According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in the first decade of the 21st century the number of stay-at-home dads more than doubled from 81,000 to 176,000. Also, 45 percent of family caregivers are now male. 40 percent of people caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients are male as well. The image of “male as breadwinner” [...]
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Jett and his Papa! | #toddlers #grandparents #love
April 2nd, 2013 
Lisa Johnston Here is a picture of Papa (my dad) and his youngest grandson. Jett is number seven for Mimi and Papa, and daddy is just as much in love with this one as he is the others. His patience runs thin with the kiddos pretty quickly, and he runs out of gas faster now that he [...]
Tags: Advantages of Used Vehicles – Looking for a new car? Consider Pre-Owned!
April 2nd, 2013 Lisa Johnston Whether you are a first-timer, replacing an existing car, or adding to your family fleet, at some point you will need to purchase a vehicle.
Manufacturers and dealers spend millions of dollars a year bombarding you with advertisements showcasing the latest and greatest vehicles on the market. And all of these ads are designed to make [...]
I have a not-so-guilty pleasure.
March 30th, 2013 Lisa Johnston Our ice maker quit months ago. Rather than pay to get it fixed, we’ve just been heading down to the corner store and buying bags of ice. We use a lot of ice, so even that because a hassle. We don’t have room in our freezer to store a second bag, so the last time [...]
How to Eliminate BPA From Your Environment | #bpafree
March 28th, 2013 Lisa Johnston Scientists first synthesized the molecule Bisphenol A (BPA) in 1891. Since then, it has become a component of nearly every plastic produced in the U.S., from baby bottles to wholesale plastic bags to polyester. Within the past few years, government agencies all over the world, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, have become concerned [...]
Top 5 Hybrid Vehicles | #cars #hybrid
March 27th, 2013 Lisa Johnston The top hybrid cars today are the ones that combine gasoline engines with electric motors to give good gas mileage as well as good performance. The interiors should be spacious with high-tech features including sound systems, navigation devices and more.
Top 5 Hybrid Vehicles
Ford C-Max Hybrid 2013
The gasoline-electric power in this car has excellent fuel efficiency [...]
Free Printable Easter Coloring Pages | #easter #freebies
March 27th, 2013 Lisa Johnston Click on these FREE Printable Easter Coloring Pages for full size images to print out for your little ones! Happy Easter!
My Favorite Duck Dynasty Sayings | #DuckDynasty #SiSays
March 23rd, 2013 Lisa Johnston We love Duck Dynasty. We love the humor, family values, living off the land, and the family gathering and prayer at the end of each show. Aside from a few over-the-top sexual innuendos from Phil, it’s a great show that the entire family can enjoy. Here are some of my favorite Duck Dynasty sayings!
Purchase [...]
My Musical Confession | #music
March 22nd, 2013 Lisa Johnston I have a musical confession to make.
I have exactly 27 songs on this computer. Most people listen to Pandora or Spotify or Last.fm, etc., but our internet connection out here in the middle of nowhere is so spotty, it’s really hard for me to stream music.
So, I have two go-to soundtracks.
Twilight Original Motion Picture [...]
I caught the Fairy Hobmother wandering my site!
March 15th, 2013 Lisa Johnston Have you ever been visited by a Fairy? It’s really hard to catch a fairy in the act of whatever it is they are doing, but every-so-often, you hear of people catching a glimpse or finding proof that they’ve been sprinkled with a little fairy dust!
Recently, I caught a fairy in the act of spreading [...]
