Now that I have been in Rhode Island for half a year, I will let you know what it is like here. I will begin by telling you about the driving habits and manners of Rhode Island drivers. Here are some Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s
Just go around a car on the right if it is turning [...]
A couple of years ago at Christmas, we had some very yummy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies at Mom’s house. Unfortunately, we forgot to mark which recipe was so delicious. I searched online for Betty Crocker cookbooks and found the recipe below. I wasn’t able to tell if this is the same recipe because my memory [...]
Luke and I just heard thunder and saw lightning for the first time since moving to Rhode Island!! The last time we experienced thunder and lightning was our last night in Tennessee over 6 months ago!!
Last week, Luke and I made plans for an at home date on Friday night.
Here’s how we planned it.
We would have our meal in our own kitchen while the kids enjoyed a picnic in the floor in their room. After eating, we would have our movie in the living room while the kids watched one [...]
Luke and I have discovered that we do not get along with Time very well. Somehow he always runs ahead of us and beats us wherever we want to go. Here are a few ways that we have fooled Time into thinking he is winning when we are really giving ourselves a head start.
We do [...]
Luke has been teaching me how to edit the style sheet for my blog. It is SO exciting to see a change in my blog that I did (mostly by myself)!
The background picture is one we took in 2005 while on vacation in Texas. I used a tool called pipette to find colors [...]
Well, I knew the day would come, but it came a little sooner than expected! Anna Marie has decided that she likes just “Anna” better than “Anna Marie.” The reason? The name of her best friend in Rhode Island is Hannah. We have been talking about how Anna and Hannah have the same meaning because [...]
This is probably the hardest post for me yet. It is about very important opportunities in life that you should never let pass you by….yet I have. And I’m not proud of that fact. I think it is important that I share this. Maybe it can help others. Maybe it can even help me.
When [...]
I was forwarded the following story. I didn’t want to forward it because I didn’t want to send everything at the bottom of the forward. You know, “send this to 5 people,” etc…. I just wanted to share it. So, here it is on my blog.
You are in your car driving home. Thoughts wander to [...]
Here is a yummy snack that Luke and I came up with.
1 small apple diced
1 heaping T of peanut butter (creamy, crunchy, or mixed)
1/4 c dry oatmeal
2-3 T apple juice
A good drizzle of honey
Stir all this together thoroughly and enjoy. Note that these measurements are estimates. I usually do not measure the ingredients. Have a [...]
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