Weekend Recap: Maxim’s 6th Birthday!

We have partied like nobody's business around here and it's hard to believe that our baby is turning six today.  I can't believe how fast time is flying. We had a great weekend celebrating Maxim's birthday and we'll continue to celebrate through tonight...because this is his actual birthDAY. For starters, I feel like I should make one ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Family fun, grilling, and some tasty cookies

This week, I've been busy spinning as many plates in the air as I possibly can.  Otherwise known as, juggling all sorts of life events and responsibilities without letting these so called plates come crashing to the ground.  By no means am I bragging, but I only had one meltdown this week where my dear ...

Weekend Recap: It’s your birthday. We gonna party like it’s your birthday.

You know what's better than celebrating your birthday?  Celebrating the birthday of someone you love sooo much because she is 93.  Yes, my mom's mom, Grandma Helen, turned 93 on Saturday and the family got together to give her a big birthday party. The festivities started when Hubby, the boys, and I went down to my ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Work-out fashion, spring jackets, & frosted sugar cookies

In case you haven't noticed...I'm trying to step up my game a little.  Blogging four times in one week...whew.  AND.  I've been doing it with the biggest head cold complete with a stuffy nose, congestion and sneezing, and feeling like five hundred pounds of bricks are laying on my chest.  Yes.  I'm doing pleasantly well ...

It’s Christmas time…in the kitchen! And Mrs. Claus & the gift she always leaves

I guess you could say that our home is similar to Mrs. Claus' kitchen...lots of goodies are being made and I'm thoroughly enjoying every minute of it. Yesterday, I gave you my Frosted Sugar Cookie recipe, along with the Best Frosting EVER recipe. Today, I will share two more recipes with you that are easy peasy.  Monster Cookie Dough ...

Weekend Recap: Frosted Sugar Cookie Recipe and Christmas festivities have begun!

I've very aware that after last Tuesday's I love 80's Christmas music post, I fell off the face of the earth and was nowhere to be seen or heard.  Unless you were at Target, then...you saw me there.  Or Younkers.  Or Casey's.  Yes, I was running around buying more Christmas gifts, gift cards, and last minute gifts ...

Weekend Recap: Another year older and feeling like a million bucks

Let me just lay it out on the table.  Because I'm sure you've been wondering...Yes, my birthday weekend was lovely. Friday, I was serenaded by 19 sweet little kindergarteners as I walked into Maxim's class.  His teacher had them sing "Happy Birthday" to me and it was pretty much 101% cute factor hearing these little cherubs ...

Weekend Recap: I might be in the next hot dog eating contest…

Well, it was another weekend of fun for our household.  And yes, this is a Weekend Recap post, not the normal Take a Trip Tuesday post because HOLIDAY.  Yes, even we bloggers need to take time to enjoy the most current holiday and do all manners of partying and celebrating.  But, not to fear.  We'll ...

Recipe: Best Frosting EVER…How to become a cake snob (Part 2)

(Disclosure:  This blog is not always going to be about recipes...I promise.  Because I'm not that fancy.  Or qualified.  And I don't bake and cook a lot - just ask Hubby.  Also.  I am not a professional baker.  I don't always do it the Betty Crocker way.  This recipe is what my mom and Ruby ...