Ty. The lake is so close that I’ve probably walked passed it almost every day since we bought our home. It’s the perfect distance to get in a good 30 minute walk. I still need to bake too for my small group. But my sshopping has been just for the parents, husband, tiny human and brother as we will see them Christmas…

Aw. Ty. I love that she wakes up almost every morning asking if we can do school stuff. It’s amazing. I hope the holidays find you healthy happy and safe. 

The tea room sounds like a lovely idea as gift. My mom & I would visit one in I think New Hope that was really nice. I really want to take the tiny human to one when she’s a wee bit older. 

We made them during the storm which coincided with us learning about chocolate from the Rainforest in our school lessons. Btw which we tried all sorts of chocolate and chocolate type foods 

Congratulations. That’s epic !!! Good for you. Early on in my relationship with my husband (20 ish years ago) he had an epic fight on the phone with his mother over the fact she could NOT accept the two of us together. My husband slammed the phone down so hard that he broke it. Well, she called back a second and third…

I made chili with 4 types of beans and tons colorful peppers. It was sooooo good. And chocolate caramel brownies 

I thing it’s been a very long year and I am quite sorry for all that you’ve been through. That is a lot to process and deal with. Hugs to you. I had a miscarriage before my daughter and it was terrible in so many ways. Also, I’m really glad you voiced your concerns and they are listening. I think a lot of times for…

Yeah I hear. I need a good Irish coffee to get me through BUT definitely putting it off at least a few more days

Seems like a good plan on the food to go. I feel like that is always our biggest issue at this point. We go through so much produce and fresh stuff ( bread, milk, eggs) etc that I’ve actually considered starting to order from a local farm market for delivery. We’ve been lucky that our numbers locally are low BUT we…

I’m kinda jealous. The tiny human hasn’t really experienced a decent snowfall ever. And ooooooo the fish !!! That I have not got either. We do a seafood fiesta ourselves on Christmas Eve somewhat adapted from our Italian in-laws.

Impressive on how long that kitchen gadget was purchased. Plus yum to cream cheese cookies. I invested in a cookie gun press a few years back from Pampered Chef. It’s perfect for making spritz cookies that I do every holiday. 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! How’s your holiday shopping going? Last minute shopper? I’m usually somewhere in between. This year tho, I successfully managed to do it ALL online. Well, except for a calendar that arrived missing half the photos. Now I just need to wrap everything. Luckily Santa does not wrap the 3 presents he leaves…

I finally saw the part about bras!!! That made me snort a little chuckle. TY. Needed that. And hysterical really. I’m can clearly see this scenario going down. The tiny human told a woman last year that she had big boobs like her mommy while we were cloths shopping. Sigh. Out of the mouth of babes.

Yay & TY. 

Hopefully soon for you !!! Ours has a great system. You can requests books for pickup. This is how I’ve been picking out our school subject books & my personal reading. BUT they still allow you to browse and pick out your own too. You have to wear a mask inside and sanitize your hands upon entering. Plus returned…

I’ve been in remission for a few years but have had flares ups off and on. The past few months tho I’ve been dealing with terrible heartburn. I need to get into my GI but I really don’t want to go to NYC during a major pandemic. So I’ve just been trying to learn to stress less however you do that in times like these.…

ooooooOooooooo please do it and tell us how it comes out. I’ve attempted a few times on my own traditional ones and I totally see what you mean about over stuffing them. I’ve been lucky enough to get the dough the right consistency tho. 

I’m sorry :-/ I truly hope you find some relief with your infusion. I have Crohn’s myself and am high risk for developing MS. When I was at my worst I was on an infusion drug called remicade and I swear it was the only thing that helped. 

That is truly amazing looking. Your posts always make me hungry and thinking I should cook more adventurously. My Aunt is currently our lead family pierogi maker currently. She recently gave a ton of her favorite recipes for them tho soooooo I’m nervous. I’ve got big shoes to fill. I did get back on the poultry making…

Yeah ... we had some construction going on and a spot that had open sheet rock and she decided to make her own home renovation. She also has a passion for used socks and slippers. And those tiny fisher price farm animals. She’s systematically eating them one by one.