I sat stunned in front of the computer screen as grisly images of the bombing aftermath played out. Bodies twisted. Limbs missing. Blood splattered across the concrete sidewalk, like paint spilled from a carelessly flung can. Captured photos and footage reveal the moment of terror and lifetime of recovery. Every single scar would be a [...]
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Get Fresh
The other day, I was taking inventory of what we had in the pantry and our refrigerator. I came across an unopened package of soft mozzarella that had a looming expiration date. Today, after picking up Scott and Amy, we swung by the grocery store and picked up a half dozen Roma tomatoes and a loaf of crusty french bread. Mmmmm.. [...]
Balanced Breakfast
I love the fact that Rice Krispies are part of a balanced breakfast, at least that is what I have heard. But, I tend to think outside of the bowl when it comes to my favorite cereal. I don’t know what it is about the yumminess of butter, marshmallows, and the simple snap-crackle and pop, [...]
Every Day
Today I read through my e-mails and one caught my eye. It mentioned that a teacher from where Scott and Amy attend high school had suddenly passed away. Amy and I picked Scott up after Civil Air Patrol was over and on the way home Amy told Scott about his teacher. “No,” he said. “It [...]
Loved finding this amazingly awesome recipe! I. Mix 1 box of Angel Food cake mix with 1 box of a standard cake mix of your choice (we picked lemon). 2. Put 3 Tbs of mixture in a coffee cup. Store rest in zip-lock bag or air-tight container. 3. Add 2 Tbs. water and mix together. [...]
Peanut Butter Balls
“All I really want for Christmas is….Peanut Butter Balls!” stated our son Mark. That makes Christmas shopping easy! Kind of. What he really wanted was a Christmas filled with his favorite sights, scents and savory morsels. I can’t say I blame him. I don’t think I can ever think of a Christmas growing up that didn’t include [...]
Go Fish..and other things to be thankful for!
I come from a card playing family. My Grandma Miller patiently taught all of us grand-kids how to play “Go Fish” and “Crazy 8′s”. If we were camping or hanging out at her house, we always knew where the miniature Snickers bars and deck of cards were stored. Playing 31 with my Grandpa became legendary. [...]
Thankful @ Day 3
Scott had an English assignment to make a collage of things that interest him, people he looks up to and what he would like to do as a career. This afternoon I gathered a few magazines, a pair of scissors and we began to cut out words and images ~words like faith, family and airplanes…lots [...]
Parfait Day
For those of you who don’t know, November 25 is National Parfait Day! Our family has celebrated with several recipes, but the biggest point is that we make sure we break out the Tupperware parfait cups and do something little bit special. Which brings me to day #2 of being Thankful. I am thankful that [...]
Thankful for leftovers!
For the last several weeks I have been noticing that Facebook friends have posting things they are thankful as part of a “30 Days of Thankfulness” campaign. I love the idea and have often thought about the differences in being “Happy” and being “Grateful”. Since our family was right in the middle of a crazy [...]