JDaniel4s Mom

I am Unemployed?

January 18, 2012 By Deirdre

When I turned in my resignation letter shortly before JDaniel was born (I was a teacher and we had to turn in our resignation letter in the winter if we aren't going to be there the next fall in the county I worked in.), I knew I was leaving one career to start another. My new career was getting to be a staying at home mom. I totally viewed it Continue Reading

Pause Life for a Moment- Amy’s Assorted Adventures in Africa

January 17, 2012 By Deirdre

I met Amy Morrow of Amy's Assorted Adventures in Africa during SIT #commenthour on Twitter. She was one of the featured blogs that week. The next week while both attending the #commenthour Amy sent me a tweet stating that she was glad to see me there again. It was like having a new friend reach out and welcome to gathering except this new friend Continue Reading

Helping to Build with Couch Cushions

January 11, 2012 By Deirdre

I heard a loud screech an ran downstairs to see what was the matter. As I came down the stairs I saw a couch cushion creation! JDaniel was so upset! I couldn't figure out a first what was the problem and he couldn't spit out the words. After getting him to calm down a little, he explained that the cushion in the front kept falling over. When the Continue Reading

Pause Life for a Moment- Being Like Dad

January 10, 2012 By Deirdre

My son wants to be like his dad so much! He wants to do what he is doing and “help” with chores he does around the house. Mostly he just want to be around him.Cold CoffeeAlmost morning my husband fixes coffee. JDaniel has decided that he needs to have coffee in the morning too.There is a problem. He doesn’t like coffee. JDaniel has taken a few sips Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- Don’t Worry Douglas Craft

January 6, 2012 By Deirdre

Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie into children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books. Steps: Link your activity below. Please Continue Reading

White Chicken Chili

January 5, 2012 By Deirdre

The weather here has finally turned cold. The chill in the air has to search the internet for warm comfort foods like the white chicken chili I am going to share with you today that I found on How to: Simplify. I love that this is simple enough for a family dinner or can be dressed up with cheese and crusty bread to serve to guests. White Continue Reading

Getting Back to Our Pre-Holiday Schedule

January 4, 2012 By Deirdre

During the holidays I tried to keep JDaniel on schedule for his quiet time in the afternoon and meal times, but I would be the first to admit they veered a little of course.Many of the things that fill our daily schedule were not available during most of December and we had to find different things to do. What Changed There was no school, library Continue Reading

Pausing Life for Moment- Thinking About This Series

January 3, 2012 By Deirdre

When I first started Pause Life for a Moment last spring, it was supposed to be a short series of guest post leading up to Easter. Well, it didn’t end when Easter came. It has continued to be a part of my weekly line up of posts. During the month of December and a few other times during the year instead of having guest posts, I wrote the posts Continue Reading

Kids Lunch Ideas – Clemson and the Orange Bowl

January 1, 2012 By Deirdre

I didn't grow up in South Carolina. I grew up in Virginia and went to college there. The people in Virginia love their colleges, but I don't think they get into displaying their school spirit like the do here in South Carolina. Despite there being several colleges in South Carolina, there seem to be two big ones. There are USC and Clemson. Cars in Continue Reading

Mary Lee and New Year’s at Grandma’s

December 28, 2011 By Deirdre

This is my fourth Mary Lee Tale. The first was Over Near the Tree Sits a Memory and the second was Starting School and Apple Turnovers with Mary Lee, and the third was Mary Lee Remembers a Xanthous Haired Boy. If you like this story, I hope you will give the other three a read.It had been a long semester of college. Mary Lee was so glad to be away Continue Reading

Pausing Life for a Moment- Praying for Christmas Card Senders

December 27, 2011 By Deirdre

I really look forward to getting Christmas cards every year. Some come from people I haven't heard from all year. The photo cards display how much friends' and family's children have grown, the vacations they have taken, and their wonderful homes. Other cards contain updates on what they have been doing or changes in their lives. These wonderful Continue Reading