Yeah, life got a little hectic. And I got sidetracked. I’m back now and I want to share something with you. It probably won’t change your life, but it’s still something good to know about. Have you ever heard of Shishito peppers? Yeah, until two years ago, when Joe and I had cocktails at the Stark …
When I was a young mom, my step-mother Nancy gave me a copy of “The Strong-Willed Child” by Dr. James Dobson. This book was so helpful; it opened my eyes to the fact that I didn’t know what the heck I was doing. I read it and read it again, taking notes on how to appropriately hedge-in …
Do you believe in making New Years’ resolutions? I typically don’t. I don’t want to adhere to a particular date in order to set a goal. Instead, I set them and readjust all year long! However, I do desire to eliminate something from my character: I make excuses for not doing something difficult. But I …
Boy, I feel like a fool. I remember, back in the spring, when I began writing this “blog.” I was so full of myself. “Just carve out some time on the weekends to bake your bread for the week.” I am so sorry to those of you who are employed, inside or outside of the …
It’s almost here. I can feel the rumbling, the undercurrent of excitement getting ready to bubble over. Back to school fervor has passed away. Halloween is coming. Any day now, it’s going to happen: I will walk into a store and hear Christmas music. There are two camps: those who ADORE the Winter Holidays, and …
I’m alone right now, and I don’t know when this will happen again, so I’m going to write! Joe and I made Bloody Marys on Saturday. We had a bottle of tomato juice, and found a recipe online that sounded good. You can check it out here: Kick-Ass Homemade Bloody Mary mix. Of course, …
If you read this and you are not a Facebook friend of mine, you don’t know about the new “thing” in my life. First off, I want you to know that I was not planning for this to happen. If you’ve read my “about me” page, you know that I was intending for the opposite …
I’ve noticed posts from friends on Facebook: school started for some kids this week. Wow! Another summer in the can. Zander goes back next Wednesday. Although with his extracurriculars, it’s not like he had a “free” summer. I guess it was better than having him hanging around the house all day, sleeping. His activities …
Summer has not been good for me, at least not as far as keeping up with a blog goes. There is always something needing to be done, a place that we have to drive to, a meal I have to prepare. It never stops! Zander’s schedule is killing me with the trips to the pool, …
Between the World Cup, my son’s water polo tournaments, and my husband’s work schedule, I am NOT accomplishing my tasks. No blog, no cooking, no bread baking. As an added insult, a fungus attacked my spaghetti squash plant. And my dog Bella has eaten the first ripe tomatoes of the summer. Then we ran out …