In the spirit of game show hype, most of us would jump up and down to find a car behind the chosen door. There's a car behind my chosen door, all right, but you'll only find me jumping up and down … [Read more...]
Playing With My Food
During the past week I have been away from home and learning some new things about cooking. First of all, my sister gave me a lesson at her house on decorating sugar cookies with royal icing. There … [Read more...]
Holy Mackerel!
Our family recently traveled on vacation to Orange Beach, Alabama. We were able to get all three of our children and their spouses, as well as the three grandchildren together in one place for a whole … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 24 – Road Trip Tote
Summertime usually brings more road trips for most everyone. Kids have time off from school, and whether your trip is to the beach or to grandma's house, it oftentimes involves some driving time. … [Read more...]
The Texas Blueberry Festival – Been There, Done That, and What I Did With the T-Shirt
Last weekend I traveled to Nacogdoches, Texas, to attend the 23rd annual Texas Blueberry Festival. The festival fills the oldest town in Texas with visitors and vendors for a day of hometown fun for … [Read more...]
An Evening With Ann B. Ross
Recently my two friends, Tammy and Judy, and I traveled to a nearby town for a dinner and book signing with Ann B. Ross, author of the Miss Julia series. Her 13th book in the series, Miss Julia to the … [Read more...]
Stopping in at The Stackhouse
My taste buds had forgotten what a real hamburger could taste like until I was in Dallas this weekend and had lunch down on Gaston Street near the Baylor Hospital. My sister took me to a place called … [Read more...]
Home
After more than 500 miles and 9 hours of driving yesterday, we finally pulled into our own driveway late in the afternoon. We had a great trip in Gulf Shores with the kids, but it felt good to see the … [Read more...]
Grilled Sriracha Burgers
Daniel spiced up dinner the last night of our vacation in Gulf Shores with some grilled sriracha burgers. He used dried minced onion, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and sriracha hot chili sauce in the … [Read more...]
The Dolphin Cruise
The Gulf Shores family outing today was the Dolphin Cruise. We all decided to go, and we had the first cruise time, so we had to get up, eat breakfast, and get down to the dock early.Tiffany and … [Read more...]
