Chris, Olivia and I are all recovering from miserable colds. Olivia finally went back to school today having missed Tues and Wed. And while I hate her being sick, I’ve loved having her home and making her breakfast in bed. After dropping Liv off at school, I headed to Champaign to run some errands. How sad is [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Brrrrrr…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Apple Dumplings
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Olivia had a friend spend the night on Thursday and they wanted to bake something. I remembered I’d bought everything to make these earlier in the week. It was a perfect recipe for beginning bakers. They were amazing! And yes, that is Mountain Dew in the ingredient list. It makes the sauce extra good. I [...]
Potato Soup
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I made this for dinner on Wed.-Olivia loved it-enough said! I added appox 1 cup of chopped ham. Ingredients 2 large or 3 medium baking potatoes, baked or microwaved 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 can (14.5 fl. oz.) chicken broth 1 can (12 [...]
Monday
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up this morning feeling a little sad about things. I’ve loved every second of the holiday break with Olivia and Chris. I’m not ready for it to end. Chris got up this morning at 4:15 to get back to the craziness that is his job(s). Olivia is still asleep but will be heading [...]
Happy 2011!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t posted here in a while. Mainly because everything I type sounds so goofy. I really love reading other people’s blogs but having one of my own feels so strange. I do enjoy sharing pics and recipes so I’ll probably stick with that format. For now, here’s a couple pics of my house at [...]
