• Life

    September Monthly Musings-Fall & Halloween

    September 25, 2020 - By 

    Today I’m sharing Monthly Musings for September. My favorite Fall tradition? My favorite things about fall is decorating as well as all the fall candles. And of course cheering on our Auburn Tigers. My favorite Halloween tradition? I am just not a big fan of Halloween itself. My kids always enjoyed dressing up and really enjoyed giving out candy more than trick or treating itself. I was a Pinterest mom before there was Pinterest! LOL! What will Halloween look like for this year for you and your family? If trick or treating is allowed, I’m sure Alex will put a…

  • Life

    The Weekly [9.13-19.2020]

    September 21, 2020 - By 

    iPHONE PICS & GOINGS ON Last Sunday Rob, Kayleigh, and I rode out to where our Boy Scout troop will start meeting. With COVID our troop has had very little activity. We could have met at a public park, but we have seen some much COVID shaming and strangers posting pictures of kids not wearing masks. We didn’t want to have to deal with any thing like that, so we are lucky to find a private outdoor area where we don’t have to worry about being judged. Anyway, this was the sunset view we saw as we left that night.…

  • Life

    The Weekly [9.6-12.2020]

    September 18, 2020 - By 

    My brain…is just. I dunno. I thought I posted this, but apparently didn’t! Here’s my weekly post from last week. iPHONE PICS & GOINGS ON Saturday Drew came over and hung out with us and watch baseball and football with Rob. Caitlyn ended up coming over for dinner and Rob made his Chicken & Sausage Bowties. I also pulled out the wine we got on our day trip to St. Augustine because I promised Drew we’d not drink it without him. I finally got a bag of soil so I could start lettuce and spinach seeds like this. Growing Salad…

  • Life

    The Weekly [8.31-9.5.2020]

    September 8, 2020 - By 

    Another week down. This last week the weather teased us a bit with a couple mornings/evenings that weren’t so humid and we felt a tinge of coolness in the air. I cannot wait for real fall weather! iPHONE PICS & GOINGS ON Rob and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary, by going out to our favorite steak restaurant in town, Big Mike’s. I love this sour beer. Drew is working for Alabama Rural Ministry (ARM) as a communications intern. He’s also helping with construction jobs when they don’t have enough volunteers. He gets to work along side another Drew, who…

  • Life

    Growing Salad Greens in a Bag of Soil

    September 5, 2020 - By 

    Today I’m sharing with you a simple way to grow your own salad greens in a bag of soil. Anyone can do this. All you need is seeds of advanced plants, a clear Rubbermaid (like) container), and a bag of soil that fits on top of the container. For this method you just spread seeds thickly and when they get to be a couple inches long you can do a cut and continue to let grow. You just cut a few leaves off each plant and they will continue to produce. This is actually the 2nd bag I planted. You…

  • Life

    Currently – September 2020

    September 2, 2020 - By 

    September is one of my favorite months. Beginning of fall, back to school (back in the day when I was a student), cooler weather (hopefully), college football (hopefully), and my birthday month! It’s time for another currently post, so here we go! I am really /appreciating/ being able to work from home most weeks. It has been really stressful, trying to get all my new student workers trained and up to speed and these last couple weeks dealing with 34% of my student work force being exposed to COVID. 25% of our staff being exposed to students who were exposed.…

  • Dessert - Recipes

    Snickers Cake

    September 24, 2016 - By 

    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 delicious it is. You will not be able to eat just one piece! Servings: 16 Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 box Devil’s Food cake mix (you’ll need eggs, oil, and water for mix) 1 jar caramel ice cream topping 3 Snickers candy bars 1 large tub whipped topping, thawed Chocolate and Caramel syrup for drizzling Directions: 1. Prepare the cake using the directions on the…

  • Travel

    Take the Mobile Bay Ferry #StayAlBeaches

    September 20, 2016 - By 

    Earlier this year my family and I were in the Gulf Shores area for Alex’s soccer tournament. When they lost the semifinals game that left us with much of Sunday to find something to do. We ate lunch at Rafter’s, stopped at beach for a quick dip, and then headed over to the Mobile Bay Ferry. Mobile Bay Ferry FAQ’s (please check the Mobile Bay Ferry website to make sure this info hasn’t changed) Where do you get on? Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan Dauphin Island address 111 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Fort Morgan address 110 State Highway…

  • Celebrating 70 years of Marriage!
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    Celebrating 70 years of Marriage!

    September 15, 2016 - By 

    Rob’s grandparents have been married 70 years! How amazing is that! Much of their family gathered at their house on Labor Day weekend to celebrate. We had a nice party that Sunday. Gramma and Granpa opened presents and cards. Rob and his 2 guy cousins on the McMahon side. Granpa facetiming with one of his other brother We ate a lovely meal that was catered in, which you see behind this cute couple We listened to tributes and toasts. Lots of sweet moments captured. We took lots of pictures with the special couple. So many sweet great grandchildren. They still…

  • Summer Summary 2016
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    Summer Summary 2016

    September 12, 2016 - By 

    The past few months have been jam packed with so much! The times of lazy summer days are few and far between around here. Here’s what kept us busy… End of the season handbell choir performance at church All the high school graduation festivities [Senior Sunday] [Graduation Day] [Grad Party at the Lake] Rob and Drew spent a week out in Southern California Memorial Day weekend tradition at Lake Martin Alex went to Boy Scout Summer Camp. Oh and we drove all the way to Tennessee to take boys up there and then went back at the end of the…

  • Travel

    Visit Alabama Beaches even if it’s Raining #StayAlBeaches

    September 9, 2016 - By 

    I’ve already given you lots of reasons why you should vacation on the Alabama Coast: 5 Reasons to Travel Alabama Beaches Girl’s Getaway to Alabama Beaches Alabama Coast Top Casual Seafood Restaurants Alabama Coast Activities for Guys 44th Annual National Shrimp Festival! However, sometimes when you go the beach and up comes a dark cloud. The sky falls out and it starts raining cats and dogs, and you find yourself back at the hotel watching TV waiting for the sun to shine again. When you vacation in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, you don’t have to worry about being bored when it’s…

  • Appetizers & Snacks - Recipes - Sides

    Crockpot Honey Garlic Lil’ Smokies

    September 5, 2016 - By 

    Y’all, as you may have noticed I have been in such a cooking slump lately. I just have no excitement or desire to cook and it seems that when I do get in the kitchen, nothing turns out the way I imagined it would. Anyone else feel my pain here? However, I do have a few recipes that I’ve done the last few months that I never got around to sharing, like this Crockpot Honey Garlic Lil’ Smokies recipe that is great for this time of year! It’s perfect for tailgates and parties. Servings: Party size recipe Prep Time: 5…

  • Travel

    Rochester, NY | Trip Report Day 1

    September 4, 2016 - By 

    Back in August, Rob flew out to Rochester, NY on Sunday for some training. However, I didn’t have enough vacation days so I couldn’t fly out until Tuesday night. I left work a little early to head to the airport. I arrived in Rochester just before midnight. The next day I drove Rob to his training, so I could use the rental car. I had my day roughly planned out. First stop was the Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse located on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River, which is about 7.5 miles North of Rochester. I wanted to see this…