Artichoke Dip
Artichoke Dip, it sounds awful doesn’t it, but it is fantastic! This is another recipe that I always have the ingredients on hand for when people pop over and I ...
Archive for June, 2012
Family Recipe – Strawberry Jam
A couple of weekends ago LilMan, Em and I headed over to Grandma and Grandpa’s house to pick blueberries; we picked over 30 cups worth! So the next question what ...
Kids and What I Learned Today
The day started off early for a Saturday morning, 6:30am at a cabin by the lake (we had hoped the kids would sleep in since we kept them up 2 ...
Chalkboard Paint for Labels
Jars are an great place to put stuff and they are abundantly available. All you have to do is save one, clean it and remove the label by soaking it ...
Pizza Casserole
Is it just me or does ordering pizza seem to have gotten way too expensive! I remember in college, we’d order and share a large pizza for around $15.00, seems ...
Which came first Christ or the US Army?
Happy 237th Birthday of the US Army! This was too funny not to share! (although it makes me question our education system ) My husband has been serving for the ...
I got permission to be sick!
Last time I went to New York I got bronchitis. Turns out that is a hard thing to kick and easy to get again – before New York I never ...
Sink Disaster Averted
Next to my craft room is a well used bathroom that is often neglected from my cleaning sprees. The sink has been used to clean paint brushes of oil paint, ...
Kids and what I learned today
I started out the car trip with such high hopes, such enthusiasm, after all I had a great and productive day. I was able to work with a fellow project ...
Peanut Butter Banana Icebox Pie
In this month’s Southern Living Magazine I ran across the picture on the table of contents of a Peanut Butter Banana Icebox Pie, it looked sooo yummy I had to ...
Best Chicken Salad EVER!
I’m always pressed for time, so I’m always looking for easy make ahead recipes that are 1) Easy 2) have ingredients that I usually have on hand and 3) are ...
Relaxation Mask – Don’t Poke the Bear!
Last Sunday I woke up and instantly thought of the song “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars and I thought: “I want to do nothing today”. This video is classic ...
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