Today is my car’s 12th birthday. She’s only been driven 115,000 miles and looks pretty good for her age, until yesterday. I got a little too close to a concrete pillar in my hair salon’s garage and badly scraped and dented the back passenger side door. I was so mad at myself for hurting her!! …
I really got out of my regular exercise routine over the past two weeks. I’ve been able to run, play tennis, spin, and do weights over the past two days and I already feel so much better. I’m sore and tired, but it’s a good thing! Athleta is having a huge sale right now and…
When I saw how to make salted candles in the December issue of Martha Stewart, I knew that this was a project that I would have to try. The picture below is from the Martha Stewart website and you can click here for a link to the directions. This project is super easy. All you…
Isn’t it fun to win something? While I was in Vermont, I got an email from Shelly of Chic Crafty Chic telling me the great news that I was the winner of a Wilton prize package from her Cookie Blog Carnival. When I returned home, my package was waiting for me, and it was a…
Does anyone else feel like they’ve done nothing but eat for the last few days? I am itching to run, but it won’t happen today because we are going to Richmond to meet family that we haven’t seen for a while in Cary Town. I’m hoping to at least get to walk around a bit…
This is the first Christmas in a long time that we’ve had with snow on the ground. Virginia had a gigantic snow storm while we were in Vermont and we missed all of the excitement. Christmas Day here brings freezing rain instead of snow. We had a very nice Christmas Eve dinner here last night…
It’s vacation time for the Sweet Peas. We are driving all day today to reach our destination, Vermont!! We are skiing Friday through Monday and then relaxing at The Woodstock Inn until Wednesday when we make the long journey back to Virginia. Our laptop is dead and didn’t come with us, so I won’t be…
Do you need a quick gift to make for friends, family, or coworkers? If so, consider trying these irresistible sugar coated pecans. Sugar Coated Pecans 2 egg whites 1 T water 1 T vanilla 2 pounds pecan halves 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon Directions: 1. …
Blogland has been full of great tutorials on how to make coaster sets. I have a whole box of white tiles left over from our bathroom remodel and knew that this was a project that I really wanted to try. I cut scrapbook paper to size and applied it with Modge Podge. Can you believe…
I’m joining Joan at Anything Goes Here again this week for Vintage Christmas Monday. If you missed my post last week, you can see it here. Be sure to visit Joan’s blog to see all of this week’s vintage Christmas treasures. One of my favorite Christmas decorations to use in my kitchen is this vintage…
When I saw these stars in Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazine, I knew that I would have to make a few. They are incredibly easy to make. All you need is paper, scissors, and a stapler. I used contractor’s paper that comes on a big roll because I knew that Mama could use the rest of…
I’m joining Joan at Anything Goes Here for her third Vintage Christmas Monday. If you are a lover of vintage or antiques, check out Joan’s blog. My mother has very fond memories of her neighbor’s Econolite sitting on top of the tv from when she was a child. We found one at an antique sale…