Author: Hildie

The mum of all fears

My freshman year of college I lived in an apartment (because I was simply too cool to live in the dorms, if you must know) with four girls from Texas.  They were from a little town in eastern Texas named Gilmer (not Gilmore!).  They told me all about Homecoming and… Read More
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Who are the good girls?

 A lot of you already had rice.  Good for you! Gold stars to: Jenn  Tiffany Harlene Lisa Kelly Mindi I know I’m forgetting people, so let me know if you deserve a gold star too.  You’re going to love this week’s item!——->>>>> By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 2 Comments… Read More
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National Pastime

Finn is in baseball right now.  Because we live in a warm place, little league is not just a summer thing.  Nope.  You can play in Spring and Fall too, if you are that dedicated crazy.  If football is something your boy likes, he has a choice of flag or… Read More
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Man in white

Are you Mormon?  Does your man wear a white shirt to church?  Why or why not?  That’s what I’m discussing today at Segullah . By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 3 Comments Share
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Groovy headlines

This is quite possibly the best news headline EVER:   Rescue Planned for Woman Trapped in Home by Giant Pig Oh, Fox News, you had me at “giant pig”.  The story is short, but ever so sweet.  You can read it HERE. By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 4 Comments… Read More
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Am I cool or just a weirdo? You decide.

The subject is this: I bought a solar oven.  I read a novel a few months ago about Iran launching nuclear weapons above the U.S. that created an Electro-Magnetic Pulse.  This EMP caused the entire country to completely lose power permanently.  It instantly threw us back into the mid-1800’s, technologically-speaking.… Read More
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I scream

I love my treats.  Oh yes I do.  But ice cream has never been one of my favorites.  It’s fine, but a total waste of calories, if you ask me.  I’d rather have a cookie any day. A couple of weeks ago I took the babies to our weekly playgroup.… Read More
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This week’s food storage item

 Our numbers are dwindling!  This week our successful spice purchasers are: Tiffany Arianne Harlene Carolyn Jenn Mindi (who gets several gold stars for sticking with it every single week.) If you’ve been slacking off, it’s not too late to get back in the game!  Just jump in where you are!… Read More
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Tearing up

That’s tear as in cry. Courtney (a.k.a. C Jane) has been pulling at my heartstrings all week. She has been writing the most lovely posts on her blog (Some about her sister in the plane crash, some about her family). If you have never visited her blog, or you haven’t… Read More
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