Our Trip Thus Far…

“A New Age Has(‘nt) Begun”

I tried doing this twice yesterday, but I kept getting way too detailed. I guess all I can say, is that Prince Caspian the movie was almost nothing like Prince Caspian the book. Since I LOVE that book, it made me really mad. I can put up with adding/removing a scene or idea here or [...]

60 Things About Me

Ok, Heather did a “100 Things About Me” post. I must not be nearly as deep or interesting as her because try as I might, all I could come up with right now were 60. Most of you know all of this stuff, but it’s kinda fun doing it. I’m not tagging anybody in particular, [...]

Taco Seasoning

The other day I stumbled upon this recipe for making your own taco seasoning. I decided to try it that nite and it was delicious! It calls for a little bit of this and a little bit of that so it doesn’t take alot of one particular spice and is definitely cheaper to make than [...]

Fun in the shade

Trix and Tom decided to try my “lay out” basket out for size while I was laying out earlier. Trix fit perfectly and stayed in there quite a while, but poor fat Tom did not think it was quite big enough for him and after several tries he gave up and retreated to another shaded [...]

It was a very “yellow” Mother’s Day!

I cooked Mother’s Day lunch for the family yesterday. I found some recipes online for Garlic/Lime Chicken breasts, roasted asparagus and pearl onions in Balsamic marinade. I also fixed rice and tomatoes, Caesar salad and garlic bread. Renee brought yummy cheesecake for dessert. I spent $55 on the meal which fed 8, and then we [...]

SOCK RACE!!!

TORTILLAS!!!

My mom used to make homemade tortillas and salsa for us when I was growing up, and it has always been one of my favorite memories. She sometimes used a dry tortilla mix that you can buy at the store that is much easier and less time consuming, but she also made them from scratch. [...]