April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • AT HOME MONDAY: There’s never a dull moment. . .

    . . .when you have a dog in the house.  Multiply that times three for us, and really, three is nothing when, not too long ago, we had seven dogs and two litters of puppies in the house at one time!  Not just dogs, mind you.  These are Boston terriers, the smartest canines in the…

  • Random Friday: Colin!

    This afternoon I had a date with my fave movie star, Colin Farrell. Don’t worry, my husband knows all about my love affair with Colin, and he totally approves.  Even he said today:  “I don’t blame you!  He’s ripped!”  (I fell in love with Colin years ago when I saw him in “The Recruit.”)  He…

  • Thrifty Hunter Thursday: Practice Time!

    I was thrilled last summer when my husband bought me a new Mathews Mission Craze pink camouflage bow.  I had been practicing with an ancient PSE.  The Craze was a whole new experience.  This fall will be my second archery season with my beautiful bow, and I intend to be much stronger and more accurate…

  • Cheap Wedding Wednesday: THE Gown

    Not only am I a retired schoolteacher who loves to decorate and hunt, I am now officially a wedding planner!  Since my daughter Natalie became engaged to her fiance Bryan, I have jumped in with both feet, scouring the web for bargains and tips.  Because, my friends, this wedding will be one of the coolest…

  • Teacher Tuesday: Once upon a time. . .

    . . .a long time ago, a young woman finished college and ventured into the world of public education with a desire to change the world, one teenager at a time.  Like most college graduates, this young woman, ME, was anxious to secure a teaching job.  I was lucky that the high school who allowed…