Farm Raised | Shoe Enthusiast | Baking Queen | Mom
Is it Sunday or Monday? i don’t know – I’ve lost track. 😉 I suppose I better get my act together soon, though, so that I make sure we all get off to work and school in the morning. We had a fabulous long weekend, spending Saturday on some gardening projects and yard work and […] Read more…
It was a miserable weekend, weather-wise … 40s and cold rain. Is this really May 21? But on the flip-side, my cousin and her daughter visited from Iowa and it was a blast to see them! Plus … my 13-year-old had his first date! I know – whaaaat? He and a girl went to the movies […] Read more…
Finally. Gardening season is here! Time to get my hands dirty. Time to get planting. Time to create beautiful pots of flowers to pretty up the front porch. Time to get out the chicken wire to deter the bunnies. Hey, not everything about gardening is fun. 😉 Here are a few photos of what I’ve […] Read more…
I found another favorite turkey meatball recipe! I know, I know …. I kind of have a thing for turkey meatballs. These are moist, flavorful, and hold up well – without being too firm. I most recently served them with an alfredo-marinara sauce over penne pasta, sprinkled with Asiago cheese. Delish! But these would also […] Read more…
I should’ve gone for a run tonight, but my mind wasn’t into it and my body felt tired. Rather than fight it, I decided to walk instead to help clear the clutter from my day. And you know what? My eyes suddenly opened up to my surroundings and realized my little community has a lot […] Read more…
I had way too much fun this weekend – starting with the fact that I took Friday off and turned it into a three-day weekend. Plus, the weather was GLORIOUS. It felt like summer – finally! Here’s a rundown of everything we packed into the last three days: Thursday night Teacher Man and I went […] Read more…
I love key lime pie but I rarely make it. I have no idea why that is? And I’m bent on changing this ASAP. Key lime pie is everything we need in a summery dessert – plus it reminds me of an awesome trip we had with my brother’s family in the Keys a few […] Read more…
I am sitting in the Detroit airport right now, enjoying – really enjoying, actually – a little quiet time to reflect on the meeting I just attended. I’m tucked away near Gate 12, with no more than a handful of people around me and CNN running on the big screen above. Just me, my iced mocha, […] Read more…