Antique Mommy

High Tops

Antique Mommy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:12:11 +0000

Ridiculously Easy Three Bean Soup

Antique Mommy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:54:06 +0000

I thought that going into the weekend you might want a recipe for a soup that is easy, hearty and most of all yummy. And there’s a good chance that you already have most, if not all, of the ingredients on hand. What I love about this bean soup is that it calls for vinegar [...]

The Happy Face In The Sky

Antique Mommy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:21 +0000

In his famous poem Ode to Immortality, Wordsworth wrote that our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. I’ve always loved that imagery. I love the idea that at one time, in some unknown form, we dwelled with God, that we communed intimately with him, knew every line in his face, the softness of his [...]

Growth Spurts, Money Jars, The Circle Of Life And Other Things

Antique Mommy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:19:31 +0000

About a year ago, Sean’s grandmother gave him a money jar which sits on top of his dresser. It is a big plastic jar that looks like a pickle jar, only it has a slot on the top which shows a digital reading of how much money has been deposited. The digital reading is about [...]

Make A Wish

Antique Mommy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:01:44 +0000

The other afternoon Sean and I went out for a walk. It was a glorious Indian summer day, warm and peaceful and perfect in every way. He spied the very last of the ripened dandelions and plucked it out of the ground. “Okay Mom,” he said, “Be quiet.” I stood quietly and respectfully off to the [...]

What Happens When A New Car Kinda Gal Marries A Debt Free Kinda Guy

Antique Mommy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:37:59 +0000

Go get a beverage, it’s a long one today… * * * A week or so ago, I saw on my Twitter stream that Dave Ramsey was looking for stories of people who have been living debt free for 10 or more years. Since we had just celebrated our 11th debt-free anniversary, I took the time [...]

Intro To Pumpkinology 101

Antique Mommy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:56:58 +0000

Last week Sean’s kindergarten teacher asked me if I’d be willing to come up to the school and lead a couple of 15-20 minute classes on pumpkins. I know my way around a pumpkin and it sounded like fun, so I said sure, why not. When I arrived at the school, the teacher gave me a [...]

Eleven

Antique Mommy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:56:38 +0000

So then, not too long ago we celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. I went on line to look up what the traditional gifts are for eleven years and it says they are steel and fashion jewelry – basically power tools or cheap jewelry. If they had checked with me they would know that it’s not steel [...]

Lands End Boys Sport Squall Parka – Product Review

Antique Mommy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:10:27 +0000

Recently the nice people from Lands End emailed me to see if they could send me a Sport Squall Parka for Sean for review. Of course I said yes, because I have a shameless affection for all things Lands End. When it came in the mail, Sean immediately went to work trying it on and [...]

Pumpkin Patch

Antique Mommy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:57:30 +0000