Satisfying a Mexican Food Craving

I have been craving Mexican food for the past few days. It could have been the loud crackling of a hard taco shell or the soft doughy taste of the burrito and cheese melting in my mouth creating these desires. Whatever it is, I have wanted it really, really badly. It was so bad that [...]

Cleaning Up After the Storm

With all of the excitement we experienced earlier this week, it was time to get back to normal. The storm that passed through left us with a lot of mud, browner grass, wishing for summer, and a yard littered with broken tree branches.

When we first moved here, I wasn’t too impressed with the looming [...]

Sick Days

The bug or whatever it is hit our home this week. Believe me, it wasn’t pretty. It spent a few days with each of the children and eventually moved on out. Yes! I managed to nurse three children back to health and was never touched by “the bug.” I am thankful for my new found [...]

This Storm was for Real

Earlier in January, we experienced our first winter storm. It was going to be a big one! Stocking up the refrigerator and freezer was encouraged as well not leaving your home unless you absolutely had to was warned. As a newbie to a winter storm, I was slightly frightened (hee), because I wasn’t sure what [...]