April Coker, Author

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  • 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…

  • 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…