So, yesterday, I was talking to my mom and one of my sisters about driving with all of the kids when Mom let us in on a little secret.... Back in the day, when she had lots of little ones, she would crawl back to the third row of the suburban to "sit with the babies." She would then go to sleep and wake up when the journey ended....or someone screamed. Still learning from you, Mom...still ...
Works-For-Me Wednesday: Hurry-Up Homemade Crescent Rolls
As I mentioned yesterday, I am loving the recipes in Southern Living Home Cooking Basics. I was really excited when I saw this recipe because, let's face it, there comes a time when you just NEED crescent rolls, you know? And, if you're like me, you usually run into a couple of problems when you need them: first, you don't have them; and second, if you do, you don't really like ...
Southern Living Home Cooking Basics…AKA My New Go-To Wedding Shower Gift!
After I finished college, I spent two years living in Nairobi, Kenya, which is East Africa's largest city and a hub of sorts for the region. It's the place to shop, eat, visit doctors, everything...especially if you live in the bush (i.e. anywhere you can't get anything). One of the things you often become when you live in Nairobi is host or hostess to everyone who doesn't live in Nairobi. You ...
It is hard to be two sometimes….
When you just want to do it all yourself. And, for whatever reason, you just can't. So you throw a screaming fit like the jacket you're trying to get off is a straight jacket (and, to be honest, at this moment, it might as well be) when all you have to do is relax and let me help just a little. Just to get it started, you know? Because even when you manage it (which you did), all the extra ...