Kevin turned 11 :)

My sweet boy turned 11 in April..we had a jam packed birthday week...we went to Longhorn's for his birthday dinner (allergy safe)  Then we went all day to Six Flags...and then shopping and presents galore.  You only turn 11 once and boy did we celebrate it!

Thank you for visiting my little corner on the net and letting me share my life with you!

I would love to hear from you:)

4th of July Pictures

Happy Fourth of July Friends...Be safe <3 td="">

  

Can you see the little flags that are outlining the mulch?

Pictures From Sunday!

 My Husband takes me to church...and to Starbucks.....
Love the Lord, oh, yes I do!!
He is my strength 

Food Pictures and A Little Blurb

Happy Little dough all risen

Pork chops with mushrooms, rice and steamed asparagus people  :)

Roasted Chicken, au gratin potatoes and fresh green beans

Cabbage Rolls!!!!!..Ummmm..YUMMY!!

Cabbage Rolls plated with breaded squash...

Lasagna all ready to go in the oven

This was a Birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas

Chocolate Brownie with Peppermint

This dish is always fun, and a crowd pleaser every single time.
It has a block of softened creamed cheese, cocktail sauce and cocktail shrimp..served with crackers of your liking.  We always pick a cracker that is safe (nut free and good)

Relish Tray 

Desert Table.....

More desserts added to the dessert table....

…..and more desserts

Prime Rib!!!

Everything you see here was made by me at some point.  I will be posting all my pictures that I have taken through the years and adding them to my blog.  These food pictures were obviously taken at Christmas and other times...all the food I make is always made with love.  I  put love in everything I make.  If you ever need a recipe for something that I have made, you are always welcome to ask me in the comments.  I have also posted a ton of recipes in my sidebar that I have made..take a gander.

Today is Monday and July 2nd  We are in the middle of summer.  A beautiful warm summer.
We went out to dinner tonight and had some pizza.
It was a nice easy day.

Lazy days of summer kids.
We go swimming a lot as we have a pool here in our subdivision.  A beautiful subdivision it is too.  My husband bought me our forever home here and I just love it soooo much!

Happy Blogging my friends.

cleaning things up :)

I am doing some much needed Blog cleaning...…
I'm getting there.....

Things are a changing and things are a coming...……
I'm excited, kids!!!!!

testing!!!

Can you all see this?

Happy Summer everyone!

Running on Sunshine

When my very first baby was born, oh so many years ago...sometimes feels like yesterday,,,,I would put Tony in his stroller and walk...I walked all over our little beach town.  I walked so much people recognized me when I was out at other places..LOL    I really enjoyed those days, life was so simpler then.  It is funny, I didn't realize it until now.  What I thought was hard, was actually easy.  My love for those long walks did not stop with Tony...I did it with all my children.  Now that my children are all either grown up or in school...my love for walking has turned to running.  I run, and I run a lot!!!!  I run so much, my husband got me these running shoes for Christmas.  One of my very favorite gifts of all times.  I put my earbuds in and turn on a favorite youtuber and run.....I may not be good, I may not be fast...but it is my journey, and I love it!!!!  It helps so much with my anxiety of sending Kevin to school.  That is so hard to overcome...but with each new day it does get easier :)  

Georgia Morning January 23, 2018

January 18th, 2018..Thursday..SNOW DAY!!

So...here we are....another snow day...I love it...LOL.
It is so pretty and cold!
After living in California for almost my whole life..these seasons are glorious.

Don't get me wrong, sometimes they are a little scary and stressful, but I do love Georgia!!
We are in our forever home that I hope one day to have tons of grandbabies and great grandbabies in.

We are snowbound today, so what am I going to do...I have a plan...
I am going to deep clean my crockpots...they need it!
My one crockpot was given to me by my grandmother, so I must take extra care of it.
Happy Thursday!!
Stay warm!

New Car!!

YES!!!

Yes, he did....lol


My husband had bought me a brand new Ford Edge over 5 years ago.  I kept that car in pristine condition  The dealer said he had never seen a car so well kept.  The teacher in the carline said she had never seen such a clean car in the carline...why, because I clean it and take pride in what I have.  I don't trash my things especially things my husband has worked very hard to give me  Anyway, those compliments really made me feel good.  The little things.

Anyway, it was time.  We traded my Edge for a 2018 Ford Explorer with all the bells and whistles.. I LOVE MY CAR...lol... it makes me happy  

If you have been reading here for any amount of time, you will know, I don't practically love driving...but, in this car...I love driving... ;)

I wanted to put this in my blog so I could keep it for my memory.

I love you, Kevin!

Thank you for my car.  I feel like a princess

Oh, also, my sweet beautiful girl turned 16 last June and she got her Driver's license....I was so proud :)
She is also is in Dual enrollment at school...high school and college.
So for her birthday in June, we got her a brand new Ford Focus :)
I love Ford.

My little one came in third in the school spelling bee against 2 fifth graders.  He is in 4th grade...LOL  Smart little cookie he is :)


.....and my Tony, he will be married soon.  He has found "the" girl <3 br="">
No school today or tomorrow due to inclement weather and impassable roads.

It has been snowing a lot here.

