I have 8 hours to get stuff done. We are leaving later tonight to spend the evening with Stephen’s family and have a big Christmas breakfast in the morning. Today, I’m on critical Christmas watch. I have stuff to do and…

                          The days are FLYING by and this was another weekend of checking things off the list. First up, my Crate&Barrel box. I missed out last year because honestly,…

This year marked the return of Christmas Afloat in Tuscaloosa. This is a boat parade down the Black Warrior River. Teams decorate boats and participate in a river parade. This annual event came to a screeching halt in 2011 after the…

For the last week of school before the Christmas holidays, the Kindergarten teachers plan a week of theme days. We dress up, make ornaments, eat snacks, read stories, make crafts, and watch movies and we set each theme from a children’s…

I love anything described as red velvet. Red velvet cakes are as Southern as sweet tea and magnolias. I use an old family recipe for a traditional red velvet so I thought these cookies might have half a chance of success…

  Where did my weekend go?? Between running errands, running, wrapping (okay…THINKING about wrapping), baking and a nap somewhere, the days disappeared FAST. I finally got some time to sit down tonight and work on my planner for this week. Planning…

  The weather is NOT winter around here. We are in the middle of the warmest December on record. But, this isn’t exactly talking about the weather winter but the calendar winter. No matter what the weather, I should be working…

Let’s bake some cookies! Last year, I learned that I’m terrible at cookies. I don’t bake much during the spring and summer, but I love fall and winter baking. I love baking bars, cakes, candy, pies. I have never tried many…

A couple of years ago, Tuscaloosa decided that we needed an ice skating rink. And that was a great idea. Last year, I think it down by our River Market farmer’s market area. This year, they moved it to the floor…

I love making Seven Layer Bars because they are EASY! The hardest step is melting butter. I’m serious about this one. The other layers are in bags and cans and are easily opened. I first made these a few years ago…