It’s Sunday evening again? How did that happen? Where did the weekend go? Actually it was a very good weekend. By Friday night I was exhausted and came directly home from school and relaxed. I read blogs, and then worked on laundry, cleaned up, and then read my book until I fell asleep on the…
Don’t you just love to come home from work to find a package waiting for you? I certainly do! I had to return a few Christmas presents from Athleta and anxiously awaited the arrival of my new things. They came yesterday and all fit perfectly. Mr. SP gave this coat and running top to me…
One of our favorite side dishes for winter is roasted cauliflower. I used to always steam cauliflower and we really didn’t like it that much. I started roasting it and found that roasting gives it a nutty and delicious flavor. Mr. SP and my father-in-law rave over the cauliflower every time I roast it for…
This has been the best Christmas vacation ever for me. I went on a wonderful vacation before Christmas, had a nice Christmas week with family, and then had a week to myself. That’s just about perfect! Does anyone ever really want to go back to work? I know that I don’t. I can come up…
Do you have big plans for the evening? We are going to our club for a dinner/dance. Mr. SP hates dancing, but luckily one of my good friends is coming and we’ll dance while the men sit. I am really not a big fan of NYE, but I do like getting all fancied up for…
Have you dared to step on the scales? I did yesterday and it wasn’t too bad, three and a half pounds. I can tell you what did it: scalloped potatoes, ham, mac and cheese, cinnamon buns, and cookies. I ate this diet for about four days with some added sausage egg casserole, fried oysters, and…
I got crafty the other night and glittered some pine cones. I didn’t have any fancy glitter, so I used some that I’ve had for a long, long time. Like 1991 old. You can see in the close-up picture that glitter is much finer and nicer now-a-days. This nasty old cookie sheet will now be…
I hope that everyone has had a very Merry Christmas. The week has been full of family visits for us. We started off on Tuesday by driving to Radford to celebrate Granny’s 93rd birthday. 93 years is quite an accomplishment! My aunt Nancy stayed in Radford an extra day so that she could visit with…
I’m supposed to be wrapping presents, but I’m taking a break to blog. We are leaving tomorrow night for Okemo and I’ve been busy doing laundry and cleaning. I still need to pack. Oh, and I’m having Mr. SP’s family over for dinner tonight. I really should not be blogging right now, but I want…
I can’t believe that another week has flown by and I didn’t even post one time. We are leaving Monday after work for Vermont for a ski vacation and I’ve been a busy little elf trying to finish up my shopping. The names that are left on my list will receive Vermont maple syrup or…
Today was wreath making day. I made a monogram “S” for my front door and wreaths for over our fireplace, our kitchen door, and one for Mr. SP’s dad. Mr. SP was really sweet and helped me to clip all of the greenery. I set up my wreath making area in our basement. Boy did…
Mr. SP noticed my new hairstyle and commented on it as soon as he gave me a hug and kiss. Bonus points for Mr. SP! We went to Fretwell Bass in downtown Staunton yesterday to pick up the new banjo. It is the first banjo produced for Huss and Dalton’s Cedar Forest series. It’s a…