Seven gets out of school today for the summer. At 11 freaking A-M. Could we not have just driven the kids there about 9, mopped their mouths with cheap Kool-Aid and wrote on their clothes with markers while in the car line? Everyone knows there is PLENTY of time in the car line. Because it […]
Summer. Is. Here. It’s about to get sooo hot here in Virginia. The humidity y’all. it was 77 today, and I could barely breathe. Seriously. The temps aren’t even up there yet – not in the 90s. Yet, it’s coming. It’s COMING. Soon, the kids will be out of school, and I will be working […]
Being hungry isn’t something I really think about. Not really. Sure, I complain many times a week that I am starvvvving, but I’m not. I’m just wanting something I likely shouldn’t be having. And where I live? I’m not faced with seeing hunger. I live in a tight community. Perhaps I am turning a blind […]
No joke, as I write this, my child has been absent from school due to weather since February 13. They went late that day, and not ONE MINUTE SINCE. I love my son, don’t get me wrong. But holy french words, I can not take it any.more. I can’t be expected to raise my child […]
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup is divine. Not kidding. I should use the slow cooker more often. I don’t know why I don’t…it’s sooo easy. I also don’t know why I don’t make French Onion Soup more often. Good gravy – that stuff is to die for. Rich, hearty, cheesy, bready…all the good stuff. When […]
One of the most popular cruise ports in the Western Caribbean is Cozumel, Mexico. I’ve been lucky enough to visit several times on cruises, but in October, I took my first actual excursion. I was fortunate to be invited onboard the Caribbean Princess for a fabulous vacation, and one of our scheduled ports was Cozumel. […]
Do you like to eat? Surely you must, you are HERE, on MY site. This means you really, really like to eat. You might also be a big fan of traveling, which I am. And especially a big fan of cruising. I’ve traveled abroad to so many places, from Europe to Asia, to South America […]
As a blogger, I am often asked to try out new products, new experiences. It’s one of the best things about my job, but it’s a also a bit overwhelming at times. I get asked to take a look at a LOT of things. Sometimes, it pains me to say no. It really does. And […]
Bourbon, Coffee, and Turkey. Sounds like a delicious nap waiting to happen, don’t you think? All good things. Bourbon is so flavorful, soothing, and people put it in their coffee (smart people, anyway) and both bourbon AND coffee SHOULD be a part of your Thanksgiving turkey prepping plans. I said so. So, turkey prepping needs […]
My Mom never taught me how to make a turkey. Did yours? Despite the fact that every year in my existence she’s made turkey for Thanksgiving, I was never shown how. Maybe I never asked, maybe I never cared, maybe she was so busy prepping a meal for 50 that showing a child the tricks […]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…it’s football season. That means tailgating. Now, I don’t know about you, but I swear, if you leave a tailgate menu up to a group of men, you’ll have 47 pounds of meat, and it if you’re lucky? Chips. Maybe. No fruit, no pasta salad, no mac […]
Soon, very soon, I hope, I am going to fill you in on what’s been going on here this summer. You see, I decided this spring that I needed a vacation house. Now wait! Don’t run off, thinking I’m too big for my britches and have money oozing from every pore. That’s not the case. […]