At parent’s night last week, John’s new Kindergarten teacher had a few items pinned up on her “wish list”. I chose Clorox wipes (because I appreciate germ fighting as much as the next mom) and Skittles (because the PCP, clearly inheriting my sweet tooth, will do anything for a shot of sugar.) Since John’s class… Read More
I’ve shared our basement re-model in bits and pieces over the last eight months and have finally put together a recap of the space that was a year (plus some) in the making! I only have a few pictures of the “before.” It was much too yucky for me to spend time down there photographing.… Read More
Last night we celebrated BIL’s (brother in law) big four-oh birthday in a bash absolutely positively perfectly suited for the guest of honor. If I were asked to name three things that BIL adores, the list would run much like his party did: cheese, good food and games. We noshed on six feet of gourmet… Read More
We spent last Saturday morning out on a local farm with local photographer, Kimberly McCoy. A friend and co-worker of bestie C’s Mister J, I’ve ogled and coveted her pictures for over a year now and was so excited to finally have my turn! I just cannot say enough great things about Kim. First and… Read More
Here we go again… another trip down party lane. Today I’m flashing back to the PCP’s second birthday party. A monkey themed celebration! I purchased the invitation on-line and printed the text at home. I also added the little red pom for the tip of the party hat. The monkey in all of his birthday… Read More
With Mother in town and Sister, her Mister and baby Bird over, we kicked off our last weekend before the advent of school with a delicious family summer supper on the deck. I tried new recipes and have deemed them all keepers! Bacon Pimento Cheese Burgers For the patties, combine 1 1b. ground chuck, 1… Read More
Wanting a little something fru fru in the midst of the somewhat-mod-for-my-taste basement we’ve been renovating for over a year, I embellished some basic white towels in no time flat and for a grand total of six dollars for the newly updated bathroom. I started with plain white bath towels from Wal-Mart. (six-dollars) and plain… Read More