If you are self-employed and develop recipes for your blog, can you claim workers comp if you hurt yourself making peppermint bark? Damn, I always forget how sharp that stuff is when you’re trying...
As I mentioned in the post sharing my mom’s cancer diagnosis, the doctors were going to try something called a bland embolism. They injected chemo in to the tumor in her liver with the...
I respect open discourse and everyone having varied opinions, but I’ll be damned if I will sit here and listen to lies from my kid. Jack, aka the giant liar, has declared Peppermint Hershey...
I try really really hard to not judge other people’s parenting. Lord knows mine is far from perfect. It is so far from perfect that I can’t even see a sign that says “Perfect...
Earlier this week my mom was going through some old photos we found during the garage clean out. There were a lot of throw away photos, but two really stuck out to me. I...
Last week, our pastor shared this video during our sermon. I really loved it, and am sharing it with you. Even if you’re not remotely religious, it is still totally worth watching because it...
Well, that wasn’t quite the Thanksgiving we had planned! We were ready for over 20 people to descend on our house Thursday afternoon. However, around 12:50 pm on Wednesday, Troy informed me he was...
Transform a closet under the stairs into a tiny Harry Potter sewing closet. Create a sewing and craft closet from an unused space. Last spring, during a walk, Troy informed me that he wanted...
So…I’m sure all of you have noticed, right? The last two weeks I met my goal (that you didn’t know about) to post four times a week! It’s been a desire of mine to...
There is a part of me that desperately wants to be someone who “shoots from the hip”, enjoys throwing together events, and laughs whimsically while my guests enjoy my impromptu soirees. In truth, I’m...
Oh confessions. One of my favorite posts to write each month. I keep a running tally of silly things on my phone, and when I have enough, I write the post. Sometimes, I jot...
So, fair warning, the top part of this post is about the election. I know, I know. I have gone back and forth on whether or not to include the below. I’m not afraid...
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