If you’ve been reading a while, you may recall a review I did last year for Kristine’s Shower.
Well, Jenny (the owner) has been kind enough to offer $25 in Kristine’s Shower Cash as a “blog-warming” give-away gift! Just go check out the new review post over at As For My House, and leave a comment to enter.
Not from me… LOL
My Wee View is giving away a Dyson DC24 vacuum – a $499 value.
Totally free… just click the button below and go enter!
Are you wondering why it’s so quiet around here lately?
It’s because a lot of our posting has moved over to the new location: As For My House!
Here’s a “where to look for what” summary.
Remaining Here at Life on the Road:
Now Found at As For My House:
Hope to see you around… Both places! 
When I saw the lovely wooden hair pieces over at Blue Heron Jewelry & Hair Accessories, I added a couple of them to my online wish lists.
Pretty, eh?
Pricey, too, compared to what’s out there… but a nice selection of exotic woods.
So my mom ordered two of these for me for my birthday. (She ordered them in May, to be able to give them to me in June).
It didn’t arrive by the time Mom came out to visit me in mid-June. She was already frustrated by then, and apologized profusely to me. (Naturally I thanked her for the effort, and told her it wasn’t her fault!)
In between a lot of not answering emails, there was apparently some excuse made, but it then drageed on longer and longer.
Every couple of weeks my mom called me to see if the package had arrived. But it hadn’t.
Eventually, lo and behold, it arrived…
In mid-August – a mere THREE MONTHS after it was ordered.
Immediately, I called my mom to let her know, and thank her again. She was relieved, but dismayed all over again that there wasn’t even a note of apology or anything included.
I also emailed Emily, of Blue Heron, asking what had happened, and if this was her standard business practice.
She has lovely woodwork, and lots of customer testimonials on her site, so one would assume that this was for some reason unusual. I hoped she would offer some explanation, and perhaps even offer my mom some compensation for the delay.
… but she never really responded to me, even after two attempts.
She sent one email to me, tersely saying that her prior emails had bounced, so would I please call her to discuss it. Ummmm… If I got that email, then obviosuly things could get through, right? I replied that I had no desire to burn my cell phone minutes, nor engage in what could become an emotional or stressful conversation. I asked her again simply to let me know what had happened, and whether or not that was her standard level of customer service.
I never heard back.
So, just a warning not to do business with her unless you have too much money to spend and too much time on your hands.
Blue Heron Wood – YOU’RE FIRED.
No link love for her, but if you want to go tell her you’re not buying from her, it’s ” blue heron woods .com ” without the spaces.
Let me begin at the beginning:
The Miami Dolphins had a Fight Song for a long, long time.
This year, they recorded a new version of the song, with a Rap artist. The crowd HATED it, and Boo’d every time it was played. Apparently Miami football fans are not “hip” enough (yay!), and felt this take on “their song” was too juvenile.
You can here it here on YouTube – modesty warning: the cheerleaders are in the shots making up the “video”.
So they decided to do it over, differently.
The Coral Reef Barracuda Marching Band (and the bands from three other local high schools) were selected to perform it!
They went up to the Dolphins’ practice stadium to record it on Wednesday the 16th, under the production of Emilio Estefan. No word yet if Gloria Estefan will be involved in the song, but the couple did buy an interest in the team this summer.
And…
They will be performing the new fight song during the Pre-Game festivities for the Dolphins’ home opener against the Colts next Monday (9/21) on Monday Night Football!
Be sure to tune in, and see if you can see him! 
Hopfully, from these pictures, you’ll at least be able to recognize their band’s uniforms out of the mixed group.
P.S. As you probably know, we don’t have TV service. Can someone *PLEASE* record it for us??
If you don’t sew, what do you do to control the cost of clothes for your little ones?
One thing that’s a biggie here is that we do not “do” brand names. In the 0 -5 age range, especially, the kids don’t know or care – so why spend the money?
But you simply *must* have it, you say? Well for goodness’ sake, don’t just walk into the mall and pay retail for it. Shop smart!
For instance…
Like The Gap? Try this little savings dance:
First – Shop at The Gap Outlet over that mall store, for better deals.
Second – shop RIGHT NOW, during their Semi-Annual Baby Sale, for deals of up to 40% off those prices. September 11 – 24, on all clothes for babies – five year olds.
Third – Visit the Gap Outlet – Trittermoms.com exclusive site, and print out a 10% off coupon. You can use this on top of the sale prices! (They have a link there for finding your local store, too).
