Dear bloggy friends pray for me tomorrow that I will resist the ever-present temptation to covet and will instead practice the discipline of contentment! I’m headed to a big sewing expo in town this week and will be taking lots of fun classes packing my brain full of new tips and tricks that I’ll be […]
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The Kitchen Symphony
There are moments in my career as wife/mama/home manager/housekeeper where everything comes together, and when everything and everyone behaves as it should. It’s almost as if I get a teeny, tiny glimpse of what life might have been like without an Original Sin (except that the butter and sugar are still bad for me). It’s […]
My magical world
I live in a magical world. I put a small white box on my head, and I transform into a singing, dancing pirate. My trusty little companions and I set sail in a cardboard box on the high seas fending off alligators with a kitchen spoon. When our boat takes on water, we swim safely […]
Caught – Up
I guess the past few months caught up to me finally. Birthdays, holidays, big travels, extra stressful stuff, and when things finally settled down, my brain couldn’t handle it. Two weeks ago I barely got any sleep at all. I laid there for hours on end searching for the “off” button for my brain only […]
Breezy, Busy, Bed, Breakfast
That sums up the next few days!! It was a gorgeous breezy night, one that made me happy to live here and want to laugh at myself. Ok, maybe it was the spilling of my Dunkin Doughnuts cappuccino blast on my t-shirt right before walking into Wal-Mart that made me want to laugh at myself. […]
Lessons from the playground
It was a gorgeous day sunny day here today, so the kids and I took advantage of the sun and met up with friends at the playground down the street. I’ve noticed lately that I’m friendlier and more conversational with other adults when my kids aren’t around. In fact, when I spent the weekend alone […]