I'm meeting my best friend for one last lunch date before the kids get out of school. Usually, we try to combine them with some thrift store shopping. But right now, I'm running ragged trying to get e-books up on Amazon and such so I can relax at the pool next week with my kids. I told her I could meet half-way for lunch, but . . . "I don't … [Read more...]
Don’t Try to Tempt Me With Your Trash
Friday was one of those wonderfully unexpected days that included a friend stopping to stay the night with her four kids on their way through town. And two more mutual friends coming down to "hang out for as long as we can stay awake." Basically, it was an impromptu party. Oh my word, I'm so thankful I can have impromptu parties. Granted, … [Read more...]
Messy Kitchen Prep (And How I Deal With It): Ground Beef
I know summer is already here for some of you, but I have one more week to go before those glorious days begin. I. Can't. Wait. I looooovvvve the days/weeks/months of family togetherness. Because those days are deliciously crazy and loosey-goosey, I'm doing what I can to help us survive the summer without getting on a first-name basis with … [Read more...]
I Can Only Be So Good For So Long
We have a new music minister at our church. He made nice, new music folders for each and every choir member. I assume he recycled all the old ones but mine. Mine had been lost for who-knows-how-long before he came. When I saw my pretty new folder (with my NAME on it and everything), I determined to change my music-losing ways. I'm known … [Read more...]
Trash
For Mother's Day, I made it VERY clear that the ONLY thing I wanted from my family was a new camping chair. I'm calling it a camping chair since I think that's what they're called. Really, it's a baseball chair. For our wedding (almost 14 years ago), we received four of the very first versions of these portable chairs. Two didn't have … [Read more...]
Yikes. Baseball Uniforms??
I realized last week that my boys' baseball uniforms hadn't been washed. Like . . . yet. And we were at the end of the second week of our two-games-a-week season. They have inherited my ability to lose things. And uniform pieces simply can't be lost. You can get away with wearing Daddy's dress socks when your navy baseball socks … [Read more...]
Such a Lovely Container . . . (That I Don’t Need)
Lovely containers thrill my heart. Free lovely containers even more so. Hubby brought that home from work after a catered breakfast. It was big. It had a lid. It was fairly sturdy. Oh . . . the possibilities. But the fact is, I already have containers. Lots of them. Lots of them that are even sturdier since they're not … [Read more...]
A Reason to Clean
Don't worry, Mom. We didn't get another dog. (Yet.) Meet Cooper. A sweet-as-can-be Boxer whose home was severely damaged last week in a storm. I met him when I visited his owners in their home. Their home (though in chaos) was neater than mine . . . but it was a no-brainer that we should invite them over for dinner on Saturday night. And … [Read more...]
Waffle-Iron Pizza Pockets
Pin it here. This was a total experiment. An I-wonder-if-that-would-work recipe. And . . . it did! These Waffle Iron Pizza Pockets were great, and a huge hit with the whole family. I had seen Erin mention making cookies in a waffle iron (a new concept to me!) and in the comments, someone mentioned making Grands biscuits or cinnamon rolls … [Read more...]
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