Happy 4th of July to everyone! I sit here watching The Patriot in my hotel room with my family and silently thank those that did fight so many years ago for our freedom. And I thank those that continue to fight to keep our freedom.
Tonight has been one hell of a night. I tried to get home from work and my street was blocked with firetrucks, firemen, and tons of people. Our neighbor’s house caught fire and the back of the house burned. Fortunately no one was hurt and only things were lost. Helping them retrieve items from their…
Farmer’s Market haul. If you read my last post you know I have been doing a lot of cooking from scratch using fresh ingredients. While at the Farmer’s Market I picked up some fruit and veggies. But today I focused on the small cucumbers I got in this haul to make pickles. I started gathering…
We are back from our vacation and I’m been trying to catch up on laundry, work, email, laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, and did I mention laundry. I think I have done more laundry since we have been back than I did last month! We were only gone for a week what gives, did someone come…
Messy Burgers My kids love Sloppy Joes, or should I say they love Messy Burgers. My son changed the name when he was about 3. You see to him anything on a bun was a burger, could be PB&J and it was a PB&J burger. His introduction to the Sloppy Joe was a very messy…
Have you ever woken up and wanted to post a sign like this on your door or around your neck for all to see? If you haven’t then please let me in on your secret. I really don’t remember waking up like this before I had kids, but since my oldest is 22 that is…
Plan plan plan! Plan out what you plan to eat for the month, week or for the next couple of days. Make your grocery list, then hit the store. Make sure you are planning for all three meals AND snacks. You don’t want to eat great for breakfast and lunch then about 3pm need to…