Monthly Archives: October 2009

Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons I have always thought of myself as a pretty fluid person, easy going and not wanting to have concrete schedules, timelines and the like. Amazingly, as I grow older, I seem to have a need for … Continue reading →

Life is busy! No matter what season of life we find ourselves in, we can guarantee that there are lots of things vying for our time and attention. A few years ago, my husband realized that while I did the … Continue reading →

The cat is out the bag…I love parsnips. Some of you may be saying…huh? What is a parsnip and what is she talking about….well, a parsnip is a root vegetable that is in the carrot family. I liken them to … Continue reading →

Lest any of you forget, we are still homeschooling. We took a field trip to Historic St. Mary’s City last week. For those that don’t know, St. Mary’s City was the colonial capital of Maryland. Just to be real with … Continue reading →

My kids received a fruit roll-up in an Easter basket a few years back. They liked it but it’s not a snack that they beg for me to buy, so I haven’t. I was faced with a dilemma lately that … Continue reading →

No, that is not a typo, I wrote Pho. Why? Because I have completed my first Daring Cooks Challenge – Vietnamese Pho. Understand that Daring Cooks and Daring Bakers are both a part of The Daring Kitchen and because I … Continue reading →

Some days I feel that the otherwise adorable little people that I have been blessed to call my children have been overtaken by alien beings that are hard of hearing, incapable of listening and definitely not trying to follow the … Continue reading →

Made this yummy apple pie over the weekend and it is already gone. It combined with homemade vanilla ice cream made for a yummy treat for everyone. Not too long ago, I shared how I needed to get some organization … Continue reading →

My son gave me this the other day…. Am I the only one that thinks he is perfectly okay skipping all holidays just to get to Christmas? I didn’t purchase bread this week during grocery shopping. In my mind, I … Continue reading →

Between blogs and twitter, I seem to have a never ending list of books that I want to read. As a self-proclaimed bibliophile, I have books upon books upon books in my house. My hubby doesn’t have the same love … Continue reading →