A Mama’s Prayer…

God grant me the patience to let go of the things that I can not change. Like the fact that my son is a whole lot like myself, and probably why he makes me so loco. Let me breathe deeply when I discover a sharpie pen in the dryer...

Recipe: Shredded Beef Tacos

The crock pot has always been my friend, and a lot of times I forget that it’s not just great for cold winter eves with soups and stews, but it’s great for days that you are busy all day, and want your dinner ready when you return.  The cut...

Proper Line Etiquette

Was just in the store the other day, when a common scenario popped up.  A new line opened up.  Now let me lay some of the groundwork before I go into what happened.  I happened into the store probably somewhere between change of shift–the time around the dinner hour...

Ahhh

This is one of those weeks I was happy to see come to an end. It wasn’t exceptionally awful, but I spent it feeling a bit under the weather with a stuffy nose and a scratchy throat.  Not enough to keep you in bed, but enough to stifle the...

Who needs an iPhone when you have sugar packets?

Yup.  Sugar packets.  My kids found themselves a little bit bored and restless upon a recent trip to a restaurant that involved dad in a business conversation with an associate during dinner.  Nothing like a bit of ennui to trigger some creativity from nothing. Knowing full well that there...