Perhaps it is because our house is a mess. Perhaps it is because I have to put 4 to 5 coats of paint on the cabinets. The kitchen seems to be taking a LONG DANG TIME. I know in reality, […]
I don’t know about you guys, but being first is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE in our household. Example… K: “I was a baby first” A: “No, I was first” K: “I WAS!” A: “I WAS!” K: Mommy, did you pick […]
…must come to an end. This coming week’s Theme Thursday will be the last one I will host. I am having a hard time coming up with new themes each week and life is just getting so busy. I need […]
I saw this recipe on FoodNetwork.com, and had to try it. This is how I modified it, so I didn’t have to cook it for 1.5hours, but still it was in the oven for one hour. I made it on […]
Don’t you sometimes wish you could walk back in time to experience the past. Growing up I read a lot of Louis L’Amour books about The Sackets and various other cowboys and pioneers in the old west. Just riding their […]
I wanted to make some artwork to put up in our kitchen redo, so I used different variations of the blue and red paint colors and came up with these pieces. I used brushes in photoshop that I made from […]
The other day Brian recounted a tale… He was working on something, in the kitchen of course, and I was away somewhere. Needing an extra pair of hands he called out to Kailan, ever present in front of the computer, […]
Well, it snowed last week, but not much. I know many of my blogging friends are seeing trees budding and flowers blooming, but it will be a bit for us yet. *sigh* At least it is warm enough for a […]
Theme Thursday: HISTORY ***** I have been reminded recently of how fleeting is life. Last weekend, I was asked to notarize a friend’s father’s will. He is in the end stages of prostate cancer and can’t leave his home. It is […]
This is not my mother’s chili. While everyone loves her chili, I have a different take on it. I don’t put noodles in it…I don’t put celery in it…and I don’t put kidney beans in it. This is my version. 1 […]
My poor hubby. He just didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he married me. I come from a family of DIY’ers. I have family and friends that are in construction, so there was always a barter system […]
Since I’ve got nothin’ this week, I thought I would talk a little bit about sewing and how I go about getting things done. I get asked fairly often about it, so I thought I would just write up a […]
