Inbox Boredom

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, I would write e-mails the way I used to write letters and mail them with a stamp. Long, rambling prose about what was happening in my life. And I would, in return, get similar e-mails from friends and family. I used to look forward to checking [...]

Stay At Home Date Night

Around here Valentine’s Day is pretty low key. For the most part, we like to celebrate as a family. Our long standing tradition is the heart shaped strawberry cake that I make every year. And, when we can, David and I try to have lunch together on Valentine’s Day instead of going out for dinner [...]

All for Bliss

I may have mentioned a couple of times that I was going to attend a blogging conference in Nashville (how convenient) called BlissDom ‘09 that is connected with the online magazine I write and edit for, Blissfully Domestic. I did, didn’t I? So yeah, it was this past weekend and it was beyond incredible. Not [...]

Ingenuity

I told him to clean up his legos.

But why put them in the bucket when you can slide them in?

See! Isn’t this fun?

How many can go down?

Four year old ingenuity

Dear Mr. President,

I think children 8 and older should have the right to vote. I also want you to know that it would be wise to bring the troops out of Iraq. I also think you should lower taxes. I’ve been honored to speak to you through this letter and I hope you take my ideas and [...]

Apps for Dinner

This week’s Mouthwatering Monday is brought to you by the Super Bowl. Even though we had no glamorous party plans for last  night’s event, I still wanted a party-like atmosphere at the house and, to me, that means party food! Our Super Bowl Sunday Night dinner menu was:

Spinach Artichoke Dip
Fried Pickles
Sausage Cheese Balls – Bisquick [...]