Today is the first day of school. I can't believe it but I have not only a junior, but a senior as well! Where the heck has the time gone? It just doesn't seem possible that they're this old already. I'm trying really hard not to blink because I'm afraid if I do, I'll open my eyes and they'll be married with kids...
Monday, August 28, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
It may be a junk, but Ecstasy is not a ship to trifle with! Nor is her captain! Pirate, harem girl, thief or noble lady? No one, not even her eclectic crew, is quite certain where Blackstrap Gennie came from and they certainly are never sure of where she will go. But as those who follow her, know, adventure, explosions,...
Monday, August 21, 2017
Ahhh Hawaii...land of sandy beaches, ocean waves, and some of the best food this country has to offer. If it weren't a mere few days before the boys had to go back to school and if I'd won the lottery over the summer, Hawaii sounds like the perfect place to get away to...
Ingredients:
2 pounds boneless beef short...
Friday, August 18, 2017
With holidays approaching in the charming town of Appleton, and Daphne Ballinger's deadline to "get hitched" drawing closer, Daphne finds herself happily distracted with the unexpected tasks of "motherhood" Young Mabel is enjoying the attention, but the clock is ticking and unless love comes her way, Daphne's delightful...
Monday, August 14, 2017
While these aren't one of my personal favorites, my boy seem to love them and what better way of balancing out the pre-school preparation than to treat them to some of their dinner favorites!
Ingredients:
2 pounds thin pieces of steak (fajita meat works well for this!)
1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter
3...
Friday, August 11, 2017
Daphne Ballinger has learned to accept her deceased, eccentric aunt’s strange request that she marry in order to inherit her estate, along with taking over her aunt’s hometown paper’s advice column.
But knowing and accepting that God’s will be done becomes harder when a new neighbor, a divorced socialite, learns of...
Monday, August 7, 2017
August already! Where did the summer go? In just a few short weeks, the boys will be back in school and we'll be eyeball deep in football and marching band. While I love Fall, I'm not quite ready for summer to give up its grip on us....
Ingredients:
2 pounds stew meat
2 tablespoons butter (salted or unsalted; your choice)
1/4...
Friday, August 4, 2017
With high hopes, Daphne Ballinger lands her dream job at The New York Times. But it's not long until writing about weddings becomes a painful reminder of her own failed romance, and her love of the city slowly sours as well. Is it time to give up the Big Apple for her small hometown of Appleton?
When her eccentric...
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