With the world glued to events across the world in Egypt, it’s hard to avoid thinking about the what ifs. Our own country is having its own problems, how much would it take to throw us into a similar spotlight? Needless to say, it’s easy to get bogged down in things like this. On one …
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When life really wears on me, I need to step back, disconnect, and just lay low with my family. This past week was a challenging one. We have some health concerns in my family and this past Friday marked the one year since my father in law, Brodie, lost his battle with Leukemia. It seems …
A good morning I could get used to waking up at 8am. But then Frankie might gnaw off my ankles and then what would I do? I’ve been working on some of my landing pages, specifically, my recipe page. On several occasions, I would try to look up a blog recipe and have to …
Since I’ve put my life on hold for the past 3 days, and the last game of college football is coming to the end, this is a good time to catch up on the past few days of cooking, working out, living, and maybe some snow whining..maybe. Tomorrow is another snow day and you should …
The snow didn’t happen. Why I get my hopes up, I have no idea, but I do. When the original forecast has us in the 6-8” zone, I was ecstatic. I knew that we probably wouldn’t get that much, but maybe I could see a good blanket of 2”. The sleet started about 1 pm …
It’s been a long week and the day is crawling by. I bet it has something to do with us getting snow tomorrow. The models and weather forums and updates are about to drive me insane. It’s like my life is on standby until I see a flake. Only, I don’t want a flake. I …
No, this isn’t the name of a local 5k. Although it should be and I may one day decide to direct a race with that name for those of us here in Alabama who live for snow. Remember my last big plea for Christmas snow? Well, my wish was granted…sort of. Here is the bulk …
Well, we are back at Baptist hospital. This time, it was for my Grandma’s surgery. Now, Grandma hasn’t been in the hospital since gallbladder surgery in the 60’s. But this is a much needed surgery to improve quality of life and she didn’t have much choice in the matter. I was fortunate that I was …
Usually around the start of a new year, I don’t make hard and fast resolutions. I try to get re-organized and do some massive cleaning. In the back of my head, I have some goals for myself like run more/better, keep the laundry under control, stick to my diet, etc, but nothing too hard or …
After a decent night of sleep, I woke up feeling a little better. Here it is 12 hours later and well, just look at what all I’ve been doing. I went through both freezers and got rid of old stuff and wrote down what I had left so hopefully, meal planning will be easier. Then …
I’m calling this the draft of the big year end, new year goal post. Ha..I said goal post. I still have football on my mind. Little shameless plug for Alabama playing in some bowl game on New Year’s Day. Speaking of Alabama, when I think back over last year, you can be the day of …
I’ve always said “it’s the little things”. Well, misery is not picky and since I feel a little better than a limp dishtowel, I’ve got 3 reasons why I’m smiling tonight. 1. A clean pantry. Before After I won’t go into detail about how many cans of pumpkin and various almond/peanut/pumpkin butters I have. 2. …
Time with my family My nephew on Stephen’s side of the family and Dixie. Yes, his bib says “chick magnet”. His grandfather picked out that one. 😀 My father and nephew Jackson. He loves the flower on his new walker. Sock Monkey…not quite the best of friends upon meeting. Great food! Santa was generous this …
I believe my first words this morning were “I thought you loved me. Why are you letting me live in this misery? Pull the plug now!”. Stephen wasn’t amused but he’s sick too, so he could relate. After the antibiotic, 2 real Sudafed, 2 alieve, and some cough thinner syrup stuff I should either be …
Some days are for busy hustling around town, going every where and accomplishing a long list of things. I enjoy those days when I’m outside and active, working my muscles early in CrossFit class, fueling for a great run, laughing with my students, looking forward to a hot bath with the latest Williams Sonoma catalogue …
It’s been a couple of days since Christmas and I’m back home and going through the past few days of food, excitement, family time, decorations, gifts, and all the fun involved with these things. I think this year is the first year that I spent a lot of time ENJOYING the baking and the cooking. …
Well, let’s outline the reasons my Christmas giddy is now a Christmas grrrrrrr…. * The SNOW situation is not going well. Apparently, people aren’t doing the right snow dance. * I started feeling bad BAD last night. This morning after maybe 3 hours of real sleep, Stephen took me to the doctor. Rebound sinus infection. …
This year, I decided to join in the fun at Tina’s Blogger Gift Exchange. I had a lot of fun picking out things for my secret blogger pal and I can tell that Allie put a lot of thought into her gift for me. She also involved her sister, Hannah, in the fun which made …
I have always been intrigued by older homes. Maybe it was because I grew up in a very old home or maybe it’s just the southern girl in me. I had heard the story behind my sister-in-law (M)’s family home and while it’s an interesting story, it affected me deeply. Her father was a farmer, …
I’ve never made these, but I clearly remember my first experience with these. I was teaching in TN and it was the staff Christmas party after the kids went home at lunch. My friend Patti (a veteran teacher of 15+ years)and I were cleaning up in our room when another teacher came by with some …