“Turn the tree on mommy. Make me happy”. That is how I started the morning. Obviously, we have a fake tree. And we only got as far as putting it up last night (it is prelit, so we didn’t have to worry about the lights). Tonight, we are doing ornaments.… Read More »Madison’s Quote of the Day

Woo hoo! I made it to 13 weeks today. I am officially out of the first trimester. Now to bigger and better and scarier things in the second trimester. I have a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday (I think), so I will let you all know how it goes. I can… Read More »13 weeks

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold the computer guy to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him, “So, what was wrong?”… Read More »Computer Trouble

Christmas Cookie Recipe 1 cup of water 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup of sugar 1 tsp salt 1 cup of brown sugar lemon juice 4 large eggs 1 cup nuts 2 cups of dried fruit 1 bottle Crown Royal – Sample the Crown Royal to check quality. – Take… Read More »Christmas Cookie Recipe

I finally talked Bill into letting me cater Christmas Eve. Why is this important? Well, there will be 9 of us and 2 kids. That’s a lot of food. Also, we leave Christmas morning for Green Bay. For a week. I really do not want to leave that mess for… Read More »Christmas Eve