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Hello, Chippy Little Bird

Spray paint is my best friend.  Really.  We’ve been close ever since I discovered how easy (and cheap) it is to take something I already own, was given, or thrifted, and make it better.  Like this chippy little bird. There’s just something about chippy little birds that I love.  Kind of like sunshine.  They are sweet and happy, but still rustic.  They have that “been around for a long time” look. So, I decided to make myself one.  I bought a little bird from the dollar tree, and gave him a makeover.  It was…

New Year, New Look, New Site

Yay!!!  I made the move to word press from blogger, and as you can tell, the new address for Riggstown Road is riggstownroad.com.  I chose to do it myself,  (well, me and Google!) so it’s a learning process which will continue as I add new features to the blog. I thought I would start the New Year, New Look, New Site with a look at some favorite posts from the past year. First, everyone’s favorite food post: This $1/1 Minute Salsa   and everyone’s favorite parenting post (and overall favorite!): Consequence Chart…

Well, here goes!

I love words.  I love the written word, I love words of wisdom, I love talking to my children.  Words are powerful.  It is my hope and prayer that I can share words of encouragement with other moms through glimpses of our daily life together.  Those glimpses will contain anecdotes (the good, the bad, the ugly) of family life, information about homeschooling, book reviews/recommendations, low-cost projects, DIY decorating, and recipes,  (Two of my children have to eat gluten-free, so I love finding easy gluten-free recipes!)  and whatever else God lays on my heart. One thing that…