June 6, 2012

I don’t think it’s ever happened in the nearly 11 years we’ve had our dog.  I was sound asleep and I heard our dark barking.  Just a “woof” and it took me a while to realize I wasn’t dreaming.  Then once I was awake I thought maybe he was having a bad dream.  He usually sleeps at the foot of our bed on a blanket...

Thanks for all your well wishes for Hannah as she moves on with the next chapter of her life – I appreciate it! I am out of my beloved Chobani, so I went with Dannon’s Oikos greek yogurt – it was just okay.  Luckily I had super sweet strawberries and my coconut crunch granola on top to make up for it.   Breakfast comes in at...

It seems just like yesterday that Hannah was this big. Truth be told, I think Hannah has been preparing to move out since the age of 12.  She even had a list on the back of bedroom door (known as “command central”) of things she was going to have in her “future apartment.” And yesterday was the day she moved out!  She moved in with...

I ended up freezing the rest of my leftover taco stuff from Memorial day.  I think by Day 5, even though I said I could eat Mexican every day, I need to broaden my horizons next week, with say, you know – fruit and vegetables?  They have been sorely lacking this past week. Breakfast was ground sirloin egg tacos with cilantro, cheese and salsa.  These...

A woman hosts a luncheon and she serves lobster rolls.  Everyone raved about them! They had fresh lobster, mayo, lemon zest, celery with a hint of lemon juice and lemon zest, served on a fresh baked bun – heaven!  She passed out the recipe.  One of her friends said “I made your lobster roll and it was awful!”  The woman didn’t know what to say,...