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Oh, my word!!!  We’ve had such a hugely great weekend, I don’t even know where to begin!  So many, many good things!  I’d love to share it ALL with you, but I’ll just have to settle for the highlights. My boys and I did our mega-shop on Friday.  We did everything except the Costco run. …

I am late, late, late getting my weekly menu posted.  In fact, we had eaten two of this week’s menu items before I even prepared the menu!!!!  Did I mention we celebrated Aaron’s 14th birthday yesterday?  And that we had a really great time?  And that his 3:00 afternoon family party lasted until after 10:00?!?! …

Today was the mega-shop.  The boys and I headed out and got ‘er done.  Will was VERY Will today.  If there was a pattern on the floor to be followed, he followed it.  If the store had a sound to it (buzzing, humming, whatever), he heard it.  The camera at the grocery check out, the…

Ever have one of those days that takes you out of your comfort zone?  Boy, I sure did today!  It sure felt wonderful mid-afternoon, to come back to my own little home, brew myself a BIG cup of tea, and sit down to relax!  I love my home!!! Now, some of you had some particular…

     I have been hesitant to share this recipe.  It’s just such an easy thing, and really not at all anything special.  However, it is a family favorite, and a dish that has saved me on many a busy day.  The prep time is less than 10 minutes, moving slowly; and it bakes in the oven for about an hour,…

As usual, I have so much I’d planned to share with you this evening; but I really and truly have very little time to do it tonight.  There is much going on, and I’ll try to share a bit of it here quickly. Dixie, our  big black lab mix, is a very intelligent dog.  Dani is getting…

We’ve had a productive day here.  The porch is coming right along!  The heavy timbers that will support the  new porch are being carefully laid out and put into place.  Since our new porch will be quite a bit larger than our old porch, holes needed to be drilled into the concrete of part of…