When you can get up every morning and do what your heart desires, every day is a holiday. When you periodically find cows in your yard, every day ...
Valentine’s Day Over-kill
I don't know that I've ever been completely stoked about Valentine's day. I'm sure there were times in my life, when I was excited that my beau would ...
The Christmas Finale
It's tradition in Zach's family to spend Christmas Eve at Uncle Leo and Aunt Lois' house. It's also their tradition that they're not together on ...
New Year’s Eve
We stayed in this year for New Year's Eve. It's the easiest thing to do when you're out in the middle of nowhere; plus we had the kids, and it's more ...
Christmas With the Kids
We finally got to have Christmas with the kids last night. Had the blizzard not gotten in the way, we'd have been able to do it Christmas Night, but ...
Zach Loves Me!
Yes he does. And boy am I lucky. He pays attention! Like no one else has ever paid attention. My entire Christmas, so far (we're not done yet- we ...
Merry Christmas Blizzard
We've been under a blizzard watch for the past couple days (and it won't end until noon tomorrow the 26th- though it might still snow even if the wind ...
Merry Christmas!
Here's to wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas! May your day be filled with good food, family, lots of warmth and smiles and ...
Chocolate Covered Pretzels, Anyone?
I have been busy in the kitchen all day- in fact, I think I'm calling it quits for the day(and maybe the week); I'll see how I feel tomorrow, but I ...
Decadent, Simple Butter Cookies
Butter cookies are by far one of my favorite holiday treats. Several years ago, I found a recipe in Bon Appetit magazine and fell in love with the ...
