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New Year’s Resolutions

I’m not really a New Year’s Resolution kind of gal. Gasp! I know, right? I do think that making resolutions to change your life for the better are to be…

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December 31, 2014
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Travel: One Day in London with Kids

One of the best things about living in Ireland is being able to get relatively cheap flights from Dublin to other cities in Europe via Ryan Air. Awhile back we…

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May 2, 2018
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Happy List: #323

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I’m so glad you could join me here. This week on the blog I shared gift ideas for anyone who loves to play…

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    A Little Bit of Yard Work Does Wonders

    August 31, 2015 /

    I might actually enjoy yard work if it wasn’t for the weeds. The ones that you pull and they keep coming back. Except now they are larger and they grow faster and I’m pretty sure they are mocking me. After a summer of battling the weeds in our front flowerbeds, I decided it was time to take more drastic measures. And, no, that would not be hiring a landscape maintenance company. (Although, that would really, really, really make my day.) I decided it was time to try laying down landscape fabric. (There is no “before” picture. It was too depressing.) For those of you with a green thumb, avert your…

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    August 28, 2015 /

    To all the cakes I’ve ever made, to all the cakes I’ve never made, there is only one cake for me. I considered calling this post “the best dessert you’ll ever shove in your mouth.” Classy, I know. I just didn’t think it was quite dramatic enough though. Sweet blessed sunshine. Up until yesterday I would have taken a pie over a cake every single time. “Uh, Alex? I’d like to change my answer.” This whiskey cake was–what’s better than amazing? That’s how this cake tasted. The recipe is actually called Jack Daniels Whiskey Cake and my aunt gave it to me eons ago. I do not know where she got the…

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  • Crafts

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    August 26, 2015 /

    A couple of weeks ago I went to a large children’s consignment sale. I had a special pass to get into the sale the night before it opened to the general public. I arrived at the time indicated on my special pass and found a line snaked around the outside of the building to enter the sale. It was abundantly clear that I was a “consignment sale novice” because I was the only one in line without a huge laundry basket. The mamas jokingly laughed at my naivety then explained the baskets are to hold all of your loot. Some of them even had a pull-cord attached to their baskets in case…

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    Rosemary Garlic Artisan Bread (5 Minute)

    August 24, 2015 /

    I decided to expand my bread-making horizons. Why? Well, duh, it’s bread! Does it need further explanation? I’m still making my Dave’s Killer Bread Copycat Recipe every 5 or 6 days. That’s our every day toast and sandwich bread and I love it more now than I did when I first started making it. Truly. However, I want to learn how to make crazy good artisan bread. The kind that transports you to a sidewalk cafe in Paris with every chewy, delectable bite. Yesterday I started Googling recipes to see what was out there and how involved this process might be. Recipes and techniques were all over the board. It was hard to keep…

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    Coconut Popcorn

    August 21, 2015 /

    I don’t have much to share with you today…except my latest obsession. Coconut popcorn. When my husband and I wedded in a beautiful church with wood paneled walls and burnt orange carpeting some caring soul gifted us a popcorn maker. That was 16 years ago and this bad boy is one of the most beloved, hard-working kitchen gadgets we’ve ever owned. It’s also super easy and quick to make popcorn using it. Really. Now, the reason why I’m calling this recipe coconut popcorn is that I made a little discovery. (Just nod your head and tell me I’m awesome if you’ve already discovered this before me.) If you pop the…

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  • learning

    How to Ask Your Kids About Their School Day

    August 19, 2015 /

    Hey, hey! Is your household still basking in the glow of summer? Or are you like us and summer is a distant memory? We are in the middle of week 2 of school. How long until Winter Break??? These days, it’s a good morning if mommy only yells a few times “Hurry Up! The bus will be here soon.” Sad, but true. Please tell me I’m not the only one. I saw this really cool graphic on CNN recently that showed a sampling of when school starts throughout the United States. It seems more and more schools are moving to August start dates. Interesting, right? Here’s the full CNN article. Image below…

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    Hiding a Router and Modem in Plain Sight

    August 17, 2015 /

    When we moved into this house we set up our Internet connection in the easiest spot for the Charter Internet guy, which was in the basement. It worked great. Until it didn’t. Isn’t that how it always is with your Internet service? If I was into conspiracy theories… So, last weekend my husband got up early and tells me he’s going to move the router upstairs. In my un-caffeinated, still-in-bed state, that’s all I heard. Router and upstairs. He was literally moving the router 6-feet straight up. I thought he was going to leave everything plugged in where it was and run the wire directly through the basement ceiling/living room…

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    Painted Visor Using a Doily Stencil

    August 14, 2015 /

    If I had to choose between Team Hat and Team Visor, there is no contest. Team Visor has all of my loyalty. There is something about my hair that just does not look right under a baseball cap. Whenever I try to wear one I have a Dirty Dancing moment. “You can’t put Baby in a corner.” Same thing with my hair…you can’t tuck it under a cap! Last week I ordered a plain navy visor on Amazon for about 7 bucks. I was actually pleasantly surprised with the quality. When I ordered the visor, I didn’t intend on doing anything but wear it while lounging by the pool. It’s a rough,…

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    August 12, 2015 /

    I experienced the joy of a flat tire on a freeway once. Since I was a capable, smart, educated woman I fully intended to help the roadside assistance guys out by getting the spare tire ready while I waited for them to show up. This story does not have the ending I envisioned. While I am capable, smart and educated, I do not have the strength of a grown man to extricate a full-size spare tire out from its cage underneath the bottom of a SUV. Nor do I want those kind of manly man muscles. That would look funny. All this to say, when it comes to projects involving tires, I’m…

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    August 10, 2015 /

    Here’s my advice to all you new parents out there. Never buy the light pink car seat. Ever. Don’t buy any light-colored car seat. Even if all your hormones scream you want the pretty pink flowery car seat just slowly STEP AWAY. Seriously. Stick with black. You will thank me later. Before you have kids you might make ridiculous statements like “I’m never going to let my kids eat in the car.” Okay…I actually said that. And then I quickly realized the only way to survive a car ride longer than 0.3 seconds is to have plenty of snacks on hand. Okay, I exaggerate. Slightly. On the plus side, if…

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