by melissa on June 15, 2010
I don’t typically post recipes. But when I updated Facebook and Twitter on Sunday with our meat-free dinner menu, I didn’t have the foresight to know that people would be beating down my door for these recipes (okay, okay maybe it wasn’t that drastic but I did get some hollas). Lacking that foresight, I share [...]
by melissa on June 1, 2010
The best part about running a giveaway is drawing a winner! And the winner of the Hi-Tec Women’s V-Lite Lightning HPi shoes is… Jennifer! Here’s how she said she’d use these new shoes: I’d love to win these shoes. I am just starting to exercise (I have lost 45 pounds so far!! and have 120 [...]
by melissa on April 4, 2010
Ahh, I’ll miss the days when I can’t do things like this:
by melissa on March 25, 2010
And the winner is… Tammi from The Hayne Family blog! Tammi won this adorable hat (valued at $19.99) from EliesHappyHats, perhaps one of the cutest etsy shops I’ve seen. If you aren’t Tammi but are till dying for a hat, don’t forget that EliesHappyHats is offering 20% off to Facebook fans from now until Easter. Thanks to [...]
by melissa on February 26, 2010
GUESS WHAT? I wrote this post on Monday night and planned to read over it one last time on Big Roo’s birthday (Tuesday) then post it live. Oh did life have other plans for me! I went into labor instead! Let me post this and then I’ll make my big announcement. I really enjoyed writing [...]
by melissa on February 3, 2010
And you thought the roads were bad…
by melissa on February 1, 2010
Yesterday, I wrote about Saturday’s winter wonderland adventure gone south. Day One in the snow was a mega-fail. I wanted to try again on Sunday but was afraid that asking if he wanted to go play in the snow would be met with an emphatic NO. To my surprise, he nodded enthusiastically and said, “yah!” I’m [...]
by melissa on December 23, 2009
I’m running out of time so I’ll keep this short! Every year, I design a Christmas card. Here’s what I did this year (and some outtakes of pics that didn’t make the cut)– the card has got to be one of my favorites! Thanks to Daddy Roo for coming up with the theme. Merry Christmas [...]
by melissa on November 18, 2009
Maybe it’s because I’m preggers and can only think of food, but with chillier weather and falling leaves, I crave warm, gooey desserts instead of things like Cold Stone Creamery or . The true pinnacle of camping dessert is, of course, s’mores. Gooey marshmallows and warm nearly-melted chocolate sandwiches between two crispy graham crackers. Yummers. [...]
by melissa on October 20, 2009
Hiking. Camping. Kayaking. Rock climbing. Sounds exciting and adventurous, right? But what about when you have a 2-year-old who thinks the berries on that bush over there look yummy and lacks any fear of heights or strange animals? Yep, I thought so. Adventure takes on a whole new meaning. I’m a mama who, before kids, [...]