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A Backyard Mystery

This past weekend, I went to Maine for a vacation. One day as I was driving between Belfast and Unity, I saw two headstones in a corner of someone’s front yard. The stones looked very old, and they probably are, as burials in residential yards are not very common any more. Seeing the headstones in someone’s front yard made me wonder how common it is for people to have old graves on their property. As I looked around online, I came across an interesting story out of Tennessee. Apparently, a man was doing some landscaping in his yard and he … Continue reading →

Starry Nights, Spooky Blog Tours, and Dachshunds: An Interview with Author Christine Verstraete

This next interviewee’s name may look familiar to you since I’ve interviewed Christine Verstraete before. Last time it was about her miniature doll hobby and the dogs she often includes in her displays. This time around I asked if she’d be interested in talking about Petey, the dachshund who stars in her new book, Searching For A Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery. She again graciously agreed, and added something fun just in time for Halloween: details on her spooky blog tour and how you can enter to win a set of Halloween minis or a copy of her e-book, … Continue reading →

The Frugal Blog Week in Review: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2

Hello there! It is a quiet Saturday evening on the day before the Superbowl. my husband is getting the last kid to bed, I’m listening to my new Nora Jones music, and I am seriously thinking of taking a nice hot bath. Before that, though, I wanted to bring you the week in review for the Frugal Living Blog. I know you read every blog faithfully, so I’ll just assume you want to reread them all again. Saturday, January 27 Save on Paper: Take Advantage of Junk Mail In an earlier blog, Save on Paper: The Three Best Ways, I … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Genealogy Inspiration And Information On Pinterest

Pinterest is a fun and somewhat addictive website where users create online pinboards with images of things that they like. I like to visit the site a couple of times a week to get ideas for meals and for ideas for fun things to do with the kids. Today, I looked around on Pinterest and found that it can be a great site to visit when you need inspiration for your genealogy. Beautiful ideas for family photos, family photo displays, and other projects can be found there, as well as links to interesting genealogy blogs. There are also beautiful ideas … Continue reading →

What is the History of Your House?

Every house has stories to tell. Have you ever wondered about the families that lived in your house before you moved in? The area around your home must have gone through some changes over the years. What did things used to look like? You can use your genealogy skills to uncover the history of your house, and the people who used to live there. It can be fun to use your genealogy research skills in a slightly different way. You probably put a lot of thought into what you wanted in a home. If you have several children, you need … Continue reading →

Kevin Costner Teams Up with NASCAR and Shania Twain Teams Up with a New Man

From dancing with wolves to singing to racecar fans… Kevin Costner can do it all. Or at least he’s trying to. The actor turned singer just signed a high-profile one-year gig with racing organization NASCAR to provide them with personal appearances and music. According to reports, the movie star (and now country-rock band singer) is the new voice of NASCAR. Costner’s band Modern West will reportedly debut their new video Backyard on NASCAR.com. In addition, the actor will also narrate a new documentary “The Ride of Their Lives,” which features a behind-the-scenes look at racecar driving. Costner told reporters that … Continue reading →

Notebook of blessings

A comment on my last blog and a visit to Courtney’s blog inspired me to think about a notebook of blessings. I hope as you read you will be inspired to create your own list of blessings. I praise God for: The gift of love – that of my husband, family and friends and especially God’s love as revealed to is through Jesus and his death on the cross for my sins. The beauty of creation. We have not long returned from a walk down by what people here refer to as a lake but it is actually St Georges … Continue reading →

Mouse Hunt!

What happens when you combine a former city chick who has seen rats the size of small cats, a handy husband that is surviving on too little sleep and a mysterious “something” with an appetite for a 45-year-old house in the woods? Chaos, I tell you, chaos. When I last left off, I was telling you about our adventures with a mystery rodent. Let’s call it Godzilla, so you don’t confuse it with that cute little epicures mouse in Ratatouille. Better yet, let’s call it the ROUS (rodent of unusual size); with teeth. (If you missed the early part of … Continue reading →

Murphy, Mr. Meow, and Tabby’s Dream House

Photo by Srgjan Spasik As you may have read me mention before, we’re moving. This has posed a variety of problems, from getting the pets out of the picture to showing issues. But it’s also generating some happy excitement as well. We haven’t even sold our current house yet, but that’s not stopping us from dreaming about all we hope for our new one. And when I say “we,” I do mean the entire Team Pryor clan. Murphy Dreams Of… A large fenced-in backyard. One with trees full of lots of squirrels (and maybe an opossum or two) for chasing, … Continue reading →