Little Jack’s Corner

Ever wondered what the original pilgrims found to be thankful for way back in the day before electricity, crockpots, can openers, french’s fried onions, instant gravy, and frozen turkeys?  
Well, I’ve found the answer.  Here.  
Go read it now.  I dare you.
(Warning:  Please do not have pepsi in your mouth while reading this or your [...]

….we’re taking our dog PupPup to their clinic be neutered. It’s pretty nice - they offer it for only $50. Our main vet cost over $200! His appointment is at 8:00, and we’ll be picking him back up this evening at 5 pm. He wasn’t allowed to eat or drink anything [...]

Well.
It’s finally happened.
After 12 years of doing business online, my bank account has finally been hit by theft. 
Earlier today, I received an NSF notice from my bank which immediately got me puzzled - the account in question is just a little personal checking account for “fun money”.  We dont use it for family funds or [...]

Or… When javascript isn’t working in wordpress, you probably have a funky piece of code in the template somewhere.
I hate it when I get a new blog going and then a piece of code from the template decides to break on me.
I hate it worse when I haveabsolutelynocluewhatsoever what piece of code that is!
That’s what’s [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, we plan on homeschooling Jack-Evan in the future because of all of the wonderful benefits it can hold for families.  The thought of preparing for homeschooling someday has driven me to seek out and study homeschooling resources for the past year so I can become comfortable with what’s offered out there. 
To [...]

Kevin worked til 5:30 pm today, and with a 30 minute drive
to get home, we were in a rush to get our vote in before
the South Carolina poles closed at 7:00 pm.
Thankfully, with Ribs cookin’ in the crockpot, dinner wasn’t an issue.
Once Kevin was home, we packed up and
headed over to my parents house.

My parents [...]

It’s quite nifty how a blog can relate someone’s personality so well that even the author doesn’t realize it until months have passed. 
I have been blogging here at Little Jack’s Corner since January of 2008 when I was 24 weeks pregnant with our first child, Jack-Evan.  He is now almost 6 months old, and for [...]

There are some things that we do naturally around the house to keep it clean - sweep, mop, vaccuum, dish washing, and laundry.  While these are huge things that make a difference between a well kept home and a messy one, there are many tiny chores that can easily be overlooked, but when done occassionally, [...]

…ok, if that just made you think of far off, unthinkable time, imagine how I feel.
Here I am, sitting in my brown leather recliner, in the latter part of 2008, nursing my almost 6 month old son.  Suddenly, my mind bunny trails into Jack’s future.  One thought leads to another, and I begin pondering over what [...]

I didn’t originally have this as a “Thankful Thursday” 
But I happened to notice it coincided quite nicely,
and wanted to share it on the Thankful Thursday weekly site.
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Are you thankful for things in your life?  Really, truly, absolutely thankful?
From the Merriam-Webster Online:
thank·ful 
Pronunciation:
\ˈthaŋk-fəl\
Function:
adjective
Date:
before 12th century
1 : conscious of benefit received [...]

…that regardless of who wins the presidency, the majority of the middle class families will not benefit from either of the candidates plans.
How will offering a tax credit for health insurance help those who are already struggling, living with day to day?  When something isn’t affordable, it’s not affordable because the money isn’t there.  Giving a [...]

Go.  Now.  Read this, right here.
It’s a blog post from “Cultivating Home”.  I love that blog - she lives on a farm with her husband and 5 kids (the youngest of whom was born shortly after Jack was).  Her photos are always wonderful, but usually on the nicey nice side of life.  But not this [...]

I consider myself to be fairly open minded.  By that, I mean even when I do have a strong personal opinion about something, I “force” myself to recognize that other people may hold just as valid of opinion on the same subject…neither one of us will ever have the entire truth…and….somehow one of us (including me) [...]

Tonight was our church’s ladies’ ministry meeting.  We only meet a few times per year, but I always love going because of the good fellowship with the older ladies there.
Our church is pretty small, averaging about 40 people in attendence on Sunday mornings.  I began attending shortly after the church was founded in 1987, so [...]

Ok.  There seems to be a rash of “realness” coming out in many mommy bloggers.  You see, there are a few (and one especially well known) home making blogs where the authors present themselves to be the perfect wife, mom, teacher, homemaker, etc.  In a turning of the tide movement, mommies every where seem to [...]

