My breast cancer diagnosis is now a permanent road post in my life. I was happily motoring along, riding smooth pavement, when suddenly caught by surprise and forced to pull off onto unstable terrain: BREAST CANCER NEXT EXIT. Gaa! I hate that road. But, as with all rough ground I have found myself traveling, I’ve …
Y’all know how much we like our ‘Picy Pretzels, right? They’re delicious any time of the year, but I love them most in front of a roaring fire with an adult drank. To add a bit of nutrition to our by-the-fire snacks, I tinkered with a nut recipe and came up with Savory Roasted Pecans. …
You know when I find a book Sweet E likes, I’m passing that badboy along to you guys. This book was read over the phone, without the benefit of video, and E never made a sound as the story progressed. When I was finished, he had remembered the animals and Amos. I don’t know of …
I am an apple butter fanatic. My first taste of apple butter came to me as a child. I was offered a thick slice of dark pumpernickel bread, slathered with a thick layer of butter and topped with a generous portion of apple butter. It was love at first bite. ~swoon~ I knew you could …
Last year I discovered the Lego Advent Calendar. Anyone else like me: late to the party much?! It’s okay, we’re here now! Which explains why this Christmas post is a bit early. If you wanna have the Advent fun, you gotta get to ordering! ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you …
Years and years ago, long before choosing a name for a year became fashionable, a word came to me that I knew was meant for the upcoming 12 months. It happened when I was on a long walk with my beloved dog on my birthday. The day had dawned foggy and visibility was low. We …
I love children’s books, hardcovers to be precise. If the books are old and broken-in on top of that, well, then I’m in love-love and I might want to marry them. So many of the books that I read to Boy are still in our possession, waiting for Sweet E to discover. Two of my …
Wanna start with the good stuff? Yes! The star of the post. The accidentally delicious oven-baked fried chicken! Oh, momma… Look at that crispy loveliness! Let me ask you this, though: What do you do when you think you have an item in your pantry, a key item, only to find out after you’ve prepared …
Maybe you have heard this phrase before: cancer kind. A friend said it to me in reference how well those with cancer are treated, wherever they go. As a person still undergoing treatment for cancer, whose hair has yet to return, I can verify this is a phenomenon. Countless times people have been cancer kind …
What’s a nicer gift to give a new parent than peace of mind when their baby is sick? That’s exactly whet you get with the Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer: the gift of quick and accurate information. I originally wrote about this product back in 2013 and can’t tell you how many thermometers I have given …