When I first got pregnant with Vito, I wanted to instantly make a baby blanket for him. At the time we didn’t have much money, so I used leftover fabric I found around the house and made him one. It…
Recently, I noticed I was really enjoying my adult coloring books more, epically while I was watching tv nightly with Daniel. Work has been insanely stressful as of lately, and typically, by the time I’m home, I don’t want to…
Between having two children and being a preschool teacher, some might say I’ve learned a thing or two about kids. And sometimes, epically on rainy days, you got to think about how you can maximize fun and not leave the…
For those of you who don’t know already, I am a preschool teacher. Which thankfully means that one week during April, I’ll get an entire week off, a week known to all as “Spring Break”. Some people go on vacations,…
You know the junk mail you always just throw away? What if there was a way to transform that into something beautiful? I was scrolling Pinterest one evening, while watching tv with Daniel. That’s when I found this smart use…
Recently, we went from temperatures of in the 90’s, to flash flood warnings, and overcast colder days that make you want to make a big batch of soup. Or in this case, Stew. While the Sunday I made this stew,…
Would you believe I’ve written this dang post 3 different times? Three! Huge thanks to WordPress for not saving the draft like I told it too. Some my garden updates for this month aren’t so depressing this time, YAY! My…
July 28th marked my husbands 32nd birthday. And its a long standing tradition that you pick dinner on your birthday. Daniel has a favorite I make, and its called Bacon, Cabbage, Rice. I learned the recipe from a friend of…
Yet another recipe from my old cookbooks. This one I marked because I remember this dish fondly. Every year for birthdays or special occasions, we had a restraunt we would frequent as a family. And one thing we’d always get…
When I got home there was a button on my desk. But not just any button. This was a small button from a man’s shirt. I recognized it from my husbands flannel. One of his thicker flannel shirts. My husband…
