So, the blog's been pretty slow here lately because life has not been. You know. You've been there. Maybe your Thanksgiving plans weren't thrown completely off course by a stomach virus and the mounds of laundry it created, but still, you understand. Sometimes, just getting through the day and not forgetting to fix dinner is all the accomplishment I can handle. To put it simply...sometimes ...
Thanksgiving Week…..Day One
So, unlike everyone on Facebook and practically half the bloggers I follow, I haven't been making a thankful list all month. I'm always a bit behind. I did think I would share some things I'm thankful for this week though. (Or at least today anyway...) I'm thankful for my mother-in-law, who cracked and shelled all the pecans I had picked, baked me a sweet potato pie and made us some dressing to ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: A little list of links!
Okay, so with my daughter's first-ever slumber party this weekend, we didn't make much of anything...except a mess. And, I figure you and yours already know how to do that so I thought I'd share a few things on my wish-list...You know, the list of things I really wish I could get around to making someday. Yeah, that one. Here they are: The cutest laptop case ever. Seriously. ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Vanilla Extract
This post is a long-time in coming. Seriously. I've been wanting to make vanilla extract for a year at least. I just haven't done it. Until now. It took a good friend's deciding to do it to make this happen. It's not difficult, and here's how: You'll need vanilla beans and vodka. We used Madagascar Vanilla Beans. The ratio we used was seven beans to two cups of vodka. Take each vanilla ...