Portable Dog Water Bottle Y’all remember our new dingo, Reilly, right? No? Here: Miss Reilly, or as we affectionately call her: Miss O’Reilly (yes, after the O’Reilly’s auto parts store where she was rescued…I apologize for the earworm’d jingle), loves to be outside. Whether walking, RUNNIN’!, climbing, jumping, or herding, that girl is moving and …

Chuy’s Boom Boom Sauce A few years back I discovered Chuy’s Boom Boom Sauce through a friend and I’ve never looked back. While I don’t have the Boom Boom sauce recipe, I can offer a review. Chuy’s Tex Mex If you know you know. It’s delicious, and since we’ve moved I now have to travel …

Turn Of Events Where to start for this twisty turny story about a turn of events? At the beginning, silly. Those of you who have followed for years (holy smokes, thank ya for encouraging my level of extra!), you know we live in Central Texas, with our beautiful shelter pup, Dex. Ugh, that squishy face! …

What I Ate During Chemo TL;DR: I ate anything I could handle, but as you’ll see below there aren’t any rules. Omgosh, it hasn’t even been that long since my diagnosis and even I’m tired of hearing about it. ~snort~ But, chances are if you know someone going through chemo, you know someone who is …

Pink Lemonade Bars Come on, y’all. Pink things that you eat are fun! This includes these amazing made-for-summer Pink Lemonade Bars. If you have been following OMT, you know I bought a pink lemon tree (the lemon pulp is pink!) in the spring and plan to make all things pink lemonade-y ASAP! Pink Dessert Four …

Folex Carpet Spot Remover Let’s talk about what I use on my carpet to get out stains. Stains of all kinds – even blood (EEK!), have come out treated with Folex. We’ll get to the blood later… The Folex company has produced an amazing product that cleans upholstery, removes stains, and cleans carpets. All in …

DIY Tree Stump Fire Pit Tutorial …or… How To Burn A Tree Stump! This post offers you information on the granddaddy of all hillbilly DIY ideas: when you need a stump removed – no need to call a service to grind that stump into oblivion. No siree, JIM BOB! I’m gonna show you how we …

Slutty Brownie Recipe I keep making ’em and we keep eating ’em. No matter what variation I make, this Slutty Brownies recipe never get old. Hands Down The Best Slutty Brownies You’ll Ever Eat Bold words, but TRUTH!   ~drooooool~ I know – I KNOW! Some folks h-a-t-e the name, but I didn’t name them, …

Tul Pens Review Tul Pens? Tul Pens! As a writer (and not-so-closeted office supply hoarder. Proof: I covet this ridiculously oversized calendar.), I’m always on the hunt for the perfect pen. I think I have discovered them, in Tul. Never heard of Tul Pens? In a nutshell, a Tul pen is a brand of pen, …

Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender Man, oh man, was I ever in need of a stick blender for a cheesecake pie. This one: I went old school before purchasing my hand blender and used my regular Vitamix blender.  It worked like a dream, but clean-up is messier than the Cuisinart immersion hand blender. After the …