First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the explosions in Boston yesterday. It is heartbreaking that these events happen here and around the world. We are half way through Project: Back To Basics, in which I vowed to go on a one month buying strike and refrain…
Update: The winner of the $300 Amazon gift card is Amy Pike. Second and third place go to Renee and Julie. Here’s my then and now. To see the answers for everyone else, look below. I remember 5 things about kindergarten: 1. Riding the bus and one terrifying time I didn’t get off at my…
A brief timeline to bring you up to speed: October 2007 – my parents die while living and working in Tunis, Tunisia and my sister and I inherit their stateside home. October 2008 – house is inspected and appraised, it is full of 16 years worth of life and memories. December 2008 - roof work…
Do you remember this post? Adding To Our Family. Do you recognize these items? They were birthday gifts from Lucas. What about these? More generous gifts. Sensing a theme yet? To die for, right? It has taken seven long months but I have finally successfully begged enough talked my husband into getting a dog! Our…
It’s been a while since I participated in a Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop, but I have had the best intentions each week as I review the topics. It’s one of my all time favorite link-ups and always gets my creative writing juices flowing. This post was written for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Prompt 1.) Share…
Trust me, I hate hearing about other people’s vacations just as much as the next gal, so I’ll just share the highlights from ours…. In case you missed it, we spent last week in North Carolina attending a wedding in Lake Lure and stayed at the inn where parts of Dirty Dancing was filmed. We…
A couple of months ago, Rachel of Mommy Needs a Vacation shared a beautiful letter for my series, Letters For You called One Tear. Rachel wrote a heart wrenching letter to her father, Stinson, whom she was afraid of losing the year before. Stinson read his daughter’s letter for the first time the day it…
We must be one of the few homes that did not get decked out this weekend for the holidays, but when we do, you better believe our soundtrack will be this…. The winners of the Michael Bublé Christmas CDs are: Mel (comment #3) and Jessica (comment #13)! Congratulations, ladies! Enjoy and have a very happy…
I love food! I love chips and salsa (the spicier the better), deep dish pepperoni pizza, big fat juicy cheeseburgers with all the fixings and a side of French fries, chocolate chip ice cream, sandwiches never without a bag of potato chips nearby, several glasses of wine at the end of my evenings and at…
It took every ounce of willpower that I had this morning not to head straight for IHOP. I woke up ready to eat like a horse and had a nasty headache. Instead of a full stack of pancakes with a side order of bacon and a large Diet Coke, I drank another Ritual Cleanse juice…
