This Week

…my husband is home on vacation.
…dog-sitting my nephdog, Shiloh.
…Jake’s got a long list of projects he wants to get done.
…My family and I will be visiting my in-laws at their lake house.
…we’ll be attending a 4th of July BBQ with friends.
…we’re bringing the boys to see Wall-E at the theatre.
…I’m going to try to lose [...]

Some More S’mores?

My favorite party of the past week was the campfire party. It didn’t require a lot of effort at all. We set up some chairs, Jake bought some tiki torches and fire wood, a couple nibbles, some beer and cocktails and we had a party on our hands.
Our friends Tia and Beau and Emily and Jim came [...]

I Scream, You Scream

Mmmm another Summer Ambition fulfilled. Our annual ice cream social was a huge hit! Lots of moms and kids came over for a bit of year end fun. It was wonderful getting a couple groups of my mom friends together to meet and get to know one another. The menu was rather simple – just [...]

This Week

…to Dylan’s new school for a screening.
…I’m hosting our annual End Of School Ice Cream Social.
…having friends over for a campfire, cocktails, and nibbles.
…attending a family reunion.
…cleaning my house! Downstairs is nice and clean but upstairs is YUCKY!!

And The Winner Is…

Me!! Me!! ME!! oh yeah, and of course gram’s carrot cake. What’d I win you wonder? Nothing exciting. Just a toque (a chef’s hat) and a set of bamboo utensils. But hey, I still rock!!

What’s Up Doc?

I’m baking today. Jake’s work is having a bake off complete with culinary judges and prizes tomorrow. He asked me to make an entry. While I’m not a huge fan, I chose his grandmother’s Carrot Cake. Everyone loves this cake – even people who previously disliked carrot cake. I make it with traditional cream cheese [...]

Lost

I’ve lost 55lbs! That’s the equivalent of 11 bags of sugar or 220 sticks of butter or 1300 cupcakes! It’s the size of a full grown female husky dog or an average 8 year old boy!
It’s taken me 15 months. That’s a little under 4lbs a month, which may not seem like a lot [...]

This Week

…I’m relaxing – this is the first week of summer!
…my family is participating in the Upton Kids PMC.
…we will celebrate Dylan’s birthday with a big backyard party.

Full Of Hot Air

On Saturday morning we had a tag sale. While Jake dug a bunch of junk out for us to sell and tended to the early morning shoppers, I took a run to Dunkin Donuts for some breakfast. Just before I pulled into our driveway, I saw a hot air balloon almost directly over our house. We [...]

Do They Really Have More Fun?

I was born blonde. Very, very blonde. And as hard as it is to believe, I had blonde hair and blue eyes until I was 6 years old. My hair changed, it became a beautiful shade of honey brown and my eyes settled into the color they are now – hazel. They’re very green some [...]