About a week before the long weekend our good friend Tony called and asked us if we wanted to go away on a quick little get away. He was going to surprise his wife with a little trip to someplace warm. We searched and searched for a cheap last-minute trip to Mexico, but with so … More Airport Adventures

I love Gel nails and have been doing that for years, but I am not creative or artistic  enough to make a design or pattern so I was looking for a way to spruce up my manicure game when I spied these fun looking Coconut nail art packages at Wal-Mart. I have tried the Jamberry … More Coconut Nail Art

Everyone is always thinking of ways to better themselves and The New Year always seems like the perfect time to start. I have made so many New Year’s Resolution’s over the years and it seems there is a common theme among them, eating better and exercising more. Blah, Blah, Blah… You’d Think by now I … More New Years Resolutions

A Couple days ago my niece Quincy asked me if she could come over Saturday night to make her mom a birthday cake. My sister Nancy’s birthday is the easiest Birthday to remember, New Years Eve. What a fun day to have a birthday too, everyone around the world is celebrating! It’s also Caden’s birthday … More Cakes and New Year’s Eve Birthdays

Wow I can’t believe Christmas has come and gone already! All that I forgot to do or didn’t do right this year can’t be changed, it’s all in the past now, and I can’t change anything,all I can do is try to do better next year. I struggled this year on a lot of different areas…  … More Christmas 2017

Nothing says Merry Christmas  quite like unexpected expenses during the holidays 😦 Sunday evening after a fun-filled evening with my family I went upstairs to clean up the cookie making mess and noticed the kitchen sink wasn’t draining… Doug and I plunged and tried to snake it out ourselves with no luck. Then we decided … More Clogged Pipes and Drained Bank Accounts

I love me a good sugar cookie, but making them has never been a favorite of mine… except for when I am making them with my family. Knowing that my whole family was going to be together for Sunday dinner I decided it would be worth the effort to make sugar cookies. Saturday I made … More Christmas Cookies

I was doing so good blogging up until the holiday season hit and then It came to a screeching halt! I sure miss the good ol days when I would be done with my Christmas  shopping before Thanksgiving even rolled around, those days have been gone for a while now, but this year I think … More Holiday Stress

  Ever since I can remember the weekend after Thanksgiving my mom and sisters/ sister in-laws have gotten together to jump-start the holidays with a Christmas gift exchange and food! It started out as gingerbread house making and gift exchange  but over the years we slowly got tired of it or we got less creative … More Christmas Sister Gifts Tradition

This year for thanksgiving Tyler was scheduled to work so he couldn’t come home for the holiday, we decided if he couldn’t come home we would come to him, the fact that it’s a nice 75 degrees in St George may have helped in our decision making. When our good friends Paul and Renate found … More Thanksgiving 2017