This was our best Halloween to date! The kiddos were at the perfect age for trick-or-treating, they were totally in love with their costumes, they were fascinated by the spooky decorations…they were a complete delight! For school, Smith’s class…
My grandmother is famous for her sweet potato casserole. It’s always the first side dish to be eaten on Thanksgiving. I’m fine with the marshmallow topped, traditional sweet potato casserole but this baby is on a whole new level. …
My family would never have a Thanksgiving celebration without pecan pie. Ever! We just love, love, love our pecan pie!! I started thinking…what’s the best part about pecan pie? It’s not the pecans…it’s the gooey center! This cake is…
On Monday, we bundled up and headed to the zoo with some of our very favorite people! Lori and I go waaaaaaaaay back! When we first met, I was one and she was 16 (you do the math, if I’m…
OK…you guys know me by now. I’m not anything if I’m not sassy and southern. So, you can imagine how thrilled I was to be contacted by the people at Sassy and Southern about their adorable photo necklaces. I was…
I’ve told you before that sometimes…Pinterest just makes me do it. In fact, like my friend Sheaffer’s awesome blog…sometimes, Pinterest just flat out tells me to. And this time, I just couldn’t say no. A baked pumpkin donut hole?! I…
October 25 was my 31st birthday :). It was such a special day…one of the very best. I will blog all about that later… Lucky me, we celebrated at my mom and dad’s house on Saturday and I was able…
Happy Halloween! OK…you’re either one of two people right now…you’re totally prepared, costumes ready, candy in big bowl, dinner in slow cooker and dessert ready to be eaten….or you’re totally unprepared and panicking. If you’re the second gal, then welcome…
I am a hot mess right now! This is for all of you people who leave me comments saying, “don’t you ever have a bad day?”…”aren’t you ever frazzled?”…today, the answer is YES! Yes, there are many, many people out…
I have seen recipes for years and years where people cook their spaghetti and meat sauce all day in the slow cooker. I have never, ever tried this before. My thing is that it’s really not that complicated to make…
Here’s how my mind works…I wanted to make an oatmeal cake. An oatmeal cake just sounds cozy and warm for fall and winter, right? I went to the store and bought the ingredients…then I came home and started making…
My oldest and very dearest friend is Jordan Massey. We’ve known each other since the day he was born (I was 5 months old at the time). Our parents have been best friends for almost 40 years…we are family. Jordan…
