When it comes to chocolate chip cookies, I’m sort of a purist. I’m a cream butter, add sugar, then beat in the eggs and vanilla kinda girl. I still love my semi-sweet chocolate chips, though I’ll conceed that their fancy cousins chocolate chunk and cocoa nib have a special place in my heart. There are …
Sometimes when I sit down at my computer, all ready to write and be creative and feel productive… I get stuck. There are days that the words flow from my fingers before I even realized I typed them. There are mornings that stories form in my head while I’m packing school lunches or washing my …
It’s award season! We’re smack in the middle of Golden Globes, SAG Awards, RAZZIES, and Oscars. Dresses that cost more than my car grace the cover of every magazine, and the nominees are the subject of every talk show. I am not an actor (not by any stretch of the farthest imagination). I don’t own …
We love to play games in the car (when we’re not dancing). My little fella, Evan loves the alphabet game. Unfortunately for me and Evan, Chad is unreasonably good at the alphabet game and he always wins (GAH). Last night we went to visit Chad’s grandparents, and on the way home Andrew (my not-so-little-anymore fella) …
This past Friday, while I was waiting for Chad to come home from work, I got out all the sprinkles in the cabinet and had a party. Fridays afternoons are fun! On Fridays, if I’m lucky, my sweetheart gets home from work at noon. Instead of leftovers or tuna fish sandwiches at the kitchen table, …
My little guy, Evan likes to leave me notes. He will go through an entire stack of copy paper in a week if you don’t watch him. He sneaks into my room and tapes things to the back of my bedroom door so that when I close the door his letter to me is in my face. …
Because it’s almost Valentine’s Day… I have the notion… To turn everything around me… PINK. Consider yourself warned. Pink Rice Krispies Treats Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter 4 cups mini marshmallows OR 1 (10 ounce) bag of regular marshmallows *** the mini marshmallows are easier to melt*** 6 cups of Rice Krispies cereal PINK SPRINKLES! (crystals, …
If you didn’t already know, I wander around here with my nose stuck in a book for at least part of most days (and if it’s a really great book ALL of everyday until it’s finished…shhh! Chad thinks I’m being productive), and everytime I get into the middle of a book I like, I get all personally …
I have two left feet. It is possible that I also may have two left hands. I give you Exhibit A:raspberry Greek yogurt. I opened a little single-serving carton for breakfast this morning. While I licked the lid (a most important part of eating yogurt) I spun the container around in my hand, trying to mentally tabulate the …
Some people listen to music politely in the car. Reasonable volume, words to songs mouthed or quietly hummed, an occasional tap of fingers on the steering wheel- nothing exciting. Just mild appreciation for the tunes flowing out of the speakers. There are other people that sing a little loudly or nod their heads to the …