4/52

4/52

*a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014* After last week's debacle, I was feeling sorry for myself.  Or actually, I was feeling like I was pretty sorry that I didn't try h…
Is it Friday already?!

Is it Friday already?!

I had fully intended to blog something this week.  Instead, not only were my kids out of school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day, but they were also out Tuesday through Thursday.…
3/52

3/52

*a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014* I'm cheating.  I have no excuses.  No reasons.  Other than I just let the week run away with me and neglected to take any photos.  I h…
Letting the Light In

Letting the Light In

I woke up before my alarm sounded yesterday morning.  Barely slept the night before anyway.  I was too excited. My bestest friend in the whole wide world (since we were 11) was having a baby!!  Baby d…
Chicken Salad Sammies

Chicken Salad Sammies

The original recipe that I had every intention of using included grapes, celery, and both dry and liquid ranch dressing.  Mine does not.  See here's what happened... I forgot the grapes.  I don&#…
From Germany & Indonesia

From Germany & Indonesia

I haven't been as active as I'd like to be with my Post Crossing account.  I hope to get back into sending post cards more actively in the coming year.  If you haven't heard about Post Cr…
2/52

2/52

Second week into this project.  I know there aren't exactly any rules to this.  Just photos of your children once a week for a year.  As I tried to catch them in a candid moment, I realized they …
Throwing It Back

Throwing It Back

This morning while I was pouring hot water into a bowl of maple & brown sugar oatmeal for my oldest child, sirens rang out in our rural piece of the world.  Immediately, we all glanced at the win…
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

The crazy cold weather is no secret to most of the nation.  We are experiencing colder weather than we have had in 20 years here in Kentucky.  I didn't take all this frigid cold into consideratio…
1/52

1/52

Here's the dealio...  I am seriously the world's worst at keeping up with challenges or goals.  (See my numerous attempts at trying the FatMumSlim Photo A Day project.  Or not... because I ne…
Super Simple Pot Roast

Super Simple Pot Roast

Generally, pot roast is pretty simple to begin with, but I found this recipe that has only five ingredients and tastes amazing! Ingredients: -Any size beef roast sized to fit your crock pot (or in my c…
My January Julep Maven Box

My January Julep Maven Box

The January 2014 Julep box is the third box I've received from Julep.  My first box was the starter box.  My style profile is Boho Glam, but this month I really liked the colors of the Classic wi…
Intentions

Intentions

It's 2014!! I woke up this morning and it felt like a huge weight had been lifted.  That weight being the year 2013.   My friend, Cam , always chooses a word for the new year.  I was reading her pos…