There is no denying that I dropped the ball once again. I’m not talking about dropping the ball when you are playing second base and the game is on the line, which I have done as well. I am talking about dropping the “parenting” ball. Have you ever done something that you know is wrong…
Tag: Nostalgia
My Patriotic Dad and Avocado Prawn Cholula Salad
Let me start by saying that this is NOT a political post, so lets don’t go there. I WILL say that I believe you can be patriotic without being political and vice versa – that’s all I’m going to say! As you know, since I lost my dad over a year ago, I decided the…
Coincidence or Serendipity?
“To the rational mind, nothing is inexplicable, only unexplained.” Something very strange happened to me a couple of weeks ago and I can’t for the life of me figure it out. It’s left me wondering about a higher power out there we don’t know or understand. Whatever it was, I am thankful to say the least….
If the Crown Fits – Tracking my Family Lineage
With the loss of my dad just over a year ago, I realized that my family is dwindling and with that is the opportunity to learn more about my family heritage. As it stands, I have one cousin left on my mom’s side and a cousin and uncle on my dad’s side plus my 2…
Rules I Live By & Low Carb Bagels
Throughout our lives, we’ve been given a hefty dose of advice and “words of wisdom” from our friends, family and anyone else who just feels like they should chime in and I have to admit, I’ve been one of those people. I mean, who hasn’t? Some of the advice is good but some of it…
Happy Anniversary
Today is our anniversary and life lately has been hectic to say the least. So I wanted to push pause on the usual blog content to let my husband know just how important he is (as he is working away) to me and the amazing impact he has had on my life. On May 13,…
Another Silver Lining
I sometimes look around at my life, my husband, my kids and think how in the heck did I get so lucky? I don’t know the answer to this, all I do know is that the Lord works in mysterious ways and he knew what I needed long before I did. I’ve always known that…
Our Favorite Vacation & Huli Huli Chicken
The other day I made something to die for – Huli Huli Chicken. This dish brought me right back to our favorite family vacation and today, I’m going to share it with you! I have mentioned it in a previous post (Deal with the Big Guy), so I won’t go into all the details, but…
It’s home day! Chocolate Chip Cookies & Just Can’t Stop Snack Mix
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. – Epicurus Today is home day for my husband! If you know me at all, you know that he works away for 2 weeks at a time and I have to say that every…
45 Random Facts you Don’t Know about Me – or maybe you do!
Inspired by the idea of revealing more about myself – I am going to veer from the normal posts today. I decided to make a list of some slightly random things you probably don’t know about me and you would have done just fine in life never having known. You know the basics of me…