Well, not world-famous, but in my circle of family and friends, I am known for making a mean mess of chili. I thought I would share my recipe with you. The secret is cooking it in a slow cooker or crock pot for at least 4 hours so that the beans get good and soft and the hamburger meat melts in your mouth. Yum! Ingredients: 2 Cans of Bushs Chili Beans (I use Mild) (small cans) 1 Can of Bushs dark red kidney beans  (small cans) 1-2 pounds of ground beef or chuck 1 packet of Chili Season... Read Full Story

Chasing The Fog. Sounds like a book title, doesn't it? Nope. It is what I did yesterday morning. I never knew Fog was so hard to catch! Yesterday morning, I came home after a 14 hour night shift to find The Hubs sick as a dog, so it was up to me to get Monkey off to school. As I drove him to school, I noticed that about 4 miles from the house, the fog was dense AND someone was burning something, causing a thick mist to surround the barren trees. It was picture perfect. I had to get a photo o... Read Full Story

My friend Maya at Springtree Road is hosting November In Black & White again, just like she did last year. Hard to believe it has been a year since I "met" her and Gayle, another friend I made through November In B & W.  Enjoy!                   Read Full Story

Since starting this blog two years ago, I have had some awesome opportunities. And this last one has simply been one of the coolest yet! I am now a book reviewer for the Chicken Soup For The Soul Books. Yep, I am one of their blog reviewers. I mean, how cool is that?!  I have been reading these books for 15 years and now I get to jabber all I want about them AND give away free copies! Anyway, they sent me one of their latest releases, Chicken Soup For The Soul, What I Learned From The ... Read Full Story

The winner of the Etsy Surprise Goodie Box Giveaway is #150, Kitty of Liquid Ambar Studio. Congratulations!!! Thanks to all of you who entered. Be looking for more giveaways coming soon!  Read Full Story

Yesterday, Monkey was complaining about his leg being sore. Actually, what he said was: "Mom, My leg wrist hurts!" Me: "Honey (hiding a grin), Do you mean your ankle?" Monkey: "Oh yeah! My ankle!" Read Full Story

Yesterday, Monkey was complaining about his leg being sore. Actually, what he said was: "Mom, My leg wrist hurts!" Me: "Honey (hiding a grin), Do you mean your ankle?" Monkey: "Oh yeah! My ankle!" Read Full Story

 Lately I have had some projects going on that simply required more interesting fonts than what I had on hand, so I went on a search. My favorite place to find new fonts is KevinandAmanda.com. Amanda is quite creative and offers free goodies a lot on her blog, so you just have to check it out. I thought I would share my list with you. If you have any to add, leave them in the comments and I will probably end up making a "Free Fonts" button on my sidebar....one of these days.  Da... Read Full Story

 Lately I have had some projects going on that simply required more interesting fonts than what I had on hand, so I went on a search. My favorite place to find new fonts is KevinandAmanda.com. Amanda is quite creative and offers free goodies a lot on her blog, so you just have to check it out. I thought I would share my list with you. If you have any to add, leave them in the comments and I will probably end up making a "Free Fonts" button on my sidebar....one of these days.  Da... Read Full Story

When Monkey asks a question and I don't know the answer, his answer used to be be: "But you're a nurse, you know lots of fings". The other day, we went somewhere and my husband and I were chatting with a nurse. When I mentioned that I was a nurse too, Monkey spouted off with this little zinger: "Nuh-Uh, You used to be a nurse. Now you work in a prison. So you're not a nurse anymore". Try explaining to your six year old that you are still a nurse even if you don't work in a hospital, or go to... Read Full Story