Archive | February, 2014

Ice Storm Today

Ice Storm Today

We have a layer of ice coating every leaf and pine needle. Branches of all sizes are breaking off with loud cracking sounds.  It is currently sleeting and adding much more to the ice already there. We are staying inside! The skies are gloomy and there isn’t much contrast for photographs. We lost power for […]

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Late Night Banana Bread

Late Night Banana Bread

Banana bread is not my first choice of dessert but I had three rotten bananas and I don’t like to throw out food so I made the ubiquitous rotten banana banana bread. I think that was a run-on sentence. Or was it?  That’s a fragment.  I hate grammar. It’s late.  I actually didn’t know how late […]

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Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole

Meal planning is going well so far.  On Sunday we had our beef pot roast with mashed potatoes, carrots, rolls and a bonus sweet potato casserole.  The casserole wasn’t on the list but we still have some amazing sweet potatoes that we grew this summer and I wanted to use one for a casserole to […]

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Meal Planning

Meal Planning

I used to make weekly and monthly  menus so that I could cook ahead as much as possible.  I made a lot of casseroles that would freeze easily.  Now, with more of an emphasis on fresh foods, I haven’t been planning ahead very much and I’m noting more mealtime stress.   It is hard to […]

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Note Pads

Note Pads

I made a quick easy cute inexpensive 99% successful set of notepads this week. I like making crafts but I also don’t like having to buy expensive supplies because as I have already mentioned, I pretty much make anything once and don’t make it again.  I don’t like to have a bunch of leftover materials. […]

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Pizza Cones and Coach

Pizza Cones and Coach

We took a  trip to the Outlet stores near us for a Saturday afternoon excursion.  Olivia was fashionable as always and Chupa joined in the fun with his own pair of sunglasses.   Olivia tried to put “her baby” on a carousel ride but he couldn’t hold onto the horses.  Imagine that! (We’re kidding….) My […]

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Chupa Bowl Sunday 2014

Chupa Bowl Sunday 2014

Are you cracking up? Chupa got in on the action this year on Super Bowl Sunday.  He enjoyed the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet and then joined the family to watch the game. Being a Tebow fan, I loved the outcome!  We also loved our Chupa Bowl cupcakes.  You will, too! Super Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes […]

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