Our “Oklahoma kids” had us over for a lovely, tasty, homemade dinner this evening — at their very cute home. One of the foods on the menu was Acorn Squash. I heart squash. They used Pioneer Woman’s “Sweet-Roasted-Rosemary-Acorn-Squash recipe. You can find it here. Oh Lordie …..is it ever good! I scraped my squash wedges … Read More
How the other half lives . . .
As previously mentioned in yesterday’s post — DIY Guy and I spent the weekend in the Twin Cities — both of them … as in Minneapolis AND St. Paul. Our hotel in Edina was amazing. Check out these rooms . . . Pretty nice rooms. Nicely appointed. Beautiful beds… However, Those are a couple of … Read More
Made the best of it
It snowed on Friday. No big deal here in MinneSNOWta We had a full weekend planned with friends Original plan was a trip to Lake Geneva, WI We traded that trip in for more local trip – (totally unrelated to weather) Friday First stop: Shopping at TJ Maxx (the girls) 2nd stop: Dinner downtown @ … Read More
The Spirit of God dances… He can’t be tamed. He won’t be contained. He refuses to be confined to a weekend retreat, an evening meeting, or a moment of devotion. He doesn’t follow schedules, programs, or agendas, and He doesn’t wait for His name to be called. The Spirit of God dances. He dances right … Read More
Will a bribe work?
I ate this tonight. While I savored the graham cracker crust with layers of cheesecake, pumpkin and fresh whipped cream – I thought of you. Yes, you . . . and the other 50+ people who stop by this blog throughout the day and/or week. I thought how you would probably love to make this … Read More
To buy or not to buy?
Back in April, I posted about the kids saying good-bye to Tanya, who had drove her last mile. You can read about it here if your memory fails you like mine does. “Tanya”, as Baby Girl affectionately called the 1990 Camry, died of transmission failure. Tanya’s demise meant we had some car decisions to make. Do … Read More
That was fast!
WOW. Talk about a fast and full weekend! Sheesh. Time flew – but it was so fun. We had recreation time . . . . . .and a wedding that we all attended . . . Where we did a little catching up with friends as we celebrated a marriage with their family These … Read More
They’re driving . . .
These two are on the road. Driving. From Cincinnati > through Indiana > then Illinois > followed by Wisconsin > then crossing the mighty Mississippi into Minnesota > and picking up brother in Winona > and hoping he will drive the last 50 minutes of the trip. Oh how I hate it when the kids … Read More
trickling in . . .
The kids have begun to trickle in — “in” being home. Baby Girl arrived this afternoon — She was already settled in by the time I got home from work – and shortly after my arrival she brought out her art folder to show me the art projects she had done. Memories came flooding back … Read More
A day in the life . . .
I live in Minnesota. The frozen tundra. Snow is expected. Snow should not be a surprise to the people here. Even snow that arrives on October 12th. Yet, every year when the first flakes begin to fall, the people here go nuts — like it’s some novelty. Some people here actually LIKE the snow. … Read More