grace & lace We happened to be watching an episode of Shark Tank last night and caught a small portion of a company called “Grace & Lace”. Their business started out “accidentally” as Melissa began to knit while… Read more
scavenger hunt On the way to the airport, hubby asks Ben why he’s chuckling. Ben explains that he left us a scavenger hunt. “10 of the same things, all eye level and in plain sight.”, he says.… Read more
all growed up Packing, taping up moving boxes, and big crocodile tears. That was the scene here Sunday night. The eve before Ben, hubby’s 23 year old son, was to fly off to Indiana. He got a great… Read more
bad lip reading Oh my goodness. I have NEVER laughed so hard! I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t catch my breath, not even for a second. My ribs hurt. I was crying so hard, you would think that I… Read more
what a week! “May He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill all your purpose! ” ~ Psalm 20:4 NASB What a prayers-answered week we’ve had! Answer to prayer #1: We met with our attorney who is… Read more
happy dance I have an announcement to make! This week, I got to start working a new part-time schedule AND telecommute from home as necessary! <—- I picture it to look like this. ~ Except… Read more
one word 2 years ago, my friend Anna from work introduced me to the idea of selecting “one word” to focus on for the new year. A nice alternative to the traditional New Year’s resolution. Then today,… Read more
mexican wedding cookies Mexican Wedding Cookies. Hubby calls these dust balls. They are delicate, crumbly, sweet-but not too sweet, cookies coated in a blanket of powdered sugar that I could eat all day long. I’ve been making these… Read more
ina’s caramel-icious sticky buns My aunt first made these years and years ago and I loved them. I was surprised that she made them because she is more of a savory-food cook, not a baker. I asked her for… Read more
“ree”-ally good cinnamon rolls ***(Update: Click here for printable recipe!)*** It was Thanksgiving morning, and hubby and I got off to a slooow start. We celebrated a full-fledged Thanksgiving-with-all-the-trimmings- dinner a few days earlier (on Sunday) with the boys… Read more
pear tarts Hubby is a baker and his specialty is his grandmother’s homemade apple pie — pie crust and all. Pssst. I don’t like apple pie. But I love that homemade crust! So one day he decided… Read more