Nora Ephron changed my life. Well, maybe change is a bit dramatic, but she inspired me to dream in color with supporting characters that, in my mind, are smart, funny and are related to me. One of my favorite movies is “When Harry Met Sally.” Watching this movie unfold on the screen, with my [Read more…]
Have you wandered over to Wordle? It is a free and super easy website that allows you to create and print your own custom “word clouds.” Create your image with your choice of words or theme. The theme is limited only by your imagination. You can change the font, color scheme and even the angle [Read more…]
I have seen this on a few blog rolls and really doubted the success on lasagna in a crock pot. To all the doubters… it works. Not only that my kids started asking for dinner at 3:30pm as the aroma of cheese and sauce wafted through the house! I layered it like regular lasagna, [Read more…]
I was in the middle of preparing for an appraisal on Monday morning and working through a huge “to-do” list for a busy week. My phone was ringing and I didn’t recognize the phone number. So, I let it go to voice mail. I forgot about it. An hour later, as I was rushing driving around the [Read more…]
Summer schedules can be more hectic than the school year. Why is that? So, here is a quick snack, lunch or dinner idea when you are too tired to whip “something up.” Easy Quesadillas! I invested in a quesadilla maker from Kroger. I think it was on sale for $19.99. And, my kids love it [Read more…]
I had so much fun painting our garage entry door black I decided to paint our front door black. Well, I really wanted a new door, but as small business owners we constantly ask ourselves: 1. can we do the project for less and/or 2. can we do anything to “buy us another year.” Paint was the cheapest option and I knew ANYTHING would be an improvement. Our [Read more…]
We are in puppy heaven right now with a 16 week old Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe! Of course, during the crate and potty training we nicknamed her Cujo (1990’s movie reference.. or was it the 1980’s) and Crazy Eyes (from Orange is the New Black). But, look at this precious face during the day! We are [Read more…]