Fourth (and finally) – If you blog, you can join the TwitterMoms Gap Outlet Blogging Program. The first 50 bloggers to post about the sale, and include the Gap Outlet Widget (below) willreceive a 20 Gift Card. (Yeah, it’ll come to late for this sale – but it’s Semi-Annual!)
So, if you just have to have it… Go forth, and get it for less!
So, let me get this straight:
Flora Say Is, “You’ll love…”
That’s not just a possessive / contraction problem, as most apostrophe errors are. That’s a totally bewildering un-English-ism.
And, by the way, how cool is it this – my kids are so excited about proper English that my oldest snaps photos of errors as we drive around!
If you haven’t had a chance yet, be sure to check out our new blog: As For My House is up and running!
It’s finally up and running – our brand-new Christian website and blog:
And for our housewarming party, we’re giving you the presents!
You can WIN a set of the new Homestead Blessings DVDs that I recently reviewed. The winner will receive all three new episodes: Canning, Gardening, and Herbs.
Enter at As For My House now!
And of course more great content will continue to be posted there as time goes on, on all the topics you know we like to talk about – parenting, homeschooling, frugal living, Christian lifestyle, cloth diapers, and whatever else strikes our fancy.
This blog will continue to get the family news, kid photos, and more personal stuff. Not that you’re not welcome to stay… But you should definately check out the new digs, too!
I joined Tupperware a while back, to get my own Tupperware at a discount. I don’t have any interest in trying to do it as a business.
I’m about to lost my active status, though… Even with the occasional friend and family order, it’s just not enough.
So I’d like to introduce a Tupperware Coop!
You pay only the cost of your order, plus a small coop fee (maybe $1?). “Wholesale” is 25% off the current prices, including 25% off any Sale prices or special offers.
You’ll pay actual tax and shipping on your own order, which will be shipped directly to you from Tupperware.
To get in on the action, you can browse the catalog at http://www.tupperware.com. But your order must be emailed to me, and paid via PayPal (or comparable).
Let me know if you’re interested, as this will have to be cancelled if we can’t round up enough people to make a go of it…
We have a lifestyle and parenting philosophy that do not line up with the mainstream in society today.
There are lots of ladies at my La Leche League meeting that believe a lot of the same things I do about parenting. I also find kindred spirits on certain topics among homesteaders, ”green” folks, and the Attachment Parenting community. Conservative religious beliefs make me feel right at home with German Baptists, Mennonites, and some churches like Reformed Baptists.
Still, during the average trip to the grocery store, or church, or pretty much anywhere else, I find people who make very different choices. A lot of my life feels like I’m “swimming up-stream.”
Even the most secure person can benefit from a little validation, so I wanted to share a couple of incidents that happened recently that have really made my day(s).
Honorning God
We wear dresses all the time, so the difference may not be as clear-cut, but we are very big believers in putting on our “Sunday Best” to go to church. We honor the Lord by taking care to dress up for a visit to His house.
The last couple of weeks, Jewel has made some commentary about her wardrobe choices that warmed my heart and brought tears to my eyes:
I’m going to wear my ‘pretty princess’ shoes, because I want to look pretty for God and make Him happy!
Wow! Some of it is sinking in…
Being Attached
Questions I hear far too often:
Well, just to hit a few of the high points, I don’t because:
People have a lot of wide-ranging opinions about the negative consequences of this, most of which are obviously not true.
For instance, “You’ll never be able to have a relationship with your husband” is proven untrue by the obvious fact that we have had more children. (*ahem*)
Some are more subtle, so harder to debate/defend on short notice. The most common ones are variations on a theme:
Attachment Parenting philosophy, Bible teaching, and modern science, all dispute these notions. People cling to them, though, and – I believe – use them to justify what simply amounts to what they want for themselves.
Let me just tell you that for me, working in the church nursery has given me all the “evidence” I need that my way is NOT wrong. It breaks my heart sometimes…
But from the other side, I have been delighted lately to have had not one but several women who teach Jewel’s age group make a point of coming up and talking to me about her.
What a joy!
Of course, I’m not shy in pointing out that the reason she is so secure as a 4 year-old is because I made her feel secure as a 1 year-old, 2 year-old, and 3 year-old by never forcing her to stay alone in the nursery. She has a secure base from which to explore the world at her own pace, and trusts that I will always be there if there was a problem.
A little validation goes a long way…
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