• Life

    2024:: July 1-7

    July 8, 2024 - By 

    Yeah, I feel like posting these weekly updates, my life is pretty boring. It is what it is though, right! + Kayleigh bringing me one of very dilapidated babies. + Next 3 pics across are from the garden. Love seeing these pops of colors. + Drew and Caitlyn came over on 4th of July for a little bit and Bigsby and Kayleigh got to play. Besides that 4th of July was pretty boring. I wasn’t feeling great so I was glad to just be home all day and not do anything. + Sadly, this is the last picture of Katniss…

  • Tech & Entertainment

    Watching & Listening – May/June 24

    July 4, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for another Watching and Listening post sharing from May & June! Jump to: Movies  |  TV Shows  |  Podcasts  |  Music Movies Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV) What Jennifer Did (Netflix) The Choice (Plex) Endless Love (Netflix) If you grew up watching Family Ties or you’re a big fan of the Back to the Future movies, I highly recommend watching Still: A Michael J Fox Movie. This movie (documentary) was so well done. It was interesting to learn about Mike’s entrance into Hollywood. What Jennifer Did is a true crime movie (documentary) about the…

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    Memorial Day 2024

    July 3, 2024 - By 

    This year we were able to continue to tradition of Memorial Day Weekend at the lake. Here’s a few highlights and lots of pics… Rob and I got to the lake Friday and everyone else was at Niffer’s at the Lake for dinner. We had learned that Drew and Caitlyn had set up their new tent and would have room for Rob to stay in there with them. I was going be sleeping in the house this time because of my shoulder. We got all of our stuff unpacked. Mind you, I still can’t do much with my left arm,…

  • Life

    Monthly Digest::6.2024

    July 2, 2024 - By 

    LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Loving my air fryer again. I feel like when you get small appliances like an air fryer, you go through phases of using it. It gets put away and you just kind of forget about it. I started using again for pork chops and that has just rejuvenated my love for it. Happy that I’m finally seeing some fruiting from the garden. Excited to get some stuff accomplished (haircut, eye appointment) Reminiscing about Drew’s graduation trip in 2016. Such a epic trip…

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    2024:: June 24-30

    July 1, 2024 - By 

    + Pretty Zinnia and lady bug in the garden + Kayleigh wanted to go with me (always), so I let her go with me to pick up groceries + Summer in Auburn means Camp War Eagle, which is the freshman/parent camp where they learn about Auburn more and schedule their classes for fall + Beer from Alabama – really good + Got my hair cut. I had been waiting since Rob has been putting my hair up in a ponytail until about a month ago. I’m finally able to sit on the couch, prop my left elbow up, and pull…

  • Travel

    Texas Trip 2024 – Part 2

    June 27, 2024 - By 

    If you missed my first Texas post, you can click here. The 2nd half of the trip was visiting with family. On Friday morning, Rob said his goodbyes to the conference people and we loaded the car. We had about an hour and half drive ahead of us. Before going all the way over to Weatherford, we stopped back in the North Richland Hills for lunch at Chan’s Mongolian Grill and then drove by my Granny’s old house and the the house I grew up in. Neither of which are part of my family anymore, but since Rob wasn’t with…

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    2024::June 17-23

    June 24, 2024 - By 

    + Our dining room table that was Rob’s gramma’s is always dressed. She always had the table pad and a table cloth on it. So it has hardly any imperfections on it. When we need to wash the table cloth, we pull the table pad off and let it ‘air out’ 🙂 + On Sunday lunch, my mother-in-law brought 2 of our nephews and a niece that she was babysitting. + Friday, Caitlyn and I did lunch at Hey Day Market. We both got tacos from Wild Child. Pretty good, but pricey!! + Eye appointments for me and Alex on…

  • Tech & Entertainment

    Watching on YouTube (April/May 24)

    June 21, 2024 - By 

    Here’s some of what I’ve been watching in April and May on YouTube. Alia Zaita [475K subscribers – 216 videos] – NYC Lifestyle – Alia is a channel I haven’t watched too long, but I enjoy watching her journey through life in the Big Apple. Eamon & Bec 1.27M subscribers – 392 videos] – Lifestyle – Eamon and Bec are starting to post a little more regularly. Fun to see them with their baby girl. Faredrop with Sara and Tony 10.9K subscribers – 4 videos] – Travel – Faredrop is a new channel. Kara and Nate own Fare Drop and…

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    2024::June 10-16

    June 18, 2024 - By 

    + I love these Nasturiums. + Saturday late afternoon, we went over to Drew and Caitlyn’s house for an early Father’s Day dinner. Here’s Drew outside grilling. + My dinner that night…yummy! + They gave Rob a sports trivia game, which we played after dinner. Fun times!! + Sunday, Drew and Caitlyn came over to help prep Father’s Day dinner for Rob’s step-dad AKA Grandpa. Here’s Drew putting the charcuterie board together. + Final product!! + Fried shrimp, hush puppies, and fries for Father’s Day. I didn’t get any pics of the 2 dad’s that day, but regardless, we had…

  • Life

    2024::June 3-9

    June 17, 2024 - By 

    + Rob and I ate at a newish restaurant called Conquistador. So good!! + Pretty eggs from my in-laws + Alex came over and we cooked lunch together! + Our former preacher who we call BC is moving to Fort Walton Beach, so we went to a going away party for him. + Kayleigh made me laugh so hard. Rob had tossed a piece of popcorn and it went up underneath the tv stand. Here she is trying to get to it with her short little legs.

