One of my travel besties and fellow book nerds sent me 11/22/63 by Stephen King as a surprise on my door step a few months back. She had told me time and again that it was one of her all time favorites and when I never picked it up, she sent it to me :-)… Read More
One of my “lazy mom supper” standbys is spaghetti and meatballs. But, the secret sauce is to use all Rao’s ingredients. I start with a box of the frozen Rao’s meatballs and sauce. To make it go further, I add an extra jar of Rao’s sauce. And, I use the Rao’s spaghetti as well. There… Read More
I’ve shared here that every year I print out 300 4×6″ prints and slide them into an album. I love knowing that I have real photographs of our most special memories. Well, at the very beginning of senior year I figured out quickly that I was going to need all sorts of pictures of John,… Read More
I was a wee bit scared John would not be pleased to open his yearbook to find a full page tribute. But you only graduate once, right?! And my motto through this season of life has been to celebrate everything to the fullest. I was so glad we took his senior photos last summer, as… Read More
This watermelon cosmopolitan is a bit labor intensive as you have to cut, blend and strain a watermelon to get to all that wonderful juice. That said, if you have a long holiday weekend like I did, it is a delicious, light and refreshing spin on a cosmo! Since there are just two of us… Read More
I’m back with another great Half Baked Harvest crock pot recipe! I love any meal that doesn’t require me to heat up the house with the oven. This one was a big hit with the family, but I thought the cut of meat she recommends was kind of tough. I’d use something different next time.… Read More
One of the things I most often questioned about is dressing boys! I thought I’d share how we outfitted the family for John’s graduation. I figured there’s no better day than graduation day to show that last bit of school spirit. There was a strict dress code issued by the school – tie (no bow… Read More