Mother’s Day Message 2024
Our family loves to welcome new babies into the world. After the baby’s first night home, we all want to know how that night went. As all of us “older” moms suspect the night was a little challenging—a huge departure
Shellie’s Pasta Salad
This dish has been in my rotation for a long time. When my kids were in high school it was one of their favorite pregame meals. We like it hot, and we like it cold. Heck, we just like it! Ingredients One
Pineapple Cream Pie
Hey RIG family, this is one of my family’s favorite spring pies and this recipe makes two at a time. Serve one to your group and gift one to a friend or neighbor. Win, win! Ingredients 2 graham cracker crusts 2 cups sour
Not All Castles are the Same
When our children get married and begin to build their own castles, the lines might blur—just a little. We might get a little “judgy” that daughter doesn’t wash her sheets weekly like we did in our castle or son has
I wouldn’t have you
Hey RIG family. Shellie here. The other day I was telling Chrys about a little attitude “hack” I’ve been practicing on myself, and since she liked it as much as I do, I’ve decided to share it with y’all. When I
Letting Go
When it came time for my kids to leave home, to spread their wings, to enter the “adult world”, I didn’t think I had done enough to prepare them. They thought they were ready, but I wasn’t so sure. Anyone
Jeans! What’s a Girl (Woman) to Do?
Straight Leg. Wide Leg. Skinny. Boot Cut. Flare. High rise. Low rise. It’s so confusing and so much! Anyone else feeling the “denim dilemma” we’re all facing today. About the only thing we can hang our hat on is jeans will never
Words have power
Recently I was in the company of someone who used foul language. I’m not accustomed to this type of talk because I had a southern mama who saw to it that her children used more appropriate words when they communicated.
Frittata for the win!
Leftover Easter Ham? Consider a gorgeous frittata. Here are a few steps to get you started, but truly, there are no hard and fast rules here. Let your imagination lead the way. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter ½ onion, chopped (I’ve used white here,
Finding Your Tribe At Any Age
Relationships are important. Right? Is it just me or do you free like covid affected your relationships? We had those crazy two years where we were afraid to get within six feet of another person and, some of us, got