Today we are cheering for our team in the Super Bowl.   At the same time having up to 40 odd people in our house.  I better get back to cooking…

Kailan (everyday as he gets in the door from school): Mom, can I play on your phone? Me:  Have you read a book yet?? Kailan: Awwwwwww! He would much rather play.

I finally got a chance to sew on Sunday.  Saturday was another busy, busy day, in which we bought a new table.  The Thomasville store near us was closing, so we got a great deal on a new kitchen table […]

Anya loves fancy things.  Pretty things.  All except fancy hair.  I can’t quite get her to like long hair all done up pretty.  I took these pictures the day before I cut it off above the shoulder. It is quite […]

This is something I threw together the when I was clean out of ideas and just wanted to make something with whatever veggies I had left in the Rotter (errr…I mean vegetable drawer).  You could also add in brocolli.   Anya helped […]

I bought this little fedora hat when I was Christmas shopping in December.  Yes, I buy stuff for pictures all.the.time.  I’m planning on some pictures for Anya, too, with a cute prop.  They are my little models, yes indeedy. I […]

I have made this a few times now, and sorry no picture again.  I made them for gatherings as I was rushing to get out the door or get it on the counter.  This is one of the appetizers I […]

They don’t friggin’ fit me all that well. I spent…oh, a good 4-6 hours making this pretty vest. I even made a muslin to make sure it would fit me well enough. The muslin was too big, so I took […]

Mornings in our house are hard.  We have only one morning person, and that is only because he knows if he doesn’t get up in a timely fashion he may not be able to get his morning infusion of his […]

Oh wait…you’ve been here for a few days already?  Where has the time gone?? Another year has come and gone. I think 2010 was a pretty good year. We were busy, but not unduly so. The kids have grown taller, […]

These jeans have been sitting in my closet unworn for a bit.  They are still in good shape, even though they are several years old.  (Well, I didn’t fit in them for a few years, so they were unworn for […]

Garbanzo beans are a good source of protein to add to pasta when you don’t have anything unthawed from the freezer.  Or if you are a vegetarian, if you roll that way.  A quick-ish, tasty, mid-week meal. Recipe: 1/2 lb  […]