Celebrating family, friends, and home ~ keeping it memorable in our hectic lives. Yes, that is my tag line – but it is a mantra that I take seriously. It really is who I am. So in that vein I thought I would share with you our simple and wonderful Halloween evening.Because our children split …
Honestly I’m not crazy about scary movies – or at least not the scary movies along the lines of Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween 13. Yes, they are good for a scream or two (or three), but there are movies out there that keep my sitting on the edge of my seat, digging my fingers into my …
If you love pumpkin pie like I do, then you need to try this pumpkin cake! It is yummy with a creamy layer of pumpkin sitting under a layer of cake and topped off with a coating of chopped walnuts. Serve with or without a dollop of whipped cream. The best part of this dessert …
A wordless Wednesday tour of Halloween decorations for you to enjoy! Some mine, some a friend’s, some from the neighborhood, and some from around town. Enjoy the beauty and maybe get a bit of inspiration! Halloween Decorations for You to Enjoy Happy Halloween!
Dating. What can I say? It can be wonderful, it can be hard, it can be crazy, it can be fun. It should always be safe. I dated from the time I was 16 until I got married at 24. Then 23 years later I started dating again after my divorce. I can tell you that dating as …
We have just finished our fourth and final week of living on a food budget equal to SNAP equivalent for a family of four. To read more about what prompted this experiment click here. I am happily surprised to see just how successful I think we were. With a budget of $632 I did feed my family …
I was first introduced to this tasty dish when I was just a child. My parents would take us to dinner in San Francisco to the famous Original Joe’s. I remember my dad ordering two distinct dishes that as I child I never saw anywhere else. One was Joe’s Special – a wonderful mix of …
“It is extremely difficult! Sometimes you cannot control your actions. You are really hyper part of the time. It is hard to focus. You drift off and you just don’t want to do the work sometimes because it is hard. It feels weird.” Those are the words of a child explaining what it is like …
Today’s Blog Post is brought to you from my daughter, Nicole. Now, what is Love Your Melon? It’s this awesome non-profit organization for which I recently became an ambassador. As an organization, started by college students, they strive to give a hat to every child that is battling cancer. They do this through a Buy One – …
I made these yummy cupcakes last week for our teacher in-service potluck. I will admit they were met with both skepticism and curiosity. Of those that ventured to try them, most really liked them and asked for the recipe. They were light with a hint of cocoa and topped with the traditional cream cheese frosting. …
