Since my teeth are pretty much worthless, I’ve been spending a LOOOOOOOOT of time (and money) in the dentist’s chair. And since my teeth are pretty much worthless I’ve developed a lot of anxiety about that. Oh the pain my…
Salsa Season
My stove has been going full time for two days and so far I’ve only gone through three out of ten boxes of tomatoes. And I leave town on Thursday for nearly a week. Um…I might have gotten a wee…
Recipe Gift Book
The time seems right to take a pause in the nativity action to share my favorite gift idea I’ve had in ages and ages. A personalized recipe book filled with all my favorite dinner recipes, complete with goofy photos on…
NaBloPoMo – and happy blogiversary to me
Because I didn’t have enough going on in my life, I have gone insane and decided to join up with the NaBloPoMo crowd. NaBloPoMo is National Blog Posting Month, a blogging addict’s answer to NaNoWriMo where people even crazier than…
Bloggy Introspection
In this self-reflective phase I’ve been going through, I’ve been thinking a ton about my blogging niche – my “brand” – and paying attention to some of the advice floating out there. So much of the blogging and social media…
I’m gonna do it.
While Atti’s been in school, I’ve been sneaking away to a coffee shop to bury my nose in a book and a hot chocolate. And the book I’ve been reading is Story by Robert McKee, which is widely considered to…
How I spent my Thanksgiving vacation
I had the best of intentions. I was only going to cook a little, eat a little, and then back to work on all the projects that are stacking up around here. But then Bear bought me a puzzle. So…
It’s official
If you’ve been around this blog since before Atti was born, you read a whole lot of my angst about making my dreams come true and how I longed to be a capital W-Writer. It’s kind of mind boggling to…
Versatility
At one of those everything on super clearance sales, I bought this blousey navy dress that was missing the belt that went with it. This dress was literally 4$ and will be one of those things that can be worn…
A special cake for our special friends
The last time we were living here in Modesto, our friends Jeff and Sherry Vail practically adopted us. We’re friends with their daughters, we come to the family birthday parties, we’ve met the grandparents. We’re tight. So when Jeff asked…