Oh Muddy Buddies, you are a taste sensation in my mouth. Oui Oui! Chocolate + Peanut Butter = a match made in heaven. In about 15 minutes flat, this easy-to-make munchie could be yours! (It was ours today!) Start with 9 Cups of Chex Cereal. I used rice, but you can use corn or chocolate.Next…

 This years valentines were inspired by Paper Source. My Mom has one of those fancy Silhouette machines and so we put her to work cutting out hearts & mustaches (and other various shapes as seen above) while we were in Utah.  I'm reading that you can now cut fabric with the machine- which sounds very, very…

Chris had the brilliant idea of having (mis)fortune cookies so we started brainstorming for fortunes because nothing says "I Love You" like a (mis)fortune. Who wouldn't want to know of their impending doom? Trust me, they'll be thanking you! Henry came up with that one. He's serious about it. Watch out, you do NOT want to…

 Home sweet home. We are back from a quick trip to Utah where it was freezing. We are talking single digits. I don't even have a coat. Brrr!!   Ah, that's more like it! A Sunday afternoon drive was just what we needed today. We always seem to end up at the beach. There is a…

 for my sister who came out all the way from Wisconsin. They have waited for this baby for a very long time and are so happy to welcome her in the next few months. My sister Megan is a brilliant party planner and planned the most gorgeous shower for her. Because she was flying home and it would…

Going to church makes me hungry. I don't know what it is. I come home and I'm starving.  And then we start munching and snacking because I have a confession: I almost never make a big Sunday dinner. This past Sunday I had some chips & salsa.  Chris got out the cheese & baguette and…

 I am hoping to carve out a little time this weekend for some sewing. My machine has been calling and it's been far too long since I have sewn anything! I had big plans of sewing this fabric up for Christmas gifts for the boys, but, well…you know how that goes/went. Hope you have a…

 Broccoli Cheese Soup ranks pretty high on Chris' 'favorite soups' list. I'm more of a brothy kinda gal (he's had more chicken noodle soup than he cares to admit!) I have probably tried half a dozen soup recipes and never could find one that we really loved. They were either too runny or tasted too…

I wanted to bring your attention to a really great auction that Toni is hosting on her blog. In Toni's words: "I'm writing from Australia – we are in the middle of a national disaster which is horrifying and unprecedented. Much of the north of Australia has been flooded. People have died being washed away…

Henry didn't want to go to school today- I let him sleep in because he'd woken up in the middle of the night. I contemplated keeping him home and by 10 a.m. I decided it was too late to take him anyway. So I took them all to Disneyland (a girls gotta take full advantage!)…