Roasting Pan Woes

Somehow this was inserted as a page. I have deleted it from that section and put it back up. I apologize for the repeat. ~ ~ ~ This past week, I picked up a roast for, well, dinner with the intent on making it the next night. I have never cooked a roast before, but I...

What do you get when you cross…

A cat with a box? Well, if you have a box, you are bound to find a cat in it… if you have a cat, that is. I am sure that is why whoever came up with cat boxes was aware of this. A box, regardless of whether it is cardboard or plastic, will attract a cat. Heck, my cats...

A Different Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was different. Well, perhaps it wasn’t that different. Perhaps it was just me. Perhaps I just noticed the difference this year. Well, last year, Thanksgiving was at my house, which was a complete change. This year, like most years, we visited...

What’s sexy to you?

When I was young, I had a completely different idea of what a sexy man was. It involved a killer body, a chiseled face, intelligence, and a sense of humor. Not that I know if any of these are intelligent (well, Phelps is supposed to be) or have a good sense of humor,...

Going Grain-Free

Last week, I stepped on the scale and was less than happy. Okay. I was very unhappy. Except for when pregnant with Lily, I had never weighed that much in my life. Okay, I’d weighed more when carrying a 25 lb backpack, but not by much. At that moment, I decided I...

Purging for a packrat

My child is a packrat. I think most children are, but how do you get them to let go of stuff they no longer use. Lily doesn’t mind getting rid of clothes that don’t fit her, but toys? Oh, my God! You would think that I’d asked her to cut off her arm....