sisters should stay together

Her big sister left last Friday for a week long Michigan “adventure”. It’s the longest they’ve ever been a part in the almost 4 years of being sisters. “I miss Piper”, “Can we Skype with Piper”, “When’s Piper getting home”, I hear throughout the day. When we finally do Skype before bedtime, it consist of [...]

One click, many {girls} changed.

The following is a post sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they’re showing their support for Girls For A Change. I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. ************************ Sometimes doing good things for others take a lot [...]

What the wife schlepped home

I’ve been watching these YouTube videos lately. Women going shopping, (or more realistically, teens with their parents credit cards) come home, get out their laptop, and bragging to the internet about all the hot stuff they bought at the mall. They pull out their cute tank tops, too-short clubbing skirts, and accessories; tell you how [...]

chicken coops and homemade hairbows.

I am from tater tot casserole, red Surburban trucks with lift kits, and wood grain station wagons. I am from the long, gravel, tree lined driveway and a front yard that takes all Saturday to mow. I am from tulip fields, a house with a pond, and barns in the backyard. I am from weekends [...]

My Rage, the ultimate big help.

I’ve learned a lot these past couple of weeks. I’ve learned that “clean” clothes are subjective to the wearer. A “good” meal can in fact consist of raw hot dogs, string cheese and bags of airplane peanuts. Pants are indeed optional attire, and when it comes to “quality” help around the house, beggars can’t be [...]

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