Megan over at a Ruffle in Time passed on the Blog with Substance award to me. Each time I get one of these awards I am pretty astonished; it really does mean a lot to me because it means someone may well possibly really read what I am writing. Which seriously still amazes me. Thank you Megan - you are such a great mother , and your little kiddos are seriously cute! Megan has posted some fun … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday ~ Week 6
This is going to be a shortened week for us, and then we are not going to be posting menu plans for the next two Mondays as we will be in Minnesota, and I will not be planning menus!Last Week: I have still been plagued by the "I don't want to cook" blues. We managed to get through the week pretty okay though. Budget was pretty good. I am going to up our weekly budget for a little while, just … [Read more...]
Confession on a Sunday Night
So I have a confession….I wish I was crafty. I am filled with envy every time I open a blog filled with all of its crafty goodness. I wish that was me. And don’t even get me started on Etsy. I have a love hate relationship with that place. I love the handmade, homespun goodness that is Etsy. Its pores ooze pure creativity. I hate that that isn’t me. I hate that I have never been a crafty … [Read more...]
Daily Vegas ~ Orion
Late at night when all the world is sleeping, I stay up and think of you... and I wish on a star that somewhere you're thinking of me, too. ~ Selena Wow I think I just dated myself a little here... Okay so the quote may be a little cheesy, but after last night's post, and just feeling a little out of sorts lately, I found myself looking through old pictures. One … [Read more...]
Daily Vegas ~ Ever been caught in a Sand Trap?
Okay, so forgive the golfing analogy here (I grew up watching way too much of it)So you know when a golfer hits the ball into the sand trap? They try and get it out, but they swing and just send sand everywhere without touching the ball? So they try again, and this time they manage to hit the ball, but it just banks against the edge landing in the same spot? Over and over the golfer tries to … [Read more...]