Ivy says: WARNING: This post might be a classic case of overshare. Read at your own risk. So, Heather and I are sitting here in Myrtle Beach, enjoying ourselves immensely. But I have already had a couple of instances of not being prepared. The worst would be on the drive here. Nate got so excited …
Heather says: How about something a little different for Menu Monday. Sometimes things happen and some of us run out of paycheck a week or two before we run out of month. It happened to me a lot in my single days, but there were always ways and means to make a few dollars stretch …
Heather says: I have a few tips for you and feel free to guess which ones I learned today and which I had done ahead of time. Keep your appliance manual and warranty information taped to the back of large appliances. Know which local appliance repair companies are certified and reputable before there is a problem. …
Ivy says: I took the kids and one of my dogs for a walk on the greeway earlier today, and we came back with a few hitchhikers. Ticks. I found, like, 5 on my daughter and one on my dog. Strange that she’d rack up more ticks than my dog, but whatever. I immediately thought …
Heather says: Late last week we played a game I referred to as Disaster Scenario. It’s a quick way to check your own preparedness level when rumors of disaster are hyped in the media. Well that and I’ve always enjoyed apocalyptic fiction. After watching the Twitter stream for a while, I feel the need to …
Heather says: Yesterday’s headlines on Swine Flu reminded me it was time to ask, are you prepared for an emergency? Please understand that I’m not trying to be a fearmonger. Don’t turn to your spouse and say, “Heather says we’re all going to die from pandemic swine flu!” Understand that I’m a total geek, fascinated …
Heather says: Don’t ever think moving 1300 miles from family can stop them from dropping in unexpectedly. Until last night I lived comfortably with the thought that I’d always have several weeks notice to ensure the house was up to spec. Last night I came home from running errands to discover the in-laws had arrived. …
Heather says: First of all I want to thank Ivy for managing our site for the duration of my 4,000 mile round trip to the Midwest. Mr. Heather was lucky enough to join us for the return trip and was able to experience the magic that is traveling with three children under five. Let me …
Ivy says: School starts here in Tennessee on Friday. Yeah, you read that right. 2 days from now, I’ll be shuffling kids off to school. I can’t decide between being really excited to have my house quiet all day and not have to be fielding questions all day like, “Can I play on your computer?” …
Heather says: I recently returned to the gym and partly due to my over enthusiasm, I have come down with a nice case of shin splints. Part of the treatment is to ice my shins three times a day for twenty minutes. I decided to test a trick I had stumbled across several times in …