Today, October 5th, is my 45th Birthday, and as I often do, I’m sharing reflections of my past year. I woke up this morning, the morning of my 45th birthday, with a terrible RA flare up. Every inch of my body ached. In addition, I’ve been playing tennis almost every night for the past couple…
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3 Dollars, 5 Minutes and the Best Birthday Ever
I used to stress about my kids birthdays. I put such high expectations on myself to make their birthdays perfect… “good moms pull out all the stops to make their kids feel special on their birthdays” I thought. I really struggled with making that come true without spending a lot of money and time I…
Happiness Report #14 – Birthdays, Blogs & More!
I just realized I haven’t done a Happiness Report since the first part of September. Eeeks! Well I have a lot to be happy for right now, so I’m going to share some of that with you! My first baby girl is celebrating her 8th birthday today! Kelly really is one of those kids who…
Birthday Muffins {Recipe: Simple Pumpkin Muffins}
Today is my 38th birthday. For my birthday I woke up and made muffins. Not fancy muffins. Not whole grain, unprocessed, good for you muffins. Plain and simple pumpkin muffins that use a boxed cake mix. I’ve felt like life has been so out of control lately… that I have been out of control…so I…
A 7th Birthday (Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake)
As a food blogger, I have…let’s say, a “reputation” to uphold. When I host a dinner party, people expect the food to be good. When I bake something for a bake sale people anticipate that I’ll bring something tasty to share. When my kid has a birthday, the assumption is that she will have a…
Happy Birthday Ella
My sweet Ella turned one this past Sunday. I remember back to a year ago when I was in labor. I had done this two times before, so I knew what labor was. I absolutely KNEW I was in labor. My husband and I walked out of the Di Vinci Code, called my parents who…
Happy Birthday Kansas!
In case you missed the news, the great state of Kansas turned 146 yesterday. That’s really not very old… I hear that 146 is the new 30, so Kansas is still a young spring chicken. My son came home from school pumped full of Kansas information. He quizzed us all on what the state flower…
Time to Brag {Recipe: Mom’s Best Angel Food Cake}
Mom’s Best Angel Food Cake recipe is what my mom has used for birthday cakes through the years. Nothing beats this light and fluffy angel food cake! This story and the recipe was originally posted on March 23, 2012. Images and some text were updated on October 6, 2021. The delicious angel food cake recipe…
Project 365 2020: Our Life In Photos January 13th – 19th
Project 365 2020 is a photo a day project I am participating in using mostly my Nikon DSLR. Here is a look at our life in photos from January 13th – January 19th 2020. This past week was one of those weeks where it was just so bitter cold out and dreary…I wanted to pull…
Project 365 2020: Our Life In Photos January 1st – 12th
Project 365 is a photo a day project I am participating in using mostly my Nikon DSLR. Here is a look at our life in photos from January 1st – January 11th 2020. The other day, I was looking through some of my 14 years of blog posts and kept coming across my old Project…
