Crazy About Cranberry Bread

I twittered about making some homemade orange-cranberry bread the other day and I had several people ask me for the recipe, so I decided to share it here on my blog so everyone could have the chance to make this cranberrylishious bread.
I know most folks like their pumpkin flavored breads, muffins, etc. this time of [...]

At Least It Smells Like Fall

Just because the calendar says it’s fall doesn’t mean the weather is in a cooperative mood. We’ve had highs in the 80s this past week and it definitely isn’t sweater weather yet.
I did, however, make some purchases to help move the autumn process along. Febreze has these wonderful fall scents and are, of course, “available [...]

5 For Friday – Spring Cleaning

Five things I learned last week while cleaning:

Don’t bite off more than you can chew. I chose one room each day to clean. And when I say clean, I mean move the furniture and rediscover your baseboards kind of cleaning. So while one room a day sounds wimpy, believe me when I say it was [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Holding Out For A Hero

It would appear that some unsavory characters made their way into our Nativity Scene this Christmas.

I guess in a household full of boys I should expect things like this. Hope you had a “villian free” Christmas at your house!
 
Wordless Wednesday is hosted by 5 minutes for mom.

2008 Christmas Tour of My Home

It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. It seems like it wasn’t that long ago I was packing up these bins to store them away.

But there I was the weekend after Thanksgiving, dragging them all out again and trying to get the house ready for BooMama’s Tour of Homes.
I had plenty of [...]

On Tour

On Saturday, Sis and I spent the day enjoying our local holiday Tour of Homes. When I called earlier in the week to ask Sis if she wanted to accompany me on this little outing, she responded, “Sure, I’m up for coveting other people’s houses.”
So we did. But in a totally nice, complimentary way. I [...]

What Do You Want For Dinner?

Every day between 3:30 and 4:00 pm, my husband and I have the same conversation.
Hubby: “Are you ready to have the conversation?”
Me: “I guess? Are you?”
Hubby: “Yeah. So, what do you feel like for dinner?”
Me: “I don’t know. What do you feel like?”
Hubby: “I don’t care? You get to choose because I decided what we [...]

Twisting the Night Away

This past Tuesday night a tornado made its way through my Sister’s neighborhood. Thankfully their home only had minor damage. Tomorrow will be a big clean up day and everyone in our family will be there to help.
The aftermath is hard to describe.
The Sounds:

Chain saws buzzing
News helicopters hovering overhead
Power company trucks rumbling down the street
Neighbors’ voices calling [...]

The Constantly Killing Things Gardener

I do NOT have a green thumb. That’s why I went and bought green gardening gloves. I thought it might help, because I am desperately trying to uphold the family tradition of successfully growing flowers around the house.
 My grandmother did it. My mother did it. And I am trying to do it.
I’m not sure what has sparked [...]

I went to WalMart and came home with a beer and a puppy

I shop often at WalMart, even though after each trip something will happen that makes me swear I will never go back. But, like a bad habit that I just can’t kick, I find my self returning. Because you know, they have low prices. Everyday.
This week was no different. Since we’ve been working on the [...]