A Monday Giggle
Yesterday my calendar page had a little saying on it. I thought it was appropriate after spending a week with teenagers. I am sure those of you who are raising teenagers will get a laugh from this as well! Have an awesome Monday! Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to the wall!
Read More No Husbands/No Kids Allowed
In 20 hours I will be hitting the road for a weekend getaway WITHOUT my husband OR my children! This is the 2nd Annual weekend with my mom, my aunt (mom’s sister) and her daughter. No husbands allowed and no kids allowed. I can’t wait! We had such a fabulous time last year that I have been…
Read More Walking It Out!
From March to November, I regularly walked with a friend around town. We had our usual loop through town that was about 2 miles. Every day I looked forward to those walks where we could catch up on eachother’s day and “solve all the world’s problems”. Now that it’s winter we haven’t been able to…
Read More Rejuvenation Day!
After a No School day yesterday (our 7th) due to an ice storm and a 2-hour late start today, I dropped our daughter off at daycare before preschool and declared the next 5 hours all to myself! I went to Starbucks with my new book, Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (which I can’t put…
Read More A Quick and Easy Halloween Treat
I saw these cookies in a magazine ad and thought they cute and easy to make. They definately were! These are from the Bettycrocker.com website. Chocolate Mummy Cookies (or skeleton hand cookies) 1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix 2 Tbs unsweetened baking cocoa 1/3 butter or margarine, softened 1 egg 1 container Betty Crocker…
Read More Baxter’s Blog
I have caught our cat Baxter sitting here a few times, and was actually able to catch a photo of it. Is he looking to start his own blog or maybe Facebook profile? Hmmmmm.
Read More Fall Is Officially Here!
The cold weather has set in here in Iowa. The leaves are falling. The farmers are combining beans and I’ve had my Pumpkin Pie Spice. I eagerly await the arrival of Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. I heard they had arrived, but I held off until the weather changed and I would truly enjoy a…
Read More Something to make you smile!
We have just returned after a weekend away at a family wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and it was so nice to catch up with my husband’s family that we don’t get to see very often. There were some funny moments that I wanted to share with you from our weekend. First of all,…
Read More A Healthy Brain
I recently read a book titled Still Alice that was the story of a professional women who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease in her 50’s. This is a book I highly recommend. See my review here: http://www.sincerelystacie.com/2009/08/review-still-alice-by-lisa-genova/ The book got me thinking about my own brain. How many times have I gone into…
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