Feeling guilty because you hit snooze 45 times this morning? Ashamed because right after you told your husband how much you loved him, you got on his case about leaving his dirty clothes on TOP of the hamper again?! Well, don’t be! Everyone makes mistakes and has those deep dark (or sometimes frightening public) secrets […]
Spicy Italian Sausage Chili
I was heading up a big fundraising event for our youth group. The Church-wide Chili CookOff and Softball Night. Everyone was encouraged to bring their best pot of chili. And winner would go home with a $10 Applebee’s gift card! Though I had been planning and plotting this event for months, one thing never occurred […]
The One with JM. and Other Intriguing Topics.
I’m just going to warn you straight up. My thoughts are quite the conglomeration today. There. I said it. First and foremost a mini rant. What am I? A thirteen year old?! I have more pimples and blackheads on my face now than I’ve had in the last 10 years COMBINED. Geeze, Louise. I use […]
Lemon Chicken
Annie has done it again. This woman is seriously on my same path of thought and inspiration. As soon as I opened her recipe blog yesterday I knew I had just discovered my evening meal plan. This lemon chicken is Oh! so easy. And amazingly delicious. I, too, paired the chicken with rice and broccoli. […]
Strawberry Shortcakes
I couldn’t believe I had never made shortcakes. It is possible that I had utilized the convenient “baking mix” (aka Bisquick) for this task, but even that is uncertain. The idea came for me in rapid succession. First, we were having two of our favorite friends over for dinner–Nick and Britt. After finally deciding on […]
The One with the Peanut Butter
This is totally going to be a dual-purpose topic. I mean, seriously, when is PEANUT BUTTER not a dual-purpose topic. I l.o.v.e. peanut butter. In an obsessed sort of way. As in, if I have the choice between anything versus something with peanut butter the decision is always peanut butter. This love of mine has gotten […]
The One with Pop Cans, Chicken, and Rings
A few thoughts. The first is brief. A shout-out to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Both restaurants in our town have “Jesus is Risen from the Dead” boldly proclaimed from their marquees. Rock on, KFC. In other news. I really do not enjoy depositing pop cans. I totally understand why certain states have $0.10 deposits on their […]
Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Cheese Sauce
My refrigerator was overflowing with poblano peppers. Ok, not quite overflowing. I had four. And I had plans to use the in some scrumptious way. Originally, I was going to roast them. Mostly because that’s the typical first step in preparation of poblano peppers. Though I’m not sure why. I was browsing recipes for ideas […]
The One with Yoga and Jesus
I have weird interests. One of which is planning trips. I love hunting for fantastic deals on hotels and flights. I love working out logistics. Thinking of details other people could care less about. But I don’t like to spend money. Therein lies the problem. Planning trips typically leads to taking trips which subsequently results in the spending […]
The One with My Husband’s Blog. And My Rant.
It’s official. My husband is stinking hilarious. For the first time since January 23, he posted on his blog last night. He’s been a quarterly (if that) blogger for quite some time now. Just as soon as someone gets really interested in his writing he stops. He’s very bipolar. manic depressive. about his blogging. In […]