October Weekend Events: Happy Halloween Happenings! 10/30-31
Happy Halloween to everyone! What an exciting time of Halloween Dress-Up with your
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Freebie Friday: Autographed Five for Fighting CD
This Freebie Friday is shared with my blog Real Life! The simple, but haunting, piano melody begins. The pure, exquisite voice pierces the room, making me smile. Enter: the gentle drum beat, prompting a head bob, opening up to a full rhythm. Dancing with
Activities for Kids and Families
Operation Christmas Child at Laurel Springs Baptist Church!
The time has come again for the community to come together to send gifts to needy children all over the world! Operation Christmas Child has participants
Food, Cooking & Recipes
Tasty Tuesday: An apple a day….
An apple a day can launch many delicious eating adventures! Over in My Sister’s Kitchen, we’re
Tasty Tuesday: Healthy Molasses Cookies
This is the time of year for making molasses cookies. They just seem to capture the feel of Fall in a cookie. A year ago, I shared my
Tips, Tricks & Information
November: National Adoption Month
Thanks so much to Makisha Howell for writing this guest post about National Adoption Month! As an adoptive parent November is a special month for my family.
Crafting with Niki: Cookie Plate
What a fun, inexpensive way to create a festive cookie plate! I made this fall plate for under $4! I plan on making a few Christmas plates to use
Shopping & Reviews
Awesome Deal Alert! Wee Cycle Children’s Consignment Starts Thursday!
See this little box over there? —-> Click the “F” to share this article on your facebook page! The Wee
Awesome Deal Alert: Old Navy Clearance
I had a meeting at Panera today, and I can’t wait to tell you who I met with and the subject, but it’s not quite ready yet!! There are so
Education
Ashe, Avery & Watauga Homeschoolers Take the Stage
Did you know that the High Country has a vibrant Home-Schooling Community? The Christian Homeschooling community is very active with their High
Becoming a Certified, In-Home Child Care Provider: Is it for You?
During this tough economic time, many are looking for ways to earn extra money. As a Stay-at-Home Mom, sometimes paying for childcare and earning income
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Perkinsville Fall Festival This Wednesday Night!
Perkinsville’s Fall Festival is HERE!!! Come enjoy a family night geared for the kids. The festival at Perkinsville Baptist Church will feature horse rides, hay rides, funnel cakes, popcorn and chili!
Awesome Deal Alert: Free KFC Grilled Chicken
On Monday, October 26, KFC will give one FREE piece of grilled chicken to each customer, with no coupon necessary!
Our Rescue Dog Experience
This summer we decided that it was time to make room in our family for a new addition… a dog. We have been dog owners in the past, and have done the “puppy thing.” After much discussion,
Freebie Friday: War of the Worlds Comes to the Theater in Blowing Rock
Ensemble Stage is a new Professional Theater Company seated in the High Country. But despite being a completely new entity, the players are no strangers to the High Country theater scene. After the Hayes
October Weekend Events: A “Boo”tiful Weekend Ahead 10/23-25
With the peak of the Fall color almost gone, there is still so much to enjoy outdoors.
Fat Loss Myths: Busted!
Before I launch into workout ideas and unconventional ways to maximize your exercise routine in my coming articles, let’s first get some nutritional groundwork of this method laid out. Today, I am going
Tasty Tuesday: Roasted Vegetables with Fresh Fennel
Last week my friend, Michelle, offered to let me take her weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) allotment of veggies. To my delight, I came home with two heads of fennel! I love fennel and immediately
ASU School of Music Presents Halloween “Monster” Concert
The Appalachian State University organ studio and the Boone Chapter of the American Guild of Organists present the third annual Halloween Monster Concert Saturday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music
HighCountryMommies.com – HUGE Community Yard Sale!
HighCountryMommies.com is having a big community yard sale tomorrow, October 17th from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Optimist Park Clubhouse on State Farm Road in Boone! Over a dozen families will be selling
