A sausage and potato skillet is one of my favorite meals. I’ve been making various versions since I was in junior high. For a while, I only made it with summer sausage. Then I went through a period when I made it with hot dogs. Use chorizo and make it tacos. Every way I’ve ever… [continue reading]
My love of Foosball
I have never been particularly athletic. I enjoyed running in junior high, and I probably would have gone out for track in high school, until I took one look at the seventies super short uniforms, and that ended it for me. There was absolutely no way I was going to put my stick skinny legs… [continue reading]
Resaca de la Palma Battlefield National Historic Park
Resaca de la Palma Battlefield National Historical Park in Brownsville, Texas is the site that marks the beginning of the fight for the Texas/Mexico border. In March of 1846 the US army led by General Zachary Taylor marched into the area and established a fort. He raised the US flag over his post to claim… [continue reading]
Happy Father’s Day, Dad
I always thought my dad was the perfect man. I had always heard there was a connection between a girl’s relationship with her father and how she would relate to her husband, so I thought marriage should be pretty easy. The problem was that I always thought my dad was right, not so with my… [continue reading]
Laugh when you get it wrong!
Saying or sometimes doing the wrong thing, at the wrong time, in the wrong way–yeah, that’s just a regular day at our house! These make grand opportunities for laughter, and really, we can’t pass up a chance to laugh these days! I’m not addicted Afrin. It’s the one thing I never want to be without… [continue reading]
A Snake in the House
I hate snakes. The only thing worse than snakes is snakes in the house! Recently, we went over to see my parents. Lo and behold there was a black snake about three feet long and about an inch and a half thick curled up at their front door and happily sunning itself. Its head was… [continue reading]
Baked Beans Recipe
I think of this as Mom’s recipe for baked beans, because I learned to make them from watching her. Over the years though, I think I’ve changed it and made it my own. People have asked me for the recipe many times and that was always a problem, because I’ve always just dumped ingredients and… [continue reading]
Covid-19 Homeschool Day–the Worst!
If you were thrown into the world of homeschool with your kids with the Covid-19 stay home orders, you probably have spent some time pulling your hair out. I get it. I have too! Homeschooling doesn’t mean social distancing or staying home. While some have the idea that homeschooling means something similar to these lock-down… [continue reading]
First Boyfriend: Funny Moments
My dad told me I couldn’t date until I was eighteen. This was always the magic age when I was growing up. Only he didn’t quite do the math because he was thinking that I would be in college, but I was eighteen my whole senior year of high school. So although there were a… [continue reading]
My Best Pot of Mexican Beans Recipe
It’s Cinco de Mayo! You just have to start every great Mexican meal with a fabulous pot of beans. For years I wasn’t happy with my Mexican beans recipe. One day I told my mom that mine just never taste as good as the beans I ate at home growing up or in the Valley,… [continue reading]