Some of my best friends live inside my little black box. I looked at their blog posts from the past week and chose a few that looked yummy and interesting enough to share with you guys. I hope you enjoy reading what they’re writing! Hugs friends and hope you’ve had a wonderful week. …
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My Top 5 Recap
My friends in the blogging world make my life so much more fun and interesting. I talk with quite a few of them through out the week and usually end up reading their lovely work. Here’s what I loved most from around my friends blogs this week. There are lots of St. Patrick’s Day and…
10 Inexpensive Dates for Valentines Day
My hubby and I have been together for 23 years. Being a family of 5 it feels like we’ve never had any extra money. So, Valentine’s Day has always been an excursion in frugality. Here’s a list of some of the things we have done in the past! 1. Swap babysitting with another couple so…
Country Cupboards Cookie Review
As the holiday season kicks off, my thoughts drift to cookies more often than what is considered normal I am sure. Every year I aspire to bake a delectable assortment to offer to my family, friends, neighbors and the people that make my life easier during the year. I start off with great intentions, but…
My 10 favorite dinners to make:
1. Spaghetti (I know it’s not unique but it makes my kids happy) wine, fresh garlic and parmigiana cheese, homemade sauce, whole wheat noodles…Yum). 2. New Pasta Dish It varies every week depending on what I have on hand. This week it was peppers, onion, fresh garlic and parmigiana, spinach, squash, and zuchini over whole wheat penne…
A Turkey’s Tail
In honor of Thanksgiving I thought I’d give you a short story. Ready? Here we go. A Turkey’s Tail Once upon a time a small, brown, wild turkey was trying to cross the road. He looked both ways and was ever so careful. Slowly, stealthily he took one small step using his webbed claws and…
Children, potty training and hair pulling dilemmas…and then pizza.
I have a child who it took a very long time to potty train. This child has been potty trained during the day forever. However, once this child falls asleep, accidents happen. I thought, for a long time, that it was laziness. Then I thought maybe it was attention seeking. After I pulled out some hair, I…


