On the road again…
We’re hitting the road today to Slidell, LA. I wasn’t asked to cook anything specifically for Thanksgiving dinner, there’s always plenty of food. However, I am bringing a batch of cake poppers for dessert and I made three different kind of muffins to take down for breakfasts while were there. I made Mihow’s Giant Delicious Pumpkin Muffins which have won... Read More
Swept Away
This past week was my first real trip to Disney World. I went for a day and a half about five years ago but that trip was organized by someone else and I didn’t even realize Disney World wasn’t just ONE PARK until I walked into Magic Kingdom for the first time. I spent half a day there, half a day and MGM (Now Hollywood) Studios, and half a day at Animal Kingdom. It... Read More
Five Days Sans Children: A First.
Tomorrow MrZ and I are leaving on a 5-day trip…by ourselves. We are going to Tucson to visit my brother and I can NOT wait. We have not ever gone a trip that long without one or all of our kids. Ever. The most we’ve ever done is an overnight trip here and there, and one 2-night trip before NikkiZ was born. We’ve been together for almost 10 years now and have never... Read More
And Then Chaos Ensued…
During my travels to Chicago this week…my Dad got hospitalized with possible kidney failure. Turns out there are all sorts of other symptoms as well and they’ve decided to biopsy his kidney this morning to try to figure out what is going on. My brother is already there and I’ll be heading up tonight. Let’s just say I’m a wee bit frazzled right now.... Read More
I Can’t Move Because I Ate Too Much
Thanksgiving was exhausting and awesome – all rolled into one great big ball of turkey and gravy. And sweet potatoes. And pumpkin pie. And green beans. Mmmmm…..Wait. Where was I? Oh, yeah. Thanksgiving was awesome. Unfortunately, I am now into Major Crunch Time for Huge Project At Work so I don’t have time to fill you in on the details of the week (like how I considered... Read More
