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This year we were thankful for the babies born in 2011. Just look at all these adorable faces! A BIG congrats to 8 of our ANOM writers, (in order) Heather, Keleigh, Melanie, Sarah, Lindsey, Melissa, Valerie and Maria, in the birth of their beautiful babies this year! (You can read a few of their [...]
Didn’t win a Merry Fluffy Christmas package? Don’t worry because we have a great “consolation” prize… A Nation of Moms LOVES Super Undies! Why? Because they are durable, comfortable, colorful, stretchy and effectively absorbent super hero-inspired cloth training pants designed to look like big kid undies! They are made in the USA and have a [...]
In continuing our Joy of Christmas Giveaway Event, is… We just had our fourth child. Before she was born, I took three old baby tubs to Good Will, one for each of our other children. Everytime we have a baby I buy a new baby tub, thinking that this time, this one, will be a [...]
In continuing our WordPress for Beginners series, we will be discussing how to make a simple blog button. Nothing fancy and something very easy and basic for you beginners out there. There are many free online places for you to make a blog button, but two of my favorite ones are Picnik and Scrapblog. I use [...]
In continuing our WordPress for Beginners series, we will be discussing how to install a theme, what templates are and how you can use them to your advantage, general settings and adding users to your blog. Finding, Installing and/or Changing Themes on WordPress There are about as many theme choices out there (both paid and [...]
Next up in our WordPress for Beginners series are a few of my favorite and most useful plug-ins, how to upload them and a small demo of a couple of them. Plug-ins are what make WordPress so glorious. how to upload them in 2 different ways using a featured gallery the advantages of adrotate, need url for [...]
With the impending birth of our third child in a few very short weeks, I have been giving some thought to writing down some tips that helped me with the natural birth of our second child after having had a medicated one previously. Natural birth. I know these can be scary words, especially the way that [...]
If you’re a complete beginner on the WordPress platform and you need some help, you’ve come to the right place. We’re in the middle of our WordPress for Beginners series, and we will be touching on the subject of pages, drop down menus and widgets for your blog’s sidebar. These are the other topics we’ve [...]
If you are just joining us in this series, you may want to check out our introductory post on this Beginner’s WordPress tutorial series and our previous video tutorial on creating and publishing a WordPress post. This post will be just a brief overview of categories, tags and hyperlinks… Categories vs Tags Both categories and tags [...]
In my introductory post on this beginner’s WordPress tutorial series, I told you that the next topic would be on publishing your posts. And it is, but I had to divide it into two parts because it was getting rather long. Let’s skip ahead for a bit and assume you have everything set up on [...]
I have had numerous email requests to see our Media Kit and Quick Sheet and where we got them done. To to tell you the truth I did it myself. What is a Media Kit? Generally speaking in blog terms, a Media Kit is a multi-paginated, all-encompassing collection of your blog’s statistics and specific demographics. [...]
Every once in a while I receive an email or comment, or I notice someone on one of the groups or forums to which I belong asking simple questions about WordPress. It seems like many Blogger bloggers are afraid to make the switch because of the unknown platform of WordPress. Instead of being intimidated by [...]
I am departing from my “regular” What’s Cooking Wednesday to talk a little bit about Endometriosis (or “endo”). Ever heard about it? Do you or someone you know have it? Let’s start with the basics. What is it? Well, the World Endometriosis Society just put out the first endo awareness video that will tell you [...]
I often get emails (almost daily!) asking about scheduling, time management, and any tips to make life easier at home with little ones running around. If you have any, please let me know, as I am still trying to figure that out every day. :) No seriously, I do have a few tips that help [...]
I absolutely love squash, and there are so many yummy things you can make with acorn squash this time of year. Thanks to a friend who reminded me about this gluten-free recipe today, I am already planning my next grocery store trip to make sure I have all the ingredients to make this tasty, fragrant [...]
Halloween. I used to despise this holiday, even as a child. But somehow the minute I became a parent, I immediately wanted to dress up my child in the cutest outfit and prance him around our neighborhood and a few church-held and community events. That first year I was completely unprepared (which is unlike me [...]
Our fall cleaning segment is at an end. There’s quite a checklist to be done this time, so I highly suggest recruiting some people (husband, kids, friends) to help you tackle these outdoor chores. Choose a nice (non-windy) and warmish day and make it fun. Maybe even invite those helping over for dinner to celebrate [...]
After a good cleaning of your bedrooms and bathrooms, you should be all set for housing those extra holiday guests. If you realized that you need extra guest beds or your current ones are not in good condition, this is a good time (before guests arrive) to ask Santa for an early present… new bed sets. [...]
I hope you have been enjoying your newly clean kitchen. Although, if it’s anything like my house, the day it gets cleaned is the day it gets dirty again. Sigh. Now it’s time to tackle the bedrooms, closets and bathrooms. Not only is this particular segment about cleaning these areas, but it’s also about getting [...]
The autumnal equinox is finally here, and today is the first official day of autumn! This is by far my favorite season. In fact, I love everything this season has to offer: The crisp weather (cool enough for people to sport their fashionable jackets but not cold enough yet to send people running back indoors) [...]
This soup is great to spice things up on a dreary autumn day. it can be served as the main dish or as an accompaniment to a meal. Ingredients 1 butternut squash (peel, remove seeds and cut into 1/2 inch cubes) 2-3 carrots (peel and sliced into 1/2 inch slices) 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth [...]
Butternut squash pie is a lot like pumpkin pie. In fact, it tastes almost exactly the same, only better! You can make this using pre-made (canned) butternut squash puree, frozen squash cubes (that you cook and then puree), or you can do what I do and make it from scratch. I don’t make it all [...]
Every year starting in late October I make this apple cider. It’s so very simple and effortless, but I still receive numerous compliments and requests for the recipe. Ingredients 5 cups of apple cider 5 cups of cranberry juice 4 oranges, sliced and sectioned 1/2 cup brown sugar to taste 2 t whole allspice (whole [...]
Fall is definitely approaching, especially where I live. I spent the entire weekend feeling freezing cold. Want to know just how cold? On Saturday, people were lining the streets for a local parade wearing winter coats and sporting blankets on their laps. I LOVED it! Couple that with the background “music” of my husband’s football [...]
‘Twas minutes before BlogMania, when all through the house, The only creature stirring was my computer mouse. My knuckles were cracked and warmed up with care, In hopes that BlogMania posts soon would be there. The husband and kiddos were snug in their beds, “Please baby sleep all night,” I secretly said. Checked the connection [...]
I have been a cleaning fanatic for as long as I can remember. When commercials about new cleaning gadgets come on, I get all googly-eyed. (Please tell me someone else can relate to this feeling.) However, I never would have dreamed that I would pass on this trait to any of my children. My 3 [...]
In honor of last month (National Baby-Wearing Month), we will be discussing baby-wearing in the next couple of posts. While I love using a stroller and there are definite times I prefer them, I have enjoyed the many benefits of baby-wearing and have always brought my carrier along in the stroller basket for those times [...]
Ahh, autumn. The leaves change colors and start to fall, the weather is cools down, school buses parade the streets, apple pies are a-bakin’, trips to the pumpkin patch, the sun retires sooner, and mornings have a cool bite to them. That’s when I know it’s time to start Fall Cleaning! Fall Cleaning? What’s that? [...]
This week we are trying to raise cloth diaper awareness… I often think “Why didn’t I do this earlier?” I hesitated with my son, though I am still regretting it now (he’s been potty-trained for well over a year), and didn’t start with my daughter until she was 5 months. Honestly? I thought it would [...]
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