Acolyting at Church

By | September 19, 2014

At the end of the summer, Alex went to acolyte training at church. A few weeks ago, he and all the new acolytes were installed and recognized. He received his cross.

Labor Day at the Braves

By | September 16, 2014

Today I’m sharing about our day at Turner Field watching our beloved Braves play. On Labor Day this year, we went to the Braves Game. It was a blistering hot day, but we managed to enjoy ourselves even though the Braves lost to the Phillies. We found our seats, which were great by the way.… Read More »

Library Story #9

By | September 16, 2014

This is a post that never got published from about year ago.  This was an email I sent to my 2 bosses to let them what happened one evening at the Circulation Desk. Had a weird occurrence this evening, but wasn’t sure if it warranted an “incident report.”

Hawaiian Chicken Pizza

By | September 14, 2014

One of my favorite pizza places is Marco’s and one of my families favorite pizzas from there is the Hawaiian Pizza. Here is my recipe for Hawaiian Chicken Pizza. Servings: 4 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: Fresh dough or refrigerated pizza dough 1/2 jar of pizza sauce 3 cups of mozzarella… Read More »

Buffalo Chicken Roll-Ups

By | September 13, 2014

Recently when I made the Bacon Cheeseburger Roll-Ups, I decided it was too good to limit to just that. I was having a craving for buffalo chicken. This buffalo chicken roll-up recipe is so easy, whether you use the refrigerated dough or pre-make the homemade dough in the bread machine. I love that they are… Read More »

Atlanta Staycation 2014 Wrap Up

By | September 12, 2014

Well, it’s taken me forever to finally wrap up my Atlanta Staycation posts, but I’m finally getting to it. Yay!! If you recall, this year instead of doing our typical mountain trip we decided to stay closer to home and just spend a couple days in Atlanta. We stayed busy the 2 and half days… Read More »

Cake Decorating Kits {Review}

By | September 10, 2014

This week I’m reviewing My Cake Decorating Kits. I was given this opportunity because I’m part of the Alabama Women Bloggers Community. If you want to learn more about cake decorating, I highly recommend you check them out. It’s a monthly subscription system, where you receive a new kit each month. Each kit comes with… Read More »

Caramel-Toffee Apples {Crockpot}

By | September 4, 2014

One of my favorite parts of Fall is getting to enjoy caramel apples, but what would make it even better is not getting caramel all over my face in the process! Such a simple solution to the problem is slicing the apples up and then dipping them! What? So easy! Servings: 5 Prep Time: 20… Read More »

10 Tips for Long Distance Relationships

By | September 3, 2014

I’ve read several blogs lately of people who are in long distance relationships. It got me thinking back to the relationships that I was in back in college that were long distance. I am happy to say that the last long distance relationship I was in ended up in marriage! 🙂 17 years strong! I… Read More »

Taco Seasoning Recipe {Large Batch}

By | September 3, 2014

The other day I was looking at the commercial brand taco seasoning container. I noticed on the ingredients list that it included all sorts of stuff that was not just seasoning. At that point, I decided to try and make my own Taco Seasoning Recipe to lessen the amount of all those extra chemicals, preservatives,… Read More »

He Didn’t Procrastinate… {Homecoming}

By | September 2, 2014

Yes, there was a time when my teenage son did not procrastinate. School started and some of my friends who have kids in high school, reminded me that homecoming this year is early. They mentioned that they were urging their sons to figure out who they were going to ask and go ahead and git… Read More »

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

By | August 31, 2014

The last of our stops on our Atlanta Staycation was at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. It’s quite impressive when you walk around the corner from the parking lot when you see the Dinosaur Plaza that shows off 3 dinosaur replicas.

Happy Anniversary! {17 Years}

By | August 30, 2014

Happy Anniversary, Rob! Today Rob and I are celebrating 17 years of marital bliss! I couldn’t be happier to have spent this time with him through all the trials and tribulations that life brings. I know that we together work to keep a strong relationship with our Lord and Savior and in that we grow… Read More »

letter to dad #1

By | August 30, 2014

Dear Dad, Dad, I know you’re watching from Heavens above. That brings me comfort. Today I am home by myself getting some work done, 80’s music blaring in the back ground. You know 80’s music is by far my favorite music of all time. Now that you’re gone, though, sometimes it’s hard to listen to… Read More »

Memories of the Month {8.2014}

By | August 30, 2014

Here’s the end of the month summary for August. Where has this year gone? This month I was happy about: meh…I’m kind of indifferent to this question. Nothing really stood out to me for what I was happy about. This month I was sad because of: the kids going back to school. Something I accomplished… Read More »

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce {Crockpot}

By | August 29, 2014

Nothing says fall more than apples! I decided to kick the weekend off with some Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce. For my first time making it, it turned out pretty well. Rob’s Gramma was the first person I ever met who makes her own applesauce. Maybe after a few times of making it, it will be as… Read More »

Life Lately #9…

By | August 25, 2014

It’s been over a month since I’ve done a “Life Lately” post. Ahh! Where did the time go? Did not realize it had been so long. So for this one, I’ll try to recap as much as I can remember from the last month.

Chick-fil-A Honey Roasted BBQ Sauce

By | August 24, 2014

This Chick-fil-A Honey Roasted BBQ Sauce recipe is the bomb! I love this stuff. If you have tried it, it comes with Chick-fil-A’s grilled chicken sandwich. Go try it today! Then, you’ll love it and then you’ll come back here, because you will not be able to go another day without putting it on everything!… Read More »