Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
I know, I know - it's not even Thanksgiving yet! But...it's dark when I get home now. And I am hosting Turkey Day this year and I want the house to look festive and nothing says festive like LIGHTS! Besides, Alex will be gone at Christmas this year so this is the bigger family event... Continue Reading →
It was good - but I don't think I would pass up on my Deep Fried Oreos for them. Those are just...well...still as awesome as I expected. Thankfully the boys were at the fair with me so we could order up a batch of both and each get a taste without totally stuffing ourselves (though... Continue Reading →
The boyfriend brought his new high quality camera for the day, not only ensuring better photos, but also that he would not be in any 🙂 After lunch there was a rousing round of Payday played between my mom, SportsBoy and I. No film evidence though since our intrepid photographer had slipped upstairs for a... Continue Reading →
My favorite view of tree. I love the way the tree lights reflect on the floors & side door, that some of the outside lights are visible through the window to the backyard, and that Chip is resting on one of the kitty mats. Wishing you and your families a peaceful, relaxed Christmas weekend filled... Continue Reading →
Today is my first day of winter break - my company generously closes from today through 1/3 - so I am catching up on, well, everything! Two days to get ready for Christmas - no problemo right?! Meanwhile the last 5 days were dominated here in So Cal by an enormous (for us) amount of... Continue Reading →
1) Buy a used Xbox 360 as an early Christmas gift 2) Set up an Xbox Live account so he & his brother can play games online with friends 3) Agree to get him the latest game (previously mentioned Black Ops, this time for the Xbox) also for Christmas. Stumble into a nice cash back... Continue Reading →
Still working on the tree ornaments so here's a short pictorial of the weekend Later gators. Oh, and don't forget to leave some slow cooker recipes down below!
Thank you to all who are serving and who have served.
What? You expected fireworks? Oh no, my blog deserves better. Adam Lambert is more sparkly & glittery than those 🙂 He's also a true American success story. Can't think of a better way to celebrate what our country means than to feature him. My goodness would you look at that beautiful man? And how cool... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 