liftslikealady (61)in #stem • 3 years agoMy Man doing Manly ThingsDid you ever have that moment when you heart dropped and your stomach lurched because of a tiny little icon? It is called the CHECK YOUR ENGINE light. It is dreaded because it…liftslikealady (61)in #family • 3 years agoChristmas Tradition: $anta $ack Treasure HuntIt all started with Grandaddy a long time ago in good ol' Mississippi: The ultimate Christmas treasure hunt tradition of Christmas $acks. When my husband was a wee lad…liftslikealady (61)in #art • 3 years agoMust See: Christmas Scenes Created with Chalk on Parking Lot SpacesEvery year our local church has some kind of presentation for Christmas. We have had Kresch festivals where everyone brought their nativities. Some of them were handmade, some…liftslikealady (61)in #gems • 3 years agoHandsewn Stockings and a Stolen ChristmasYears ago, we traveled out of state to visit Grandma's for Christmas. Everything was loaded into the back of our van. There were 10 of us in our large family. We were very…liftslikealady (61)in #motherhood • 3 years ago"Don't Touch Me," and how to sometimes love those you love, Differently I have a daughter who sometimes has DTMs. That stands for "Don't Touch Me." I am a very touchy-feely person, and I want to hug and caress and snuggle my children. I want…liftslikealady (61)in #weekend-engagement • 3 years agoTake me to the BARMerriam-Webster defines a hobby as "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation." I pursue many things outside of my regular "occupation,"…liftslikealady (61)in #giving • 3 years agoTake the Stress and Frustration out of Gift-GivingSometimes I hate buying gifts. Stressing out over giving gifts is common during Christmas, but also birthdays and anniversaries. Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash I used to…liftslikealady (61)in #sex • 3 years agoHow to have THE talk: Parent to Child Explaining "Where Babies Come From"Recently, my 12-year-old son told me he wanted to ask me a question. He followed that with, "Mom, where do babies come from?" He is number 3 of 6 children. We have had this…liftslikealady (61)in #introduceyourself • 3 years agoWho AM I? Introducing LiftsLikeaLadyThat question will make you pause. Who AM I? Indeed. I feel like a multi-faceted diamond somedays, and other days a rock with many chips. It all depends on perspective. So…liftslikealady (61)in #santa • 3 years agoHow to have The Santa talk with your kidsHave you had "The Talk"? Is Santa Real? Are you Santa? "My friends said Santa is fake." Your kids WILL approach you with questions about Santa Claus one day. This is your…liftslikealady (61)in #treasure • 3 years ago Computer resurrected after 10 years, and this is what I found! About 11 years ago, our family computer called it quits. At the time, I had just given birth to my 4th child. My oldest baby was only a little over 4 at the time, and so I was…