  • Cookbooks

    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 31}

    June 16, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for Day 31! We made it to the end. Today we’re finishing up the series with a low carb cookbook called America’s Best Low Carb Recipes by Anne C. Cain. It is so chock-full of recipes. I love that it teaches the difference between good and bad carbs. It has 3 different carb-rating phases along with meals plans. I’ve been doing low carb for about a year and half, but I love these carb rating pages, to help me to get ideas for ways to cut carbs when I’m feeling like I just can’t lose weight for…

  • Life

    Monthly Digest::5.2024

    June 15, 2024 - By 

    LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Loving Recently I Shazamed a song on the radio the other day. It’s Beautiful Things by Benson Boone and now I’m obsessed with this song and actually his work in general. Happy to be making progress with my shoulder. Excited No more sling as of the 15th of this month. Disappointments Auburn baseball didn’t make it to post season. Reminiscing about our traditions of Memorial Day weekend at Lake Martin.

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 30}

    June 14, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for Day 30 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old blog that scheduled ahead of time while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Gina Homolka from Skinny Taste recently published a beautiful book. I have loved her recipes from her blog. When I had the opportunity to review her book, The Skinnytaste Cookbook, I was delighted. This is not a diet/weight loss book. Gina is encouraging throughout the book and provides healthy food facts and eating tips, that are so easy to implement. I plan to try some of these tips and as well…

  • Travel

    Texas Trip 2024 – Part 1

    June 13, 2024 - By 

    Today I’m sharing about the first part of our recent Texas Trip. Rob had a conference in Allen, TX in April and we had planned to fly there. In fact we had plane tickets already. Then after having my surgery and as the trip got closer, we decided it would be better to drive. We were able to get e-credits for our flights so we didn’t lose any money. This was going to make it so I wouldn’t have navigate an airport with 1 arm. It also meant we could bring as much as we wanted to. I am using…

  • Cookbooks

    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 29}

    June 11, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for Day 29 of the series. Today’s book is going to be for any of you Fox and Friends fans out there. Steve Doocy, who’s one of the hosts on that show along with his wife have written several books/cookbooks. The Simply Happy Cookbook: 100-Plus Recipes to Take the Stress Out of Cooking Back cover Table of Contents Not only is this a cookbook, but a great collection of Doocy family stories. These Jalapeno Popper Puff sound amazing! I’ve made something similar to this, but this sounds really good. Yay for a low carb recipe! Full page…

  • Life

    2024::May 27-June 2

    June 10, 2024 - By 

    + Car wash – I’ve gotten some terrible sap from the tree that is draping over the driveway. + BeReal from Alex and his girlfriend. + Kayleigh’s sleeping positions crack me up. + We’re finishing up a bunch of shows and 2 of my favs are over for good. This pic I saw after watching the Series Finale for Young Sheldon. Also sad that The Good Doctor is over. All good things must come to an end. + I saw this comment on a political post about all the stuff going on with Trump. I had to screen shot it…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 28}

    June 9, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for Day 28 of the series. I hope you’re not sick of these posts! A few years ago I got this cookbook for Christmas from a friend. If you are looking for great southern recipes, The VeryVera Cookbook: Recipes from My Table by Vera Stewart is a great recommendation. Back cover Table of Contents Love this photo of old handwritten recipes cards (inside cover) You can’t think of Southern cooking with out good ole Buttermilk Biscuits, right? I love a good Breakfast Casserole. This is one very similar to what Rob’s gramma used to make. Yummy! Like…

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    2024::May 20-26

    June 8, 2024 - By 

    + On Tuesday nights, Opelika has Summer Swing. Each week a different band performs and the OHS band sells hot dogs and burgers. We went to see Kidd Blue and brought some chicken fingers from Foosackley’s and enjoyed an hour of music and food. + I don’t know why I keep adding my photos of pizza and salad. + My flowers in my container garden are blooming. + Samford Hall is just so beautiful. The Friday before Memorial Day weekend, I walked downtown to meet up with a former student worker of mine who just graduated for lunch. I always…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 27}

    June 7, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for Day 27 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old blog that scheduled ahead of time while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. I am a choc-a-holic, so when I was given the book called Chocolate for Every Season by a secret pal at work one year, I knew they knew me well. This Fudgy Mocha-Almond Pie is on my must try list! This book is a must read cookbook because it has such a great variety of recipes that include chocolate. It has a section for gifts to make, which is great for…

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    2024::May 13-19

    June 6, 2024 - By 

    + AHS grad party for our friends’ youngest son + Monday night, Rob was out of town for work so I went to Drew and Caitlyn’s house for dinner. Then we played Exploding Kittens + Last week in the sling!! + Kayleigh loves to play in the mud *eyeroll* + Thai food for the win! We love Savanh Kitchen in Auburn + Rob made what he called ‘redneck breakfast.’ I had promised to eat whatever he made. It was Conecuh smoked sausage and ramen noodles (without the broth).