Have a great evening and stay safe and warm
XO XO

Georgia Monday Morning !

I snapped this picture this morning.  I thought it was such a pretty picture,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful January.

Today's plan is to do an extreme cleaning day...I have my list ready and I am ready to go......Happy Monday :)

Instant Pot!!

 Yes.....I am sure, I am probably one of the last to get an Instant Pot....My husband got it for me at Kohl's for Black Friday...I am SUPER excited!!


I think I am more excited to make yogurt than I am to make a roast in ten minutes...LOL..Hey, if you have any recipes please share with me...you can share them with me here in the comments, on my Instagram, Facebook page or email......I need help as I just got this and need some tried and true tips :)


My husband also picked me up a few other goodies at the store..looky at all the fun kitchen gadgets...I love my kitchen gadgets...LOL..Happy cooking!


Happy Friday!!!

I am also finishing up putting up Christmas...oh, how I love Christmas!!!

Leftovers for dinner.........

Happy Thanksgiving From Me!!!

 I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving :)  Ours was very Happy and busy...I cooked everything.  Put lots of love in everything I made and now we have lots of lovely leftovers......;)

Here are some pictures I took of me right before dinner...my kids call me Mama <3 font="">

Learning My Laptop

Hey!!!    Fixing the font.......Figured it out...woohoo :)

Okay...now...I need to learn how to post a picture...

okay,,,,that was harder...LOL...

Tuesday Before Thanksgiving :)

I have been preparing for Thanksgiving.  Oh, boy do I love it

For my birthday last July...July 24th to be exact...I turned 47....47??!!!  I am thrilled to be 47 and a few grey hairs have popped up...my husband says he can't see them...but I do.  I have earned them and I am so happy to be 47...every day I am here is a gift from God and I am thankful :)  Anyway, here I go digressing again.....for my birthday, my husband got me a new computer...a laptop.  I have never had a laptop before..my kids all have them, my husband has one...but I have always used a regular desk computer.  I never realized the freedom the laptop gives you...I am still getting used to it.  BUT!!!  This means I can hopefully BLOG more...like in the carline, before bed...etc.....lol..


Not sure how to fix my font.....lol...I am a comic sans girl...

I made the Italian Christmas cookies today with my daughter.  My beautiful daughter is now 16....she is just lovely and SMART!!!!

Tomorrow I will be do everything possible that I can, to prep for Thanksgiving.  I do all the cooking so everything on my table is safe for my son...he can eat it all and know that it is safe  ......

    I am going to post this...and see how it posts on my laptop...this could be the start of something awesome <3 br="" nbsp="">

Getting Ready for Fall :0)

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 

Fall!!!!
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Tempeh

If you have not tried this yet, you need too.  It is sooooooo good :0)

As most of you know, I do not eat meat so I love it when I find something new and delicious and healthy.

This dish is Buckwheat Soba Noodles with Smokey Maple Tempeh.  Google Tempeh if you are unsure of what it is *Wink Wink*

Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone is safe and sound after Irma!!!

Much love!

Beautiful Drive

I drive this road nearly everyday and I think it is just beautiful anytime of year :0)
*PS...I was not driving when I took this photo 

Still Juicing :)

My beloved Blog <3 font="" nbsp="">

I found Dandelion Greens at Whole Foods!

They are supposed to help clean your liver

Here is to a happy liver :)

Food!

 Here is a Pasta Bake made with whole wheat noodles, ground beef, sauce and lots of cheese

 Italian Sausage with onions and green peppers on a Hoagie Roll........

Beef Roast with Carrots and Potatoes cooked in the slowcooker all day served with Homemade Dinner Rolls.....

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer...we have been spending a lot of our days at the pool, getting a lot of Vitamin D...LOL.

Today we are going to just relax at home and I am going to catch up on some organizing I have been wanting to do.  I bought a few new cookbooks that I am excited to read, too.  I am hosting Father's Day plus a Birthday party on the 19th so I want to prepare my menu for that...You all know how I love to entertain :)

We have a movie and lunch out planned for this week, too.  We are going to see Angry Birds..anyone see that yet?

We will go to one of the safe restaurants that is on our list..there are just a few that we can go too...

Kevin's Allergy is always a learning process..it is a 24/7 job..lots of researching and planning goes into keeping him safe...as I have always said, NUTS are EVERYWHERE! We are in this together though :)

My dearest friend here though is in it with me, she has a child also with food allergies, so she "gets" me and I "get" her :) I thank God for her, it is nice to have a friend that I can talk with about this.

It has been really nice here..lots of sun and beautiful pop up rain showers..I just LOVE the weather here.

Tonight's dinner will be leftovers, considering I have a lot of leftovers..LOL.

Cheers to a Happy and Safe Summer!
Coffee time XO XO

Summer!!

The lazy days of summer are here :)  Two wonderful months of sunshine, poolfun, relaxing and not having to set the alarm.  We had a wonderful school year, but I so look forward to summer and having my babies home.

Me~~~~2016 :)

Hi::::::waiving::::::

I had my checkup last week..I am healthy.
I have to say, adding the drink water app to my phone and my FitBit helps me on my healthy journey :)
10,000 steps a day ;)