April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • AT HOME MONDAY: *Psycho theme playing. . .*

    Imagine the theme music from the movie “Psycho“–you know. . .the part where What’s His Face in his mother’s dressshows up in Janet Leigh‘s motel bathroomand slashes her to death witha butcher knife. . . Okay, I admit it isn’t quite that bad. . . but my house has some pretty scary places. My daughter…

  • RANDOM FRIDAY ON SATURDAY: Glorious Rainy Day. . .

    Today I got to actually live a dream:  a Colorado-like summer day in the middle of a Texas August!  And I wasn’t dreaming!  Clouds began to build early in the day, and it became overcast and surprisingly cool, so I grabbed a magazine and decided to get some use out of the front porch swing.…

  • THRIFTY HUNTER THURSDAY: "Please release me, let me go. . ."

    Elvis’s words were never more appropriate than when you release your arrow with your bow.  I can hear my pretty pink zebra arrow singing these words as I close in on my target. . .I know, I am dating myself severely.  My mother was/is a HUGE Elvis fan, so I know lots of his song…

  • CHEAP WEDDING WEDNESDAY: Save On, Mama!

    When my daughter finally realized that she needed to relinquish wedding planning to someone else, ME, I began scouring the internet for everything from flowers to reception ideas to tent rentals. You might recall that I was singing the praises of Oriental Trading for wedding supplies in a recent post (read that blog post here).  Well,…

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: Reminiscing. . .

    Whatever happened to classroom discipline?  Remember when we had to be in class on time with all our supplies, homework in hand, ready to learn?  Remember what happened when you weren’t on time or didn’t have your supplies or homework?  You may have come in contact with the dreaded. . .dare I say it?  The…