Lazy Cookies and the Best Dang Chicken I Ever Made

I used to enjoy cooking a lot more.  I’d find exotic recipes that sounded interesting & delicious, and maybe have a few oddball ingredients, like coconut milk or something, but that didn’t deter me.  Sometimes these dishes would take a couple hours to prepare. In a way, it was fun to make a mess of [...]

Subtle I’m not…

Let me first start off by saying this is somewhat of a joke between me & my husband.
So, I’m not going to pretend that I don’t know Mother’s Day is coming up, and, lo and behold, I just happen to be a mother (no, this is NOT only half a word).  I’m also not going [...]

Lunch box fillin’s

Here are the contents of the lunchbag I’m mailing today for the swap:

A mini salt shaker, felt fortune cookies, the matching placemat, and a little tin with some gummy cherries.  The fortune cookies were so fun & easy to make, I used this pattern from CraftSanity.  Even if you don’t have a sewing machine, you could [...]

Lunch, anyone?

Finally, my lunchbox is completed for the swap I’m participating in.  I have to say, I followed Oh, Fransson’s! pattern fairly closely, and it came together pretty quickly (except for the hand-stitching of the lining…. painful!).  I’ve been saving this cherry blossom fabric for a long time, waiting for the perfect project to come along, [...]

Personality Traits- Part Two

Wyatt, #2, is pure mama’s boy.  Sometimes he hugs me so hard, I think I might pass out.  He usually likes to be held in the morning for at least 10 minutes or so, sometimes longer. He’s a cuddler, all right, but he’s also a ball full of energy, & usually prefers jumping to walking.  He’s been able to jump up & land [...]

Personality Traits- Part One

It was a great weekend- perfect weather coupled with a visit from an old friend of mine, who just happens to have two boys near the same age as Max & Wyatt.  Everyone got along swimmingly, and we were even able to have some adult conversation on Saturday night while the boys played.
It’s funny- ever since [...]

Could’ve been worse…

I feel like I haven’t posted any projects in a while…. although I’ve been really busy, I’ve been making a few repeats & a couple of things that I forgot to photograph,  including a really cute baby blanket- oops!  The weather has been absolutely perfect here the past few days, so we’ve been trying to [...]

Feelin’ Blobby

A couple times a year I think my body goes through a cycle where it just wants to hold onto all of the bad stuff I’ve been putting into it.  Conversely, I think there are also times of the year where it seems I can eat whatever I want with pretty much no consequences.   Right [...]

New Law of Nature?

I want to know if anyone has ever defined the law of nature that states everything must take longer than expected.  I know mine can’t be the only life to which this relates.  It is so consistent, that I am beginning to wonder if there is some kind of paradox between the brain’s perception of time and [...]

T.G.I.S. (Thank God It’s Spring)

I didn’t realize how spoiled we were in Florida with the nice weather all year round.  This winter has been….. an “adjustment” back to having to entertain ourselves indoors.  Now that the cold seems to be on it’s way out, we’re getting outside more & more, and enjoying every minute!
 

Pure joy…
 
 
 
…and concentration.
 
Does it get any [...]