Since a birthday celebration has been a part of our week, I decided to make my August contest about birthday traditions. Every family has different birthday traditions. And many times we pick up ideas for our family from other families. So this week is dedicated to...
Yesterday was birthday day at the Savage’s. Our youngest, Austin, turned 12. My baby is getting awfully close to being a teenager!Austin has consistently made one request for a birthday present. He wanted a bunny. His older siblings had a two bunnies for several...
I stopped in my tracks as I read the sign standing next to two massage chairs in the middle of the shopping mall: RELAX, IN A HURRY! Are our lives so fast-paced that we even feel we need to relax in a hurry?Several years ago I learned about distinguishing the...
This week has been an emotional rollercoaster. Mark and I dropped our two youngest boys off at church camp on Sunday afternoon. It’s their first time to go to camp and they were definitely nervous. After getting them settled, I got in the car and started crying....
Happy Birthday, Mark! Today is my hubby’s birthday and in honor of his special day I thought I’d share our new low-calorie birthday cake recipe. A friend shared the recipe with me–I believe she said it was a Weight Watcher recipe. No matter where it...
One year, while on vacation at my parent’s condo in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, I introduced this “salad meal” to my family. They were willing, but skeptical. Once we’ve learned the individual likes and dislikes of each family member for what...
This Jello salad is served at all Savage family holiday gatherings. But it’s also a great summer side dish!Orange Tapioca Jello Salad1 box orange jello (I use sugar-free)1 box tapioca pudding1 box “cook and serve” vanilla pudding (I use sugar-free)3...
Today’s recipe is probably the most requested recipe in the Savage household. The younger kids often ask for this in the afternoon after playing hard, the older ones after they get home from work, and during the school year it’s a popular after school...
With a book deadline and the Hearts at Home cruise, I missed my monthly contest in June, but I’m ready to go in July! For those of you who are new to my blog, my contests are designed to be an online moms group of sort. I put out a question and ask you to share...
I’ve had an interesting week. It’s been reminiscent of the days of diapers and toddlers when I would work all day but feel as if I’d accomplished nothing at all. In reality, however, I did accomplish many things—they just weren’t...
Today has been a day of remembering. You see it was 25 years ago today that Mark and I promised to love and cherish until death do us part. As I think back to that day (and as our older children are venturing into married life), I think about all that I didn’t...
I slathered my boys with sunscreen as soon as we arrived at the pool. Then I put sunscreen on my face, my shoulders, my legs…somewhere along the way I got interrupted and the sunscreen never made it to my arms! I now have lobster arms that are so burnt they are...
I was over at Karen Ehman’s blog and she was interviewing a mom with a tea business. When I posted about my love for tea, I decided it would be a fun thing to share on my blog. I’m not a coffee drinker at all, but I do love tea! It’s one way I pamper...
When my friend Susan got to the empty nest season of life, she issued me a warning…”Be careful of those young adult years. That’s when your kids have bungee cords attached to them. They leave…they come home…they leave…they come...
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