we...