Blog Posts

  • Frames and Memories

    Frames and Memories

    For Christmas last year, (shows how slow I am at getting projects completed), Mary Catherine gave us adorable salt dough hand prints of her children.

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  • Honey Barbequed Chicken

    Honey Barbequed Chicken

    Cooking on the grill is not just a seasonal thing with us. We cook on the grill all year. John has even grilled in a light snow storm. We love the flavor that the grill gives our meat. We grill a…

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  • Guacamole Layer Dip

    Guacamole Layer Dip

    Every week my husband and I feed our two bachelor sons Sunday dinner.  I feel that it is important that they have at least one healthy meal a week and it gives us the opportunity to keep up with what’s going on…

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  • Ninja Turtle Birthday Cake

    Ninja Turtle Birthday Cake

     I found myself wanting to ask you, “Do you remember Ninja Turtles?” Then I laughed because Turtles are back… they’re here…they never left – I’m not sure.  My kids just discovered them and think they are sooo cool. I remember…

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  • Prehistoric 40th Birthday Party

    Prehistoric 40th Birthday Party

    I had fun planning my husbands 40th Birthday Party. I didn’t want an “Over the Hill” birthday party with black balloons and “RIP” cupcakes. I wanted it to be fun – not mean. So when I found the phrase, “Prehistoric…

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