I know it's supposed to be Fundraising Friday, but with all the changes going around about the name of this blog, I had to write about it. I will return to some fundraising info next Friday. I promise! Now back to names AGAIN. I have always loved my name. It's Shann, pronounced Shhhhhh.....Ann. Like Shannon without the O-N. Even when people mispronounce it, or ask me … [Read more...]
Change and #Ebooks
Hi there! It's Shann. As you may have noticed, there's a little change going around over here at Dirt and Noise. I've got a new address, www.shanneva.com, and will be changing up the site soon. Not to worry, the content won't change, so I hope you'll still stick around. In fact, I think we'll have more messier, louder fun than ever. Speaking of fun, my good friend Alexa … [Read more...]
New Names and Starting Over
I was having a really good day. The babysitter was watching the twins, my oldest was at preschool, and I was getting a lot of work done. I was even catching up on some laundry. Then the bad news. I was on Facebook, and saw that my page was tagged. I went to read it, and there were all these words like Copyright and other not so nice things being said about my blog and … [Read more...]
Eating and Missing
I'm on day 22 of my healthy eating plan. I'm happy to report that I've really stuck to it, and it's paid off. I'm down 10 lbs, and starting to notice a little change in my appearance and how my clothes fit. I've eaten out two times. Once was the Mother's Day Brunch I told you about, and the second was after our trip to IKEA. I had a grilled chicken pita, and a few … [Read more...]
Free and Cheap Summer Activities
Did you enjoy your Memorial Day? We weren't sure if we would make the parade or not because the weather forecast looked ominous. BUT the rain held out...we made it to the Memorial Day Parade! My oldest loved seeing the bands and the "Soldiers," which were the Veterans. The twins did not like the loud noises, but loved the candy. Of course. So, after a … [Read more...]
