• The road trip IS the vacation!

    August 5, 2011

    Since I’m on vacation my usual {friday finds} segments will not be posted this week.  Rest assured however, that while I’ve been chillaxin’ on the beach, I’ve found some amazing things in the blogosphere that I can’t wait to share with ya’ll in just one week! As I sit here and type…

  • Even bloggers have to take vacations.

    August 3, 2011

    Yes, yes it's true!  I have been enjoying visiting family, sightseeing, and eating some really great Tex-Mex food!  I finally realized how homesick I have been from good Mexican food!  there's just no place like Texas.  Seriously!  So here are a few glimpses of what we've been up to .…

  • Throwback Thursday: Must-Have Back-to-School Printables

    July 28, 2011

    I thought this would be a timely post for today's insallment of Throwback Thursday.  It's one of my most popular blog posts!  So are you a printable geek like I am? ORIGINALLY POSTED in August 2009: Gearing up for delving into the world of becoming the mother of an elementary…

  • Fountains

    July 26, 2011

    I will certainly miss summer fun like this. The kids and I just went school supply shopping this past weekend and it became painfully clear.  Summer fun is coming to an end.  Ugh! I dread the routine of school.  Are you excited or bummed about the kids heading back for…

  • Jacob in July

    July 25, 2011

    My baby is growing up lightning fast.  I know ya'll can relate to this – well, those of you with little ones of your own.  I thought I'd show you a glimpse of him right now since it's been a while since I've done that. I must admit that I…

  • {friday finds} 07.21.2011

    July 22, 2011

    Watermelon is one of my favorite summertime treats. And this recipe for a watermelon cooler  is just the thing I'd love to unwind with after a long day! {@ Dine & Dish} I've got a file cabinet upstairs that could use a little tlc that resembles this little file cabinet…

  • Crockpot Chinese Pork Ribs

    July 21, 2011

    I hate to cook.  But I love to eat.  Many of you know this.  For these reasons, I love to turn to my crockpot all year-round.  I seriously don't know how people survived without them back in the day.  And, one of my favorite go-to crockpot recipes is for slow…