When I was in grade school we lived in South Texas on a few acres in the country. When I was home from school, I liked nothing better than to follow my dad around outside as he fed the animals and did various chores. We didn’t have a barn so my dad used an old… [continue reading]
A Funny Thing Happened at McDonnald’s
My dear husband is very one-track minded. This can be a great asset because he can be so intent on something that he can accomplish it under the most chaotic of circumstances—and chaotic circumstances are not rare at our house. At times, however, it can work against him in a most comical manner. One evening… [continue reading]
How to Scare Your Teacher
Sitting in my Spanish classroom one day when I was in high school, I noticed a stray strand of hair dangling in front of my face. Looking in the direction of the teacher, I shifted focus to the strand of hair. “That is so odd to have this lone hair just dangling in front of… [continue reading]
Texas State Fair 2010
The other day I told my husband that I would love to go to the Texas State Fair. To my great surprise he said, “Let’s go!” He took the day off so he could take us during the week when it was cheaper and less crowded than on the weekend. This was completely an act… [continue reading]
Meals that Flopped
A couple of years after my initial cooking woes, I was no longer working outside the home. We didn’t have any children yet, so I spent much of my time planning and preparing for my husband elaborate meals, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Even if I didn’t like a dish, he always ate it–except on two… [continue reading]
Family Fall Festival
Last year we were traveling for Thanksgiving, but I still wanted to have a fall dinner so I decided to have a family fall festival. I cooked all day while the kids planned activities and games in their rooms. The Menu: pork roast, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, caramel fondue with fruit dippers, zucchini bread with… [continue reading]
Funny Kid’s Quotes #2
I yelled upstairs to Joy and told her to quiet down. “What? Mom? Say again because I think you say blah blah blah!” This post it linked to Mud Pies for Mommy.
Newlywed Cooking Lessons
When we were first married, I set out to be the perfect wife. Only my new husband’s definition of the perfect wife and mine were immensely different. So for several months, okay years, I labored on my own mission and he set out to tell me how he wanted me to be. Fun, fun, fun!… [continue reading]
Practicing Our Letters in…Salt?
“Mom!” Joy screamed, “Look what Jason Jr is doing!” I went running. He had emptied my whole carton of salt all over the floor. I sighed and told myself there was no use crying over spilled salt. Well might as well make use of it! So I grabbed my kindergartner and told her, “Today we’re… [continue reading]
Curious Compliments
We got to go on a rare date last weekend because my sister called and invited the kids over. Over our nice, quiet, slow meal, we started talking about Facebook and the friends that I’ve been able to get in contact with these last few years. This reminded me of something I’ve been thinking about… [continue reading]
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