April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • THRIFTY HUNTER THURSDAY: Run, deer, run!

    So yesterday I went out in the backyard and practiced shooting my bow.  Yes, without nudging from hubby, all on my own accord.  I shoot random arrows with field points at a Glendel buck target.  Granted, it doesn’t move, but it provides a pretty good estimate of whether or not you can hit a target.…

  • CHEAP WEDDING WEDNESDAY: What are we painting anyway?

    You DIY-ers will appreciate this post.  I nabbed an awesome antique dresser mirror minus the mirror at a local Goodwill store for less than $10, thinking it would make a great sign for the wedding.  All it needed is some off-white paint and some chalkboard paint and we would be in business.  I stuck it…

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: Yo, Tony!

    It seems there may be at least one “civilian” out there who knows what it is like to teach public school.  Plenty of people–government officials, community members, parents, the President–think they know what schools and teachers need, but few have actually ventured into the classroom to see for themselves.     You gotta hand it…

  • AT HOME MONDAY: Idiom idiosyncrasies

    In our home we tend to laugh a lot, especially when the kids and their significant others are home.  We figured out a long time ago that it is much better and healthier to laugh than it is to grumble or complain or cry, so we try to laugh instead.  And believe me, there is…

  • RANDOM FRIDAY: No Electronics!

    We got a lot of rain yesterday–rain along with thunder and lightning and much cooler temperatures.  It is SO welcome after a long hot summer, which really was not near as hot as last summer, but hot enough.  But this week the Lord blessed us with a slow moving cold front and there is another…