This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chili’s Grill & Bar for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My hubby and I have not had a date night in a while. We have 3 kids. Who has the time? We’re making time next week. I. Can. Not. Wait. Our plan is…
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Planting my cold vegetable garden.
Yeah right., I’ll be fighting the weeds for sure. But that’s ok. Planting my cold weather vegetables now. Here’s the cold weather vegetables that I’ve planted so far: lima beans peas green beans broccoli tomatoes spinach cabbage lettuce and carrots. Above you see my terrible iPad camera! I’ve got broccoli and tomatoes here and you…
My 26 year old house needs a lot of work!
In the last few years we have been working hard on updating my house. I love most everything about it. But updating it sure does make me love it more. This past week we were focusing on the cabinets. After 26 years of being used they had lots of scratches on them. They were driving…
My funny Whitney Houston run in…
Shocked and saddened by Whitney Houston’s death made me remember my one run in with her. My hubby trains in Atlanta once or twice a year for his job. When my dh goes the family used to go too. We would play at the park, go to the mall, swim in the hotel pool and…
What do you do that makes your life easier?
I bought pizza crust tonight and made my own pizzas but not the crust. It was such a fast meal. I love meals like that. They normally like pepperoni, veggies, sauce and cheese. However, my pepperoni had gone bad. How old must it have been to have gone bad? shudders at the thought. So, I…
5 Things Parents of Toddlers Should Look for when Buying Real Estate
At different times in our life we look at our homes differently. When I was looking at homes with a toddler I had very specific things I was looking for. Here are the things I wanted. 1. One level homes are a dream when your little ones are beginning to walk. There…
5 things to look for when purchasing the home you will retire in.
We just bought a house. It’s the perfect house for us to retire in. Looking at houses is so fun. Let’s not get caught up in all the things we don’t necessarily need but focus on what we do need in a home. St. Louis homes for sale gives you a good view of the…
When my son was little he was so attached to his baby blankets.
We had about 3 baby blankets that we rotated through our stash. He would hold it against his face and love it while he watched tv. It was his source of comfort. I’m getting all nostalgic thinking about him with his fingers in his mouth and holding his favorite green or blue blanket. We think…
Merry Christmas friends
May your season bring you the best life has to offer. My plan is to get off this computer and enjoy the next few days with my family. Minus all my gadgets. I hope you all have a nice weekend and that we all remember the reason for the season. Much love and appreciation for…
Looking at kids toys for Christmas
I’m always looking for quality instead of quantity. I want them to be meaningful toys that they will cherish and I will be able to hand down to my grandkids (someday…not anytime soon!) As I continued looking for the educational toys for kids for Christmas I went to many different toy websites. I found the…
Am I Mildly Irritating? Don’t answer that!
I noticed something as I was vacuuming today. My dogs look at me as if I’m irritating. Then it occurred to me that my whole family gives me this look. Hmmm. Not sure what to make of that. lol Ever feel that way sometimes?
Family Saved from Fire By Crying Doll
Article first published as Family Saved from Fire by Crying Doll on Technorati. The Deason family’s house was on fire. It was dead of night and everyone was sleeping. No smoke detectors going off…they had them but for some reason they weren’t working. (Please check your smoke detectors tonight). The daughter’s high school project saved them. The…
10 Ways You Know You are Parents of a Teenager
1. You can’t find your phone. 2. Your laptop has completely disappeared for hours on end. 3. You have cabinets with food in it that is constantly disappearing and needing to be refilled. Empty boxes live in your cabinets and on your counters. (Why can’t they throw the box away when they ate all the…
How to cut your snoring in half! You know snoring leads to lack of sleep
No, really it does. I swear. My husband is the worst. It sounds like someone is choking a rat on steriods…not that I know what that sounds like!!! We did some research to find out how we could get the harmony to quiet. He was snoring so much that he wasn’t sleeping and was waking…
