Happy Easter/Passover/Spring Solstice 2016! Whatever you may celebrate, I hope you are having a wonderful spring and not getting too much rain! Here in Atlanta, we had a clear morning for egg hunts and travel, with a wonderfully rainy afternoon for a post-feast nap and movie session. … [Read more...]
Holiday
How Our Easter Bunny Gets Ahead
Thank you to Russell Stover for sending us complimentary chocolates. Even though it's no different from last year, my head is spinning as spring approaches. While I have the usual workload of teaching, writing, and household-keep-it-togetherness, I'm also anticipating a few trips … [Read more...]
Valentine Printable- Shoutout to my “PEEPS!”
Valentine's Day was always so exciting for me as a kid. Mom/Cupid would leave little candies and maybe some socks or new underwear on the breakfast bar for us; a little gift to make us feel included and loved. The best surprises were always the Underoos or fuzzy socks. … [Read more...]
Groundhog Day Crafts and Snacks Roundup
Groundhog Day: It's a silly little day to over-celebrate a little rodent who may or may not know how to forecast the weather. Up north, they have Punxsutawney Phil predicting the cold, while down south in Atlanta, we look to General Beauregard Lee (which, if you look up the stats, has a better … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Muddy Buddies
Sweetness is in the air! Valentine's Day always makes me crave chocolate, sweets and bubbly drinks. There's something about all the pinks, reds and snowy whites decorating every corner that makes me cheer up. It's really the next best holiday to Christmas for all the yummy desserts that … [Read more...]
Christmas Organization Tips
It's the day after Christmas (whether you call that December 26th or January 7th!) and it's time to take down that Christmas decor. And there could be LOTS of it. If you're like me, You have a myriad of storage containers that don't match, are breaking and need some help. Since … [Read more...]
Top Posts of 2015
I am grateful for you, dear reader. You, who read with me each week, who have tried my family recipes, and join me in my love for the South (and it's weather!). I am so appreciative of each comment, interaction and on my little corner of the web. It is with great … [Read more...]
Mommy & Me: Christmas 2015
It's Christmas, y'all! And MAN, have we been busy celebrating. Scarlett decided that a few days before Christmas she was going to get a 103 fever which didn't respond to Tylenol combined with an upset tummy, causing us to jot down in our baby book the first visit to urgent care. … [Read more...]
