It’s been a long while since I’ve written a Friday post, but I’m feeling inclined this morning to get a head start on the weekend. We don’t have big plans – just a little babysitting of our niece, Miss Morgan, tomorrow (yay!) and then catching up on life, otherwise known…
I was totally craving a really good turkey burger today, so I made sure I had the ingredients and made Buffalo-Blue Cheese Turkey Burgers tonight. Teacher Man wasn’t home from school yet (he had parent open house tonight) and Joe was completely starving at 4:45 p.m. (so weird for an…
This guy started middle school – 6th grade! – yesterday. He didn’t seem overly nervous about it. Yes, he was a little anxious, declaring it seemed awkward to walk down to the end of the street by himself to catch the bus. (He actually has never ridden the bus to elementary school; I…
Today I bring you … Pasta with Garden Veggies & Turkey Sausage! I know, real creative name. And I call myself a writer? 🙂 Okay, so the reason for the somewhat vague-ish name is because I adapted this recipe from something Giada (yes, the Giada) calls “Round and Round Pasta.” It’s…
I’m going to admit something to you. Growing up, my family didn’t seem like we were really a “State Fair” kind of family. We didn’t go every year. We weren’t in 4-H so we didn’t have anything to show. We didn’t really miss the fair if we didn’t go. In Minnesota,…
Before I get to the recipe this week, which happens to be a delectable Cheesy Pizza Casserole, let’s talk the end of summer. Tick-tock, tick-tock. That’s the sound of back-to-school time around here. Many of Minnesota’s schools wait until the day after Labor Day to get rolling, so I’m just…
I can’t believe it’s Sunday night already. And it’s weird because I think I’m a little sad that Teacher Man goes back to school tomorrow. Usually I’m ready to get back to the structure and routine of the school year. Somehow tonight, though, I’m mourning how quickly the summer went by.…
I’m just going to leave these two photos right here and share some zinnia trivia with you: These varieties are why zinnias are among my top 5 favorite flowers. At the rehearsal dinner the night before my wedding, we had arrangements of zinnias on each table. If I owned my own…