In fifth grade, I started going out with a boy. Going out entailed...well...nothing really. It was fifth grade and we were still mostly in...

If you've ever wondered why I'm not an outdoor girl, I give you Exhibit A: I once dated this guy who was an animal when it came to g...

Her name was Elizabeth Skinner. She was one of my childhood inspirations. She taught me how to take a small idea and brainstorm it into some...

True Story. I worked in an office of six supervisors with about forty people under them. I was one of the forty and every few months the sup...

I was thinking about my favorite teachers and my HS bio teacher comes to mind. He was challenging and it brought out the best in me. Even th...

I don't have a scanner or I would post tons of humiliating pics of me when I was skinny, had thick hair and unfortunately had these adva...

Having made the bodice and petticoat of my wedding dress I realized I had a small problem. In finding the prettiest fabric ever , I had se...

Part I , Part II , Finale Having made the top half of my wedding dress, I now needed to find the perfect fabric for the skirt. It's poss...

I always thought it might be fun to do a Q & A someday on my blog, but you will have to wait until I get more traffic. Most of you who r...

Part I , Part III , Finale The odds of my truly becoming a princess a la Princess Diaries are slim. However, I was determined to feel like ...

This edition of What I Made comes in installments. Part II . Part III , Finale When I started shopping for my wedding dress, I had a pre...

When I first set up house with the Businessman, I realized quickly how expensive spices can be. I grew up with my mom's spice rack and w...

We are fortunate enough to have a drive-in theater in our town. Drive-in's are slowly going extinct and it's very sad. I love the o...

The day of Yummy's birthday I was in his classroom doling out a fresh batch of cupcakes when the receptionist came into the room claimi...

Last May, my oldest son was getting very excited for his fifth birthday. He was no longer going to be a child anymore. We were thick in the ...

I know I hung up that big old carrot yesterday. I know you want a real sweet, juicy story that will make you 100% happy with your current pa...

I love my husband, the Businessman. He makes me laugh. He beats me a trivia sometimes. He's a great dad. He's taking me to Hawaii. A...

The Businessman came into our room the other night with one of those smug grins of someone who made a truly revolutionary discovery. "I...

A couple weeks ago, the Businessman told me he would take me to Hawaii for our ten year anniversary if I ran 4.2 miles on the treadmill. Han...

Several years ago, two poor but very in love and newly engaged college students decided to spend Spring Break in New Orleans. Armed with eve...