The Super Bowl’s over, the puppies and kitties fell asleep in their bowls. Now it’s time to quiet the trash talk, restore familial relations and dive into the most delicious head-to-head competition – The Cookie Bowl! This match brings together a historic franchise against first-year rookies: Girl Scout Thin Mint (GSTM) cookies and Oreo Thins…
While trying a new recipe, hoping for our first Pinterest Proven Project, an idea hit me about changes to make to become a Big-Time Blogger! When I say “idea,” I mean tupperware, jammed into my highest shelf leaped at my forehead and splashed into the crockpot – soaking before cleaning. My first thought wasn’t home…
I’m sitting here waiting for input on an assignment and to make sure I am in front of the computer when it arrives. Because it’s after midnight, I am implementing my emergency alert tactics! Now I’m one of the most caffeinated people I know but even caffeine has its limits when confronted with PMS, Daylight…
My reputation precedes me. Around these parts I’m known as the Most Caffeinated Gal in the West. Triple lattes in the morning then a Grande booster around 3pm would get me through the day. Although I’ve lowered my octane, settling for drip coffee, my simple goal remains… to stay awake longer than my kids! So…
I’m half-Korean. People don’t quite know where to place me. My skin is too dark to be white (You can’t spell Caucasian without Asian…), my green-ish eyes aren’t Asian, my Hungarian cooking scrambles their brains. Honestly, not being brought up Asian, and turned off by some stereotypes for Asian women, I identified with American Indians,…
When you’re working on an idea that you’re not ready to share with everyone, does it put up walls preventing other creativity? Maybe that’s just me. So sorry I’ve been absent and thank you for still being here! To make it up to you, I made you a cake! I’ve been praying for a potluck…
Today being Cinco de Mayo, we threw a family fiesta! Trying to figure out a Mexican menu that both kids would eat challenged me. One kid eats quesadillas, the other hates melted cheese. One loves spicy food, the other gets easily burned. I settled on Chicken Fajitas. I immediately thought how colorful and beautiful it…
Ever come across foods that stymie you while imagining someone stumbling upon it and deciding that it was edible? Let’s start with A – Artichokes. Think of early humans tip-toeing through brambly fields, coming across the plants containing these stiff-leaves and vibrant flowers, then weighing the benefit of eating it. If one tried to eat…
Remember that old Sesame Street segment with the catchy tune “One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong”? When our awesome upstairs neighbors moved out, the campaign to find a fourth tenant that did go with the others began. I’ve gushed before over how much I love…
Sometimes forced “sick days” make sure you enjoy your home – not just bounce in between events. When Mom’s sick, it puts a damper on the kids’ plans. They took great care of me, but I wanted us to still enjoy our weekend, without anyone’s eyeballs glued to the TV. At this point, I needed…
Woo hoo! Three cheers for the sun this week! A solar flare threatened to tan us all to a crisp or frazzle our GPS to mess up our commutes! We received warm enough days for kids to jump in the ocean – no sane adult would do that without a wetsuit. Then, as I left…
Minimizing morning melees through routines and planning works for most parts of the morning. Trying to prepare sporting things, sign 3-ring binders, and prepping parts of lunch positions us to get out the door on time. Breakfast, however, has yet to hit its stride. My kids rotate favorite foods they “have to” get, but the…
