I first saw him in my preteens/early teens during the Christmas season. I was minding my own business dreaming of sugar plum faeries and Christmas surprises when I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye. The sight was so astonishing that I immediately ran down the hall (quite out of character for…
Menu Plan Monday, December 23rd!
Whew–I am exhausted from last week. I ended up having 4 parties and an introvert and 4 parties does not mix well at all. I am glad that this week is slower paced and that we don’t have big plans for Christmas. Although, I’m sure the princess will think that they are big plans because…
Our First Christmas
We got married in June and I wasn’t even thinking about our first Christmas married until sometime in November. We were committed to staying on budget so that we could save up for a house and suddenly I realized that there were a whole bunch of things that I hadn’t even thought of registering for….
Product Recommendation: ESSE Reuseable Bags
Reusable bags have taken this area of Florida by storm. A few years ago there were numerous deals where you could get free bags from several different grocery stores and everywhere you looked you were encouraged to “Bring Your Bags” with you. The only downside was the shock I got when my 20 plastic bags…
Menu Plan Monday, December 16th!
What a busy week! This week seems like it will be equally busy with several parties and the ending of school for the year 2013! Then it’s vacation and Christmas and I am excited about that! The theme for the Gluten Free Menu Swap over at Celiac Family is Christmas Favorites. Growing up we would…
A Few of My Favorite Things
Look around your desk/room/house. Go ahead–I’ll wait until you get back! You saw lots of stuff right? Maybe more than you would like to admit. I know I have too much stuff. In keeping with my theme this year of less stuff I thought I’d share a few of my favorite things. There’s nothing like…
Sore Throat? No Problem!
Last week when I was sick I had the most terrible sore throat. I have been sick quite a lot in my life and usually I can just deal, but nothing seemed to help this sore throat. Not hot drinks, not cold drinks, not lozenges, not even pain meds! So because I was desperate, here’s…
Menu Plan Monday, December 9th!
I had a lovely week last week suffering from a staggering cold! It came out of nowhere and laid me out flat for most of the week. Thank goodness for a good stock of soup in the freezer and a wonderful husband who can cook! I also came up with an interesting way to treat…
Menu Plan Tuesday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was nice filled with cooking and family and some relaxing. My pumpkin pudding did NOT pudding, but other than that I had no obvious disasters. I’m still trying to get back into my regular routine this week! The theme for the Gluten Free Menu Swap over at…
Christmas Memories: Without the stuff!
Everywhere I listen I hear that the recession is getting better, but I don’t see it. Many of my friends and family are underemployed, have been unemployed for large periods of time this year, or even worse are currently unemployed. When you go into stores this time of year you can get depressed if you…