Just the other day, I found my nerdy husband’s class ring in my parent’s basement (yes- you are not crazy…that IS a weird place to find your husband’s class ring). I was excited to bring it home to him to put into his memory box. When I got it home, we both pulled out ...
The only drama is convincing my hubby Ray he wants to make me happy by dressing up. Lucky for me he is a good sport. I found a stellar musical note shirt and an outrageous record player necklace for the 24k gold plated bling for his Bruno Mars costume. (You knew Bruno grew a mustach...
From the Ground Up, where the reality and trials of life spoke to my soul. It is the depth of emotion she brings to the story, the genuine and relatable character, the details, and the sweet romance infused with great humor that pulls me in, as well ...
Using natural yeast requires a longer rising period and more planning than we’ve become accustomed to, but what none of us realized when we switched over to laboratory produced yeast in the last half century, was that the ‘new’ yeast that sped up the chore of making bread – began caus...
If you’re over 40, you may find an extra chin hair in there to make it that much more attractive. I’ve embraced the fact that the shade of my skin resembles milk this time of year. Maybe vanilla bean ice cream if I add a dab of tinted moisturizer to my routine. (Something I’...
main courses and even as ice cream for dessert. While there are many ways to prepare asparagus, Flemish-style is the classic way to have them. Boiled, then baked in a butter sauce and covered with hard-boiled pieces of egg, they make for a rich vegetable dish to combine with meat and...
insisted on standing in the buffet line herself and helped themselves to a dinner of sesame chicken, lasagna,ham(obviously, Sue Mengers had not been following the Irish pigs scandal), and homemade ice cream. Once Table One had returned to their seats with their plates, Linda Ronstadt rose ...
large plate-size pieces, we compared the colors of our tongues and laughed about brain freezes. The library was next to a McDonald’s and sometimes I’d time our library trips just before dinner so we could fill ourselves with chicken nuggets and french fries and ice cream cones for ...
My husband saw the need to buy me a smaller car to travel back and forth from Destin to Birmingham. Our l999 GMC Suburban wasn’t ready for the junk yard, but just could not be counted on to make long trips on the highway. It was a good decision. Abbey, our last child was in ...
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