Ahhh…Nicknames.  Those loveable monikers our family and friends give us are (usually!) a warm fuzzy feeling of belonging.  They signify acceptance, being “in” with someone, friendship, and unity.  Even if one claims to hate a particular family given nickname, you must admit that it’s usually feels better to have one than to not have one.   It [...]

It’s 3 am right now.  This whole weekend has been a bit off kilter for us.  For one, I have been dreadfully tired since Friday, due in part, I believe, to the toll breastfeeding is taking on my body now that Jack-Evan is almost 5 months old.  Nothing I do seems to revive my energy, [...]

I’ve been reading through the book of Matthew this week, and something struck a cord with me that I thought I would share.
Ok, if you are familiar with the story of Jesus’ last days, his arrest in the garden, and how he predicted Peter’s denial, you’ll also know that part of the story ends with [...]

…if you clicked on this title to gleam some expert tips on the best way to raise your kids..
Well, you’ve found the wrong place.
What you have found though, is a young, somewhat-still-inexperienced 25 year old mommy who wants more than anything to raise her kids in the best way possible.  But what does that mean, [...]

With all of the media coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions the past few weeks, I’ve felt highly patriotic.
Ok, well, we aren’t exactly Romans though.
But..I have had Romans on my mind. And Greeks for that matter - ancient greeks. In the course of my homeschool method studies earlier this year, I realized that I [...]

…Because if you do, you’ll be suckered in to poking fun at yourself in the most inhuman way.
Why oh why do we find humor in the subtlest things?  What possesses us to throw down our household duties and take up the most mindless activities online?
Right now I’m going to blame it on a bad back.  [...]

I was over at one of my favorite message boards - www.SavingAdvice.com - when I noticed a discussion going on about saving money on dog food.  The first post was basically a brief mention about how we shouldn’t buy cheap dog food because if we really knew what was put into it, we’d feel really [...]

This week, Little Jack’s Corner has been hosting a Bloggy Giveway for a set of www.MommiVerse.com scripture memory verse cards. 
This morning, we chose a random number from among the comment entries and we have a winner!
And the winner is…..
 
….COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK!
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Are you tired? Run down? Stinky?
…do you [...]

I’ve often wondered why certain facets of mainstream American culture never took control of my core being.  The difference in “Western” independence versus “Eastern” family values has always intrigued me, and  I’ve always held closer to the eastern philosophy of family dependence and community relations than the so-called independence that Americans tend to thrive on.  I don’t [...]

Today, everything seems to be niche’ed.  In an ever increasing global economy, focusing is, oddly enough, becoming smaller and smaller.  “Niche Marketing” has been touted as the way to go over the past decade. 
With that in mind, is it any wonder that children’s toys are following suit?  Computer powered gizmos of all sizes tell our [...]

Back in the 1998, it was quite acceptable to throw up a few HTML pages, set up a hit counter, and then sit for months with the same unchanging content.  People would visit, people would read, more people would visit, more people would read…..the same content, over and over.  In fact, I had quite a [...]

There is a growing trend in America that is making babies everywhere happy, happy, happy. 
What is Baby Wearing
“But what does that mean?” you might ask.  Baby wearing is the ancient art of keeping your child (infant or toddler) close to your body as you go about your daily tasks.  Although the stereotypical pappoose baby on [...]

Photo by Ricky Irvine

To those of you who know me, it’s no surprise that I love animals.  Dogs, parrots, and horses top the list as my ultimate favorites.  But I also have a soft spot for all other creatures in God’s beautiful world as well.  There’s just something magical about looking into the eyes of [...]

Photo by soylentgreen23

 Does the heat of this summer have you dreaming of being in a swimming pool, relaxing on that cool floaty chair, with a glass of sweaty iced tea in the cup holding?  It sure does me.  If there was such as thing as reincarnation, I’d swear I was a fish.  I love the water!  [...]

Little Jack’s Corner is currently running a giveaway for a “MommiVerse Scripture Memory Card” Set (go here to check it out if you haven’t yet!).  But that’s not all that’s going on in the bloggy world! 
The Summer Bloggy Giveaways carnival is going on at www.BloggyGiveaways.com. It just started this morning at 9 am EST, and [...]