In case anyone has been wondering, yes, I was taking a break from blogging for a few weeks. Working out a new day to day routine with baby Meghan, trying to catch up on sleep and coming down with a cold has left me little time to blog and since sleep is more important right… Continue reading

Baby arrived yesterday….. Meghan WardleFebruary 18th,8lb. 2oz.  20 1/2″ Long.   Such a precious little bundle and its absolutely adorable to watch big brother, Roy give her kisses on the cheek. Awwwww…….:-)

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…or absent mindedness or whatever its called is funny but sometimes embarrassing. At least when there is someone else around to observe said malfunction. Picture this, a drive up coffee house, namely Dutch Bros. where my husband and I frequent frequently (:-D), I’m on a coffee run for Jay and my brother since they are… Continue reading Brain malfunctioning….

So, our oven element decided to have a k-nips (sp?) and go out on Sunday. I had turned it on to pre-heat prior to putting in potatoes for baked potatoes for dinner and Jay and I were sitting in the livingroom when we heard a loud pop from the kitchen. Going in to investigate we… Continue reading Tea and Toast, anyone?

The end result. 🙂 When the kitchen is messy, one is incredibly tired and definitely isn’t feeling like cleaning said kitchen or even thinking about cooking dinner and the husband just quietly steps in and makes dinner…..well, lets just say that I am one very lucky lady!!! But get this, not only did he make… Continue reading Blessedness…..

-Clean bathroom- Check-Organize kitchen cupboards- Check-Take down and pack away Christmas Decorations- Check-Move furniture back to living-room- Check-Vacuum all carpet- Check-Run two loads of laundry- Check -Bathe Roy- Check-Update blog-Check 🙂 Now to crash on the couch with a cup of coffee and a Country Women magazine. Life is good!

…is this Hawthorne tree with little red berries. Don’t they look pretty against the snow? When we got a rapid accumulation of snow the other night, I was thrilled! It doesn’t seem like winter when all you’ve had is freezing temperatures and NO SNOW!!! I was hoping for a white Christmas but alas, it was… Continue reading Outside my front window…..

Here are the pictures as promised of all the Christmas goodies. Photo credit goes to T.W for kindly taking all the pictures since I’d forgotten and frantically called asking her to help me out. 🙂 Thanks sis! White Chocolate Lemon Cream Cheese Truffles These were so much fun to make and of course I made… Continue reading Christmas Gifts 2011

As I sit here waiting for my cup of tea to brew (its got to be brewed for a good 5 minutes or it isn’t tea. 😉 I’m thinking back on the past few weeks, indeed, actually the past months or the latter half of 2011. It was a great year in so many ways,… Continue reading 2011, Christmas Baking, Odds and ends, 2012, Baby……