April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • THRIFTY HUNTER THURSDAY: Countdown to Indiana!

    Lord willing, we are leaving for Indiana in two days!  Not only do I get to do a 14-hour road trip, I get to see my baby sister AND hunt AND enjoy cooler temperatures!  Does it get any better than that?  Let’s see if I have everything I need: Matching camo shirt and pants from…

  • CHEAP WEDDING WEDNESDAY: DIY or DYI?

    One way to keep wedding costs down is to do it yourself, or as it’s known in the television world, DIY.  You try to create everything you can with what you already have without spending a fortune paying someone else to do it for you.  And since I am retired from teaching now, I figure…

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: Is ICU necessary?

    It’s the fifth week of the first six weeks, the end of the grading period for most public schools.  Teachers are burning the midnight oil to get all the grading finished before grades are due to the office next week.  Many students are scrambling to get all their work turned in before they get a…

  • AT HOME MONDAY: It’s Fall, Ya’ll!

    Even if it doesn’t feel like it!  Go away, 90 degree temps–we are ready for some cool!  I usually wait until October 1 to get out my fall decor, which requires a trip to the storage building and sorting through all the plastic tote boxes to find it all.  Last year I got it down…

  • RANDOM FRIDAY: Don’t try this at home. . .

    Are you ever proud of yourself?  You know, for breaking a habit, for restraining yourself, for accomplishing something?  Well, yesterday I was really proud of myself.  I cleaned my entire house and still had time to package up some Ebay items I sold, finish up some laundry, pay some bills online, reduce my pile of…