Gearing Up for World Book Night
Picked up my books last night from Coffee Tree Books (Morehead, KY) and I’m ready go! I’m participating in World Book Night on April 23. As a life-long avid reader, it’s so exciting to have the opportunity to share my love of reading to encourage others to discover the joy! On World Book Night, volunteers […]
My First Farm Animals
Found these in a box while visiting my mother this weekend. Great memories of my first intro to farm animals via Fisher Price People’s Play Sets.
Disney Kids and Nature Celebration
In honor of Earth Month, Disney is hosting a Disney Kids and Nature Celebration April 12-14 in Orlando, convening a number of top experts on the issue. In the past, we have had the good fortune to see a few Disney Friends for Change initiatives first hand, and we have no doubt that great things […]
How to Protect Your Children From the Summer Slide
Working parents are already lining up child care plans for the summer. While they’re at it, educators say all parents of school-age children should also plan for preventing the dreaded summer slide. “The ‘summer slide’ is the information and skills children forget during summer break from the end of one school year to the beginning […]
Go Blue! Kentucky Wildcats take 2012 NCAA Championship!
A big Rural Mom shout out to our championship team, great game tonight University of Kentucky- congratulations on a fabulous win! There’s certainly plenty of celebrating in our state tonight!
Cultivate a Better World
Chipotle’s agricultural revolution is one that Rural Mom can certainly get behind. Take a look at this charming video “Back to the Start,” it certainly warms our heart!
Farm Fresh Recipe: Easy Cheddar Tomato Pie
I’m enjoying one of my favorite recipes tonight, so thought I’d share it with you, too. Cheddar Tomato Pie is terrific for lunch or dinner, as the main course or as a side. It’s high on flavor, but relatively low on calories and super easy to whip up. In the summer I use fresh tomatoes […]
Is Resistant Starch a Key to Weight Loss?
Quinoa – Carb Lover’s Super Grain Carb lovers may have some hope on the horizon. As featured on sites like LiveStrong, recent studies have shown that carbohydrates actually help people lose weight and keep it off. Now, before you go grab a bakery muffin, it’s important to know that there are specific carbohydrates that help […]
Protecting Smiles and Flossing Without The Pain
My mother is always so tickled that I picked up her flossing habits, as I seem to be the only sibling who did. I’ve always thought, and now know from experiences and published results of scientific studies, that flossing is key to a healthy, clean mouth. The type of fresh mouth you know mom will […]
Ten Ways to Save on Pet Care
Rural Mom farm cats cuddled up on our Great Pyrenees According to a recent article in USA Today, Americans spent approximately $50.8 billion on their pets last year, up from $10.1 billion just four years earlier. That’s a lot of money for Max or Fluffy, but still nothing compared to the unconditional love they shell […]
Around the Rural Mom Farm: First Blooms of Spring
The Appalachians are alive with vibrant spring colors! Though the Daffodils have come and gone already, the Dogwoods, Red buds, Forsythia, and wild flowers are in full bloom. Hope you enjoy these few views from our backyard.
How Much Praise is Too Much Praise?
Rural Mom is pleased to welcome back one of our favorite guest authors and parenting experts, Mary Jo Rapini: I was on my run the other day and stopped at the park to get some water. While there I sat on a bench and drank my water, I closed my eyes and listened. The happiest […]