Strawberry-Port Jam/Sauce

Happy 4th of July!

I just wanted to pop on and wish you and your family a safe and happy 4th of July! We have a relaxing day planned — a Insanity workout, a ...

Kids and What I Learned Today

Chocolate Milk rules! LilMan was introduced to chocolate milk when he was about a year and a half.  Em, when she was about a year.  Ever since, it has been ...

The Advantages of a Junk Drawer

We all have it, we all don’t want it…it’s the, dare I say it, dare I admit it??? THE JUNK DRAWER – I here the psycho music music I write ...

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 ...

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 ...

Select Blinds – Fantastic Customer Service

I’ve heard that bad customer service gets told repeatedly and that good customer service is only told to like 5 people; my experience with Select Blinds was just so GREAT ...

Shopping Find- Gorgeous Pasta!

I saw this Torino Italian Handmade all Natural Pasta at Costco, yes Costco, and just had to get it!   How pretty is this!!! Torino Designer Pasta Rainbow Farfalline (pretty ...

How to Paint Hot Fudge Sundae!

I need your help on the 4th and last Sweet Painting!  What beautiful dessert would you want hanging in your house???? As you guys know Amanda and I have had ...

Teacher’s Gift – Scrapbook Gift Tags

This week my little boy graduates from Pre-K.  His school actually had the graduation at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens!  This was way better than my Grad School Graduation! I’ve been ...

Silhouette Tag and Uniquely Decorated Birthday Present

Grandpa , my dad, turned 65 this year and we had to celebrate! So we put together a small family gathering where we grilled burgers, had lots of appetizers and yummy ...

Shopping Find – Redneck Glasses

I found these great glasses at Bed Bath & Beyond: Kountry Krystal (don’t forget to use a Bed Bath & Beyond coupon!) How fun are these glasses – I had ...

A Quiet Moment – What to do?

Happy Early Mother’s Day!   Today is a rare occasion.  The kids are quiet and I’m afraid to move in fear that I’ll draw attention to myself and get hit ...

Elegant Silhouette Touch to a Shower Door

Now this is not my original idea, I saw this at a friends house and LOVED it I had to do it and share . All it is: I added ...

Farewell to My Dear Aunt Flow – Day after

Day after update: After the procedure I woke up in a good mood, frankly I was chatty Cathy (alcohol and pain pills do that do me, in this case the ...