Monthly Archives: August 2011

I love summertime! I love lovely summer evenings in backyards. This photo is of our neighbors’ entry to their backyard. They had us over for a barbecue. Don’t you just want to walk right in and sit a spell?   … Continue reading →

Many in the world don’t know the secrets to being a happy wife, mother, and homemaker. Yes, it is possible to find joy in these traditional roles! If you feed your body right with classic foods and your brain with … Continue reading →

My son and his college friend Andrew Humiston are mentoring this class for youth-aged scholars called Be Andau Now! It’s for youth preparing to enter college, any college, but especially George Wythe College. My son has worked hard to get … Continue reading →

  Virtue has arrived at the point where she can style her own hair at age 15, better than I can. When she was little, I had a hard time doing her hair every morning amidst all my other duties, … Continue reading →

  Bugsy caught a second wind early this evening after a second nap so we are up late. Everyone else is in bed (except for Princessa, who did not catch a second wind but wants tp think that she did). … Continue reading →

  This summer I had the privilege of spending a day with my sisters and their girlfriends from our high school days who are now my friends as well. The children played while we had a grand time visiting.   … Continue reading →

This coconut oil  thing is really working to curb my appetite. Last night we had a birthday party for Bugsy. My baby is 2 now! I have reached the enviable position of having my youngest be 2. My oldest is … Continue reading →

The sweet news about sweeteners is that if you eat the right kind of fat, namely, cod liver oil, butter, and coconut oil, you won’t crave sweets as much. Yes, it’s possible to find cod liver oil that you don’t … Continue reading →

  Last Friday I held an online colloquium with my girlfriend to discuss Fascinating Womanhood, as a free session in my Zion Finishing School. My girlfriend, Leah, is the great niece of Helen Andelin, the author of Fascinating Womanhood. Helen … Continue reading →

  We recently celebrated Cowboy’s birthday. He asked me to make him a banana pie. I was relieved that I was able to talk him into foregoing the crust. It was easy to make the pudding from scratch and then … Continue reading →