A few years ago I connected with a high school friend.  It had been 30 years. Neither of us had attended any of our class reunions. Both of us had remained in our hometown yet we had never crossed paths.And then....Facebook evolved. So needless to say, our 30th class reunion was a blast. We have stayed in touch and over the past few years have spent many a night with cheeks hurting from … [Read more...]

this comes in handy…..We have come to love this.  It took a little bit but we finally got rid of the big pot and now strictly use this convenient brewing system!  AND even better, I had a cup of my The Coffee Beanery Hawaiian Coconut freshly ground -Fill up the paper filter -Well, you have to have the special container - EZ-Cup, too -and YEP - a perfect cup!Which means now that I have … [Read more...]

ok - so it's not Spring.  It's not Easter.  And, it's NOT fake -That's right, last night this little birdie flew in the front door when Chase opened it, ha!  Needless to say we all flipped out.  Britt, Brooklyn and Cierra took cover under the kitchen table while Ronnie, Brandon and Chase took charge.  Meanwhile I had the camera.  Yep, there were definitely a few good … [Read more...]

yes, it's quite a bit different this year but we are once again in Ocean City to bring in 2014.  There's nothing better than starting the year off with your toes in the sand!However…..this year we have three bedrooms, three bathrooms and tons of room but are alone, lol.  Yep, that's right.  Neither of the kids were really interested in coming.  So….rules to abide by.  Food … [Read more...]

I am definitely running behind this year but "Mrs. Claus" has actually been very, very busy, hehe!But, I am happy to say that I did finally find 'Bo' this evening -Yep, when we dug out the tree there he was, just waiting on the ladder with the rest of the elves.  I guess he is a pretty smart guy =)Our Living Room tree is very traditional. It's been green and brown for a number of years with … [Read more...]