Cooking for my family can be one of my favorite parts of the day. But when we are going in different directions, especially now that back to school is in full swing, it can be stressful! Thankfully, I have a Meijer within five minutes of home and I love using them as my… Continue reading Take the Night Off with Easy Rotisserie Chicken Fajitas
I know I said I wouldn't write any personal posts until the kids went back to school but this past weekend we lost a family member and when I am grieving, writing is my biggest form of therapy. My parents' dog, Tink, went to Heaven early in the morning of July 29th. It was unexpected… Continue reading Saying Goodbye
A few weeks ago I was perusing Pinterest and I found something so wonderful that I pinned it then emailed it to myself and texted it to myself for good measure. What? It's good. Just look. After some clicking, it turns out a blog called A Girl and a Glue Gun made this.… Continue reading Laundry Sucks So Let’s Make a Sign
Ella has a January birthday and every year we try to make it special because BIRTH and because WINTER. I wrote about how I had a revelation years ago about not really going all out for her birthday because of WINTER. It was since that revelation that we have made up for our… Continue reading Art Party Because We Are Too Cheap to go to the Studio
As I am writing this, I am being interrupted by one of my favorite people in this world. Our dog, Buddy. I know he isn't "people" but to our family, he is. For many years, we were good without a dog; we had a fish, Lucy, that required no care other than the weekly… Continue reading Our Promise to Buddy
I was working away from home the last week of school before Christmas break. Mike sent me this picture on the last day of high school after finals for the holidays. Buddy needs a phone apparently. Making doggie biscuits. I made homemade bread for the first time for our Christmas dinner.… Continue reading Life and Stuff
