At the Fence

* This is a sponsored post .* Hey Neighbors! When it comes to owning a business there are many hats that owners wear. You are the person in charge of budgeting, hiring and firing of employees, ensuring that your business runs smoothly and marketing. While it may be a challenge, it’s also extremely rewarding to be your own boss too.  As a dog lover, building your kennel’s online presence is critical to keeping it in business. Dog breeders want to know about upcoming litters that might be available as well as share various certificates or awards they’ve received for showing dogs in past dog shows. How does someone go about sharing their business? I have a few steps that will help if you are thinking about starting your own. Share With Friends And Family - Word of mouth is huge when it comes to promoting your business. Before the internet, many small business owner’s would use ads in the newspaper to share about their business or talk about i

Hey neighbors!! It has been awhile since I have written a Christian Fiction, book review.  I had the opportunity to read and review Nanny Witness by Hope White.  Before I start though, let me tell you I am pretty picky about my Christian Fiction reading.  Not that I don't read a lot of books, at least I start them, but many I only make it a chapter or two and then quit.  My family can tell I have a good one when I actually carry it around and take it with me so I can finish reading it.  This is what happened with Nanny Witness. Nanny Witness is considered a suspense, and truly held my attention.  I like suspense and I like them to include a little romance, but many go way over on the romance, not so with this book.  Hope White walks an excellent line in this book in that there is plenty of suspense and action with some romance thrown in. The book is apparently part of a series -The Baby Protectors.  Carly Winslow is a nanny who while putting the child in her care down fo

  You know how we all have our favorite authors and then all the sudden we read someone else's writing and we're like "wow, she/he is so talented. I need to read their other books!"  That was me after reading Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham.  She is definitely on my favorite authors list now and I can't wait to catch up on reading the books that she has already written as well as her future works. I reached out to her last week about an interview, she kindly agreed and well, here we are! Mercy:  Can you share a little bit about yourself? Rachel:  I’m the busy mom of six kids (sometimes more- we foster) and so a lot of my hobbies are currently dormant but I’m okay with that because being a mom to my crew is my favorite! My husband owns a business and I manage the books from home for it. We make a great team. We live on an island in Washington state and have a fairly big piece of land so we can say, “Go play outside,” to our kids. I’m not sure I’d have any san

Hey Neighbors!! If you have a pet, and the majority of American households have at least one according to a recent National Pet Owners Survey, you know that they can get into just as much trouble as a child. Not only can they make a mess or even do damage to your home, they can harm themselves with their natural curiosity and desire to eat just about anything they find. Here's how you can create a more pet-friendly home to keep both your four-legged friends and your house safe. Buy Furniture with Stain-Resistant Materials The last thing you want to do after purchasing that beautiful new home among the San Antonio houses for sale , or anywhere else, is to buy pricey furnishings with delicate fabrics that won't hold up to damage your pet can do. That velvet couch, for example, may be gorgeous, but it's also going to attract hair like a magnet, and if Fido or Fluffy has an accident, you're going to have to get it dry cleaned. Corduroy, tweed and anything that h

Hey neighbors!! Do you have an older relative or even friend who seems to be having trouble remembering things?  I am not talking occasionally forgetting something, I am talking the kind of forgetfulness that seems to happen more and more.  Where they almost seem lost. Without a proper functioning memory, your identity becomes fragmented. People that were once familiar become distant strangers, and the world becomes incredibly challenging to navigate. While not everyone experiences a degradation in memory, this is all too common as people age. Fortunately, there are countless resources available for families that have a loved one experiencing early signs of dementia or other memory loss. A professional can point out particular signs to watch for, but a person’s condition could be overlooked if they are not frequently in contact with them. If you have a loved one who lives in Denver who is experiencing problems with memory loss, you may want to reach out to  memory care Denver .

Hey neighbors!! We have been having a busy time here.  Two of my daughters went to the Creation Museum for a month, we have a litter of 4 Toy Aussies and it's summertime!! So, Gramma in a Box arrived a little early this month because it was filled with fun, 4th of July, projects!!  We had a lot of fun making these tasty snacks!!  Gramma in a Box arrives in her recognizable red box with stickers on the outside.  When you open the box everything is wrapped in a pretty red and white tissue paper with a gramma sticker. Inside you find all you need to create each treat project. For our first project we had to melt the confetti chocolates.  This is the first time we have received a kit with these chocolate pieces. We started with the Sparkler Pretzel Rods.  After you melt your chocolate you dip the pretzel rods in the chocolate and then sprinkle on of the topping on.  They are so easy to make.  We let them set for a few minutes on the wax paper to hard ad they

Hey neighbors! Great to see you today!  It's a beautiful, yet hot, day today here, At the Fence.  We have some errands to run today, but before I head out, I wanted to share with you about Disney's Dumbo .  It just recently released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital. Before we get into the review, I will tell you that I was raised on the original Dumbo, and after seeing the new release, I am still an original fan.  I will tell you why here.  First off, they use 3 swear words in this movie and one almost comes out.  I haven't decided yet whether they were aiming this for children or adults. Now, beyond that, I was impressed by the CGI used to make Dumbo fly.  The storyline itself gets a little lost almost in whether the father, Holt, recently returned from war missing an arm will connect with his children Then you have the relationship between Holt and the trapeze artist develop. And of course will Dumbo get reunited with his mother Jumbo.  Amidst all this going on V.A.