NOTE: This giveaway is now closed. Congrats KimmyP on the win!! I don’t know about y’all, but I am a list maker. Partly because I would forget my head if it weren’t attached, but mostly because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as crossing something off. I mean, and I learned this from Mother, I will go so… Read More
I love Richelle Mead – you know, for a quick and easy and thoroughly entertaining vampire read. After finishing her Vampire Academy series, I was excited to see she spun two of the most interesting secondary characters off into the Bloodlines series. Goodreads says: Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who… Read More
Our new sofa arrived last Wednesday!!! *squeal* And I thought y’all might enjoy starting your Monday by gazing at this pretty. I know I did… Just for kicks, here is what it looked like before… (you might also notice that I’ve moved the chairs to flank the fireplace and y’all already know that… Read More
Last Sunday we were embarking on some record cold days and Ina Garten’s Winter Minestrone and Garlic Bruchetta were absolutely divine fare for our Sunday Supper! The recipes came out of her Foolproof cookbook that I received for Christmas. For desert on such a wintery night, I opted for hot chocolate with homemade vanilla marshmallows. … Read More
As y’all might recall, with both boys celebrating birthdays in the month before Christmas we forgo the mess of toys and give them one nice item on their birthday that we hope they will have forever. They have received house portraits, John Derian plates, mini oil paintings, sterling silver baby cutlery, professional portraits, Sugarboo Frames… Read More
I was surprised and excited to come home last week to find another box from General Mills on the porch! They are launching a handful of new cereals this month and, seeing as cereal is how we start our day at least five days a week, we wasted no time digging right in. While the… Read More
Pigs must be flying because the hole in my ceiling is finally fixed. It’s been a sore spot (literally) for almost a month, and I eventually even got tired of hearing myself moan and groan about it. Well, no more gals! The second that sucker was painted I started fiddling around with finding new homes… Read More