I mentioned right after Christmas that I had asked Honey for an Instant Pot for Valentine’s Day. We’ve abandoned all of those “no gift with a cord” rules this year. I mean, the heated mattress pad is my favorite thing I’ve ever owned, so far so good with the Instant Pot, and I really want… Read More
Whit picked out both of these “outfits” on different trips to Disney. He is happy to forego getting something for himself in order to get something for his best girl. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, better than seeing him dissolve into a fit of laughter when he gets off the bus and she… Read More
I just finished Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison and really enjoyed it! Like many of my recent reads, I’d put it in the dark, psychological thriller category. The interesting thing about this one was that it is told by multiple points of views and they all intertwine flawlessly. It also jumps back and forth in time,… Read More
We just celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week at the elementary school. We adore Whit’s teach this year and could not be more thankful that his third grade experience is light years beyond the way John started the grade three years back. But, I digress… one of the activities during Teacher Appreciation Week is to have the… Read More
For one of my wedding showers back in 2002, bestie C’s sweet mother gave me what is still, to this day, one of my most prized, well loved and dog-eared cookbooks – Cherokee Entertains. She sweetly inscribed the front cover and thoughtfully listed her own favorite recipes. Over the last nine years, I’ve made all… Read More
I did not learn about the horrific school shooting in Florida until this morning. On a day meant to show love and affection to spouses, significant others, children and friends, something sinister was unfolding at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since this morning, I have wavered back and forth between intense sadness and outrage. It is an atrocity… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day! We were up late this morning and racing against the clock but, when I realized a turkey sandwich would not do on Ash Wednesday, I did manage to eek out a cute peanut butter and honey option for Whit. I might have gone to the bus stop in a state of unkempt… Read More