Or at least mine is. These were roaming around our front yard earlier this week. Who needs a new lawn mower? This little guy visits on a regular basis: I'm trying to decide what to call him. We also see a lot of these: This one's name is John. No, I'm not joking. I've spent much of the morning trying to find the photo of what I found in the garbage can one morning...Let's just say ...
House & Home
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 ...
Works-For-Me Wednesday: What to do when your toddler and a permanent marker happen to your house….
The world is his canvas....or at least my house is. This is what he did the other day while I was feeding the babies: I knew he'd gotten too quiet. And, he'd found a permanent marker, too. Great. After a few days of thinking about it, I decided to try to clean it. Honestly, I was expecting to fail miserably at removing the marker and preparing myself for the need to repaint, but this was ...