Today: We were thirty minutes late leaving for the girls' doctor appointments. The car needed gas. Traffic was bad. I went without makeup. The babies have gotten to the stage when they know what's going to happen at the doctor's office, and they are not happy about it. Their brother wasn't happy either. He tried to hit the doctor and even snapped at him like a gator. ...
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Notes from Nana: Work and Labor 2013
How will you spend Labor Day? Working? Enjoying a holiday? Years ago when we visited the house where we now live in Mississippi, Bill’s Dad barbecued chicken on Labor Day and his Mom made homemade peach ice cream. We took turns sitting on the top of the wooden bucket holding the silver bucket of custard, adding ice and coarse ice-cream-salt, and turning the handle of the ice cream ...
Pizza Night! And my new favorite olive oil.
You're probably thinking, a "new favorite olive oil"? And, noticing it isn't EVOO, right? I like to use EVOO well enough, but to me, there are times it can overpower other flavors so I like to use milder tasting olive oil when making things like salad dressings and even sauteeing dishes. Bertolli Classico is perfect for this. It has a mild flavor that's perfect for certain dishes. I received ...
Five Minute Friday: Small
So, most Fridays I try to take a few minutes to join a host of other writers and just write. Sometimes, it's quiet, and I'm free to do nothing but let my words flow. Other times, I sit in the kitchen with the sound of small kids and toys crashing in the next room so I struggle to focus or find words to write. You can guess which scenario we have going on around here today. As always, let me ...