My public journey through breast cancer is well-documented on this site. (Key the words “breast cancer” into the search bar and you’ll find the posts.) Today, I’m yapping about the collateral damage that can accompany a diagnosis. You know, cause having breast cancer is just. not. hellish. enough. To start, when newly diagnosed, you …
I love the smell of ripe peaches, don’t you? The last batch I brought home, I held up to my nose, greedily inhaled, smiled in sweet peachy happiness, then made Garry do the same. Nirvana. After the fruity smellathon, I got to bakin’ a peach crumb coffee cake in a cast iron skillet with those …
I have entered the hallowed land of iPhone owners and after slapping my hard-earned money down (my service is Boost, so I pay outright for the phone), I knew I needed serious protection of the Otterbox sort. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links …
This post is sponsored by The Women Bloggers LLC, owner of Texas Women Bloggers and Megaphone Influence, on behalf of Riceland Foods. All opinions and recipes (yurm!) are mine. #ProntoPerfectRice You’ve got a crowd…they be hungry. What to do? WHAT. TO. DO? How about Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas over a bed of Riceland Boil-in-Bag Rice? …
There are so many new readers here that I thought I’d share a few posts from my early days, starting with this one. When I write, I try to keep at the forefront of my thoughts that we are the same, you and I. We are the same, even if we don’t believe in the …
Most of us have something that we just can’t get enough of. Garry loves carry-on bags and jackets; I’m a sucker for kitchenware, but most especially, Fiestaware dishes. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, you support the blog at no …
I’m almost embarrassed to post this recipe, because it’s so easy. How easy? Toddler easy, except for the hot oven thingy. It’s also amazingly tasty and simple to tweak for your preferences, so I pushed aside my embarrassment in order that you, too, may enjoy my super easy oven-fried chicken. I should note, if you …
Dear Sweet E, so many of my words to you deal with the hard edges of life: overcoming rejection, accepting that we are all needy and broken, understanding that you are not your failures, losses or tragedies. These words will be no different. It’s not that I want us to sit with what makes …
Y’all. Y’ALL! I think I have found the fun-time trike for Sweet E that I can ride too. (If the last part of that sentence confuses you, then you obviously haven’t read THIS post) ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, …
Anyone else dreaming of peach cobbler season? Fine, it’s not an actual season, but in the summertime, when the peaches are ripe, it seems like all things peach cobbler season to me! This classic post will teach you how to peel peaches like a pro. Ready? Let’s peel! Peach cobbler made with fresh peaches = …