Breakfast with the Clauses, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014, the Jefferson County Fairgrounds will be playing host to Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause from 8 a.m to 11 a.m. Families are encouraged to come and enjoy breakfast with the Clauses, and children can let Santa know their last minute wishes while having their picture taken. There will also be arts […]
Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Cherokee Lake
An invasive species has made its way into Cherokee Lake threatening to disrupt the lake’s ecosystem and clog the lake with harmful and unsightly mussel colonies. Last month, an angler fishing near the TWRA boat ramp at Olen Marshall Bridge in Bean Station discovered what he believed to be zebra mussels. He contacted the TWRA […]
Lady Chiefs No Match for Lady Patriots
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots improved to 9-4 on the season with a dominating 69-13 win over Cherokee High School. Head Coach Rick Sinard says it was just part of the process, “We talk about playing every game like it’s the championship game.” He added, “You gotta play hard. You gotta play your game, and […]
Patriots Swarm Chiefs, 63-34
You have heard it said, “It’s not how you start, It’s how you finish,” and for the Jefferson County Patriots basketball team that is a good thing. After starting the season 1-3, the Patriots have now won 9 of their last 10, including a 63-34 drilling of Cherokee Tuesday night. “We just wanted that first […]
Simply Christmas Fun for Fine Motor Training
It’s hard to believe Christmas is so close. This week is a great time to create Christmas fun, and boost fine motor skills. Waffle Cone Christmas Trees: Materials – Waffle Cones – Green Frosting – Red Twizzlers – Colored Candy for the lights (Sunburst {chocolate covered sunflower seeds} work well) Directions – Spread […]
A Graceful Stride in Heels
Well, my darlings, this is the season for parties, and with the parties come the cocktail dresses and stilettos. Oh, those stilettos are so hard on the feet! To walk gracefully in them does require special knowledge of foot work. Evidently, we American girls have been leaning too much on our big toes. That’s right, […]
Some Middle-Earth Clarification
In honor of the last Hobbit movie, I’d like to set a few Middle Earth related items straight. First, I’ve been asked by a very astute young lady if I live in a Hobbit hole. While I certainly wish I did reside in a Hobbit hole, I must confess that as of now, I do […]
Over-the-Top Cheesy Squash Casserole
My family loves zucchini and yellow squash. Coat it and fry it until golden brown, sauté it in a little olive oil until soft – we could eat it all the time. This is quite helpful during the summer months when gardens are overflowing with it. During the winter, I like to make a little […]
Gifts for the Mother-in-Law
I am having a really hard time deciding what to purchase for my mother in law. She buys everything that she wants and she really wants very little. In fact, she has begun gifting items throughout the year to clear out some of the stuff in her home. I could really use some inspiration on […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is “confusing.” The financial wing of the head governmental hive met this week and some are feeling the sting. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that the drones took a page from the playbook of the hive on the hill. The low humm is that their choice is getting […]
Christmas Shopping
I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe it is so close to Christmas. I’m simply not ready. I wonder if I might be able to slow down time until I catch up. I guess not, so the only answer is for me to speed up. I love to be finished shopping and gifts […]
Peanut Butter Cups
One of the things I cherish most about the Christmas season is spending time with my daughter in the kitchen making sweet snacks for family and friends. I fondly remember making peanut butter cups at Christmastime with my mom when I was a child. Our hands would get sticky with the peanut butter filling and […]
Misheard Song Lyrics
Children are an endless reservoir of humor, especially when they inherit their aunt’s bizarre, not in the least logical, ability to mishear song lyrics. ‘Big ol’ Chad and Delilah’ isn’t exactly a seamless replacement for ‘big ol’ jet airliner,’ but I suppose if your sense of reality twists past certain limits either could, in theory, […]
Good Posture
Darlings, I must share with you the importance of correct posture for health reasons and fashion, because clothes, no mater the cost or designer, can’t look good without graceful carriage. As simply as one wants to keep up with the best skin care, one should be constantly aware of the beauty of good posture. It […]
Making a List and Checking it Twice
It’s that time of year when children everywhere make a list of the toys they want for Christmas. I remember when my children were young, making the wish list each year and finding Santa to tell him about those special toys on the list. My daughter always happily anticipated the event with giddy joy, but […]
Christmas Songs
A timely encore: Christmas is the perfect time to use music to enhance child development skills. Many songs are used, daily, in the preschool setting, to build language, articulation, motor and educational skills. I have selected a few of my favorites to share with you. To get your child moving and practice/develop language skills, enjoy […]