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chunky jello show down

February 17, 2010

Today I am packing to go to Mom 2.0 – WHOO HOO! I don’t get out much so this is a BIG deal.
I am packing my camera.
I am packing my laptop.
I am packing jello…

This is a container of my grandmother’s famous beet jello.
Yes, beet jello does exist. Oh, and while we are talking in italics…why [...]

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Just Desserts

December 28, 2009

I am a big fan of dessert.
Don’t even THINK of taking me out to eat and skipping the most important course. If I had to choose I would choose dessert over all the other courses.  It is that good.
Blog-Stedman can take or leave dessert.  Leave dessert?
Leave without having dessert?
Obviously, opposites attract.
Love conquers all…even dessert disparity.

The [...]

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Four

December 15, 2009

My dearest Rhett,

You own four.
Four is being in charge.  Four is telling a joke.  Four is orchestrating an elaborate game that no one but you understands how to play.
Four is bright eyes.  Four is a mischievous grin.  Four is quietly laying down on the couch for a much needed nap.
Four is loud.  Four is boisterous.  [...]

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This post was deep fat fried

October 16, 2009

I went to the State Fair of Texas for the first time on Thursday.
I know!  I know!
I have been claiming Texas as home for nearly 20 years, yet I hadn’t been to it’s official fair…oh, and speaking about OFFICIAL:

Yes, it is true.
Not only is the State Fair of Texas BIG, but it also boasts to [...]

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I demand the return of quirky milk

October 11, 2009

Since the pregnancy of my third child I have been lactose-intolerant.
Holy crap!  She is way too deep into TMI-land.
Because of this dairy-aversion, I have been drinking soy milk for years.  So many years that I actually like it.  So many years that I actually prefer it.
Rhett, whose pregnancy caused my body mayhem, is also better [...]

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The $17.99 cake give or take $48.99

June 9, 2009

Holly’s middle son, Reid is turning six this week.
Happy birthday Reid!
Because Reid’s mother is not the actual June Cleaver, Holly needed to purchase cakes.
She needed two – one for a family party on Sunday and one for a kid party on Wednesday.
Load up the minivan!
Holly is going to Target…

Because Holly has been to Target a [...]

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Why no one calls me Holly Homemaker

January 28, 2009

I have my talents, but some of the job description of homemaker is a bit out of my skill set.
Here are three homemaking-related questions that have come up over the last 12 hours:
1. What are these greenish-blue crystals that appear in Rhett’s tub?

The crystals magically appear while the tub is being filled. There [...]

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