Posts by Betsy
Reading With Your Ears Offers Grace to Young Readers
My son has always loved to read. When he was little, I didn’t see myself as his teacher-I was still in the mindset of counting down the time until he started Kindergarten. It wasn’t my job to teach him to read. We just read a lot together because I love to read. After he started…
Read MoreVacation Quick Stops I’d Love to return to: the Coast of Maine
A couple of years ago my sister moved to Boston. I had never been to “Boston in the fall,” so my mom and I took the kids to visit their cousins. Since I live in Texas, I forget that in other places, you can drive a couple of hours and pass through several states! While…
Read MoreiPhone Scavenger Hunt – Free Fun
It all began in 2011. We were celebrating my mom’s 65th birthday, and we were looking for inexpensive ways to entertain 17 people of various ages. That can be very challenging because anything multiplied by 17 can add up really quickly! We were staying at the Embassy Suites that connects with Bass Pro Shop in…
Read MoreLow Carb Fried Green Tomatoes
So while lamenting about the patience it takes to wait for my tomatoes to ripen, someone recommended fried green tomatoes. All I knew about them came from my references to the movie, so I thought I should give it a try. Also, since I am trying to eat under the Trim Healthy Mama plan, I was looking…
Read MoreAdventures in Elevated Garden Boxes
When I was trying to find a good place to plant my garden, I discovered the best location was also the location where my pool pump drains when you clean it out. That didn’t seem like a good plan. Therefore my garden mentor recommended an elevated garden. So my husband built a beautiful box!It looked like…
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