I’ll admit… I am not a risk taker. Sky diving sounds terrifying to me. Swimming with sharks? No thank you! Stock market day trading? I would probably have a heart attack with all the stress that would cause me. Nope…risk taking is not my thing. My kind of risk and about as adventurous as…
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Perfect Match
You know how there are certain foods that just go together? You could not even fathom having the meal with out it’s perfect counterpart? Pizza and a coke is one example. Pizza just does not taste the same with a glass of milk or water accompanying it. Chicken and noodles and mashed potatoes. They…
Halloween Recap
Halloween is over, and the sugar highs are gone. Would you believe that we haven’t even gotten into our candy yet? The kids had a couple of pieces last night, but other than that we have not touched it. The Halloween Fairy comes this weekend and after that the candy will be out…
Sinfully Delicious Chicken Parmesan
I heard a story on the news a few weeks ago about a lady who lived without breaking the Ten Commandments for one whole year. She blogged about it and then wrote a book, of course. I cannot find the blog anywhere, but I thought that was an interesting concept. Then I started thinking, how…
Simple Bread Machine Challah Recipe
I knew this day would come…I am officially a ma’am. I was at the grocery store yesterday and was having a nice little conversation with the young checkout guy. Then, I moved down to pick up my bags of groceries and the young kid bagging the groceries started up a conversation.
Bedhead
I’m going to start taking photos of Ella in the morning with her various stages of bedhead. This girl does bedhead the right way…she doesn’t mess around! This photo is a mild form of her bedhead. I don’t know what she does at night to have her hair get quite so crazy, but whatever…
Vanilla Butter Cookies – An All Time Favorite Recipe
Are any of you superstitious? Do you have certain socks you have to wear when you are watching or playing a sport or you are convinced that your team won’t win? When you spill salt, do you toss it over your left shoulder to ward off evil things from happening to you? Do you…
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting – a cake like bar with amazing fall flavor! First of all, I have to chuckle a bit this morning as I sit down to write my first blog entry since October 9th. My first blog entry since the blog entry in which I wrote that I would…
Chocolate Glazed Maple Spice Cake
My husband and I just returned from a wonderful kid-free vacation getaway with some of our very best friends. Several days of sunshine, good restaurants, great scenery, yummy beverages, beautiful company, and as always when we get together with these friends…fun and memorable times. Jan, Rob, Stacy and Bryon…we love you guys and miss…
Are you ready for some football?
Yes, it is that time of year again…football season is in full swing. In the Doyle household, that means that Jacob has started his first official flag football season. His team, The Mighty Tornados, played their first game this past Saturday and the boys did great! They had a lot of fun and for…
