Christmas Day 2016

Christmas Day 2016 in Pics

Christmas was a little odd this year, since we got back from our cruise on Christmas Eve. Santa must have been hungry! Pics of our tree before opening presents We…
Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.

Memories of the Month {12.2016}

This month I was happy about: going on a cruise right before Christmas. Christmas Cruise This year I'm going to rate the books & movies. Here's my rating system: ♥…
Family Date Night at the Columbus Cottonmouths

Columbus Cottonmouth Fun

Back in January we got a killer deal for Cottonmouths Hockey game. They did the same deal earlier this month and its fun to take a quick drive to Columbus…
Christmas Tree Shopping 2016

Christmas Tree Shopping 2016

Rob got up early Saturday morning and went to help a scout with his Eagle Scout project. The boys and I got up and cleared the spot in front of…
Banana Oatmeal Cookies - These cookies are a nice change to the everyday oatmeal or chocolate chip cookies.

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Servings: about 2 dozen Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups quick-cooking oats 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 1…
Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.

Memories of the Month {11.2016}

This month I was happy about: getting to see Drew sing in his first AU Cappella concert. This year I'm going to rate the books & movies. Here's my rating…
Thanksgiving 2016

Thanksgiving 2016

Yesterday we had a lovely Thanksgiving with family up in Moreland with my sis-in-law and family and brother-in-law. Rob's Mom and Step Dad were in Texas so they weren't there.…
Pecan Pie Bars - an easy dessert to throw together for a Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even a potluck dinner.

Pecan Pie Bars

This is one of the first recipes I made after starting my sharing recipes on my blog. I haven't made it in years, but finally decided to make it this…
AU Cappella Concert

AU Cappella Concert 11.2016

As I mentioned before Drew is in AU Cappella which is Auburn University's all male acapella singing group. They do a concert every semester for the community as as well…
Day in San Francisco

West Coast Trip:Day 4

The 4th day on our exciting and jam-packed West Coast trip started off with a ride on cable car down to Fisherman's Wharf. We had a fairly early ticket reservation…
Cancer Scare...

My Cancer Scare…

So it doesn't matter how many times doctors and nurses tell you something. Anytime the C word [Cancer] is involved it scares the absolute life out of you. I went…
Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.

Memories of the Month {10.2016}

This month I: had my first mammogram. Read more about the scariness of that here. This year I'm going to rate the books & movies. Here's my rating system: ♥…
Middle School Pep Rally

Middle School Pep Rally

Last week, Alex's school cheered on the football team as well as all the teams that are active this fall. I took the afternoon off to attend and at first…
List of Encouraging Words - Free Printable Included

List of Encouraging Words

This post includes a list of encouraging words. It dawned on me the other day how many times I'm googling lists of words to help me come up with word…
West Coast Trip - Day 3 - Travel along as we leave Yosemite to Cupertino (Apple HQ), Stanford U, Painted Ladies, and more.

West Coast Trip:Day 3

If you missed my 1st couple of posts about our West Coast Trip, you should check those out first. - Day 1 - Day 2 - So on Day 3…
West Coast Trip - Day 2 - Yosemite Day

West Coast Trip:Yosemite Day

If you missed my post from Day 1 of our West Coast Trip you can find it here. Here's our jam packed day #2! I woke up totally discombobulated from…
Visit 5 Rivers #StayAlBeaches

Visit 5 Rivers #StayAlBeaches

I love sharing my travels with you even though I am so far behind. Today I'm looking back at when my family was in Daphne for my younger son's soccer…
Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.

Memories of the Month {9.2016}

This month I was happy about: getting to see Drew and Caitlyn march in the Auburn University Marching Band. I'll probably wait till the end of the season to write…
Check out this mouthwatering Snicker Cake. One of my absolute favorites.

Snickers Cake

It's my birthday week, so today I decided to make my birthday cake. I made this Snickers Cake. It is moist, fluffy, and just so good. It's hard describe how…