My boys love spaghetti.  Punky loves spaghetti.  Kirby likes any pasta that he can douse with Parmesan cheese.  Me, I have to be in the mood for it… which doesn’t happen very often.   I can take it or leave it.  Hubby likes anything I make usually so he’s always a…

Ok, people who know me in real life know  that I swear.  I swear a lot.   Although I swear less than I did before I had children.  But, enough about me.   As I was cleaning this morning, I was thinking of all the things that I swear by… my tried…

Holy Cow. Do you have an instant pot? You need one. I know you think you don’t and you’ve gotten along this far in your life without one, but trust me. You. Need. One. What is it, you say? This… I’m still learning the ropes, but holy cow.  I’ve made…

Hard to believe it’s been so long since I blogged last!?!?  Where does the time go?   Let’s do some catch up…. or………er, Ketchup!   🙂  I so crack myself up. Anyway, I digress.  These two boys have been keeping us very busy.  I have been diligent about updating Facebook, but alas,…

** Disclaimer – I never hit post after I wrote this the other night!   I guess you’ll get to read a few different things from me tonight! ** 7/12/17 I have this sign in my kitchen and I look at it every day….take a deep breath…. then go discover…

Those people that say July 4th means the summer is half over are CRAZY!   We have LOTS of time left to spend together!  We have been busy and productive these past few weeks.  Really.  🙂 The kids playroom has been over run by “stuff” for almost a year now.…

What a great get-away to kick off summer!  Our only wish was that the weather would have been more summery, but hey, we’ll take time away when we can get it! Tuesday – we arrived in Duluth and took a Vista Fleet Cruise in the harbor.   A huge red…

Twelve more days until I can enjoy a whole whopping 79 days SCHOOL FREE with my boys!   79 Days! During that 79 days, my boys and I will make a bucket list and slowly cross off items we do.   We will meet our new TWIN addition to the…

It has been quite awhile since I have blogged, and I need to change that.   Blogging is where I find my peace… my inner reflections…and me. I will not take loads of time here catching you up on our doings… that’s what Facebook is for, right?  And God knows,…