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Cupcake Coma

We have a new sweets shop in town (appropriately) called The Sweetery.  My cousin Jessica and I had never had a cupcake from there, but drooled about the flavors of the day we would read about on Facebook.  I’m glad to report we remedied View Post

Here Comes The Sun

So, yeah. That's been the view outside pretty much all week it seems. Hardly conducive to the fair that's in town, the baseball games we were scheduled to play, and just about everyone's mood in general. I've passed most of my time this week View Post

Pressed Flowers

As a little girl, I often passed the time during the weekly church sermon by drawing pictures on the church bulletins (and even my own Bible!! *gasp*), crawling under the pews, sleeping, or flipping through my mother’s Bible.  I remember my mom View Post

Sold and Moved and Bank of America Can Kiss My Grits

I know I mentioned back in January that our family would be going through some changes this year and since it's over and done now, I can now announce that we sold our house and have moved. I'm not particularly overjoyed about this, but we had to View Post

Hormel EZ Cook~Making Mealtime Easier

Our life has suddenly hit the accelerator.  Our house sold and we are in the throws of packing, t-ball season has started, and the last thing I have time for right now is to plan and cook elaborate meals for dinner.  We've been needing things fast View Post

I Love New York! (And Memphis, Too)

As we were driving home from a weekend outing Saturday evening, I realized it had been October since I had left the boundaries of our small town.  October!  Life seems to be moving at such a fast pace that this fact never dawned on me until I was out View Post

Cuddly Cuteness Overload

It sure makes it hard to wake either one of them up on a school morning when they’re looking so darn stinkin’ cute and comfortable.  View Post

Shoes I Want But Can’t Buy Because It Would Be Financially Irresponsible

I'm totally blaming my newest quest for a nude/neutral pair of shoes on a mom at my son's school.  I noticed last year she had the cutest pair of nude/light pink colored ballet flats I had ever seen.  They looked comfortable and they made everything View Post

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