This week has been a roller coaster. I do not want to bore you with all the details, but it has been one of those sort of weeks where I just keep saying to myself "Just do the next thing. Don't think about all the other things that have to be done. Just do the next one." That coping mechanism was working well until yesterday afternoon when I had to relieve a little steam from pressure cooker ... View Post
super excited about
Going on a date tonight with Sweet Man Having another crafty post up over at At Home in Arkansas (buy this print here) Our fall break starting in about 24 hours. I plan to do lots of baking and bike riding (to offset the baking, you see) and reading. Also I really want to make these (but not vegan style. Sorry my v-pals!) So that is what I am super excited about. How ... View Post
greedy girl
Impromptu dinner parties are perhaps the best kind. Especially when they are with the people you love most. The day of Miles' birthday party led to just that sort of dinner. Everyone had come for the morning party, but no one was in a hurry to leave. My brother was staying to help us paint. My youngest sister was staying to work with me on finishing the pictures for the book. My mom was staying ... View Post
Chicken Pasta Salad Salad
I love chicken salad. I love pasta. I love summer salads. So last week I figured, why not love them together? I have recently discovered that making more than enough pasta for one dish, enables me to have enough pasta for a second dish later in the week. How I have never thought of this I am not sure, but hurrah! I finally figured it out. In addition to being a mixture of all my favorite ... View Post
small town days -the farmers market
The past few days I have been visiting my parents in Arkadelphia so that the boys can attend Vacation Bible School at my parents small Southern Baptist Church. VBS with the grandparents has been a hard and fast tradition since Wylie was in preschool. Both Sweet Man and I are preachers kids and so our kids generally get a double dose of VBS in the summers, which is a lot of fun for them ... View Post
brady lee’s nutty pasta
Every now and then I plan out dinner. Mostly, I throw it together with what we have on hand. Generally it turns out pretty good. This was one of those dishes. When Lilly and Brady come over it is generally Lilly that ends up in the kitchen with me while Brady is outside with the boys playing their elaborate and made-up games. But on this day Lilly was asleep on the couch due to a long ... View Post