☺It was a rainy Wednesday, an all day soaker which is unusual for the middle of February in Tampa. It was more like summer rain, spitting...
Happy Birthday Scotty!
Wow! Its been a while since you've heard from me, and I couldn't let the occasion of Scotts birthday pass without a shout out. We...

Happy Thanksgiving
Have an incredible Thanksgiving and enjoy celebrating with family and friends. Yes, we're cooking a turkey and the gravy, then we ju...

It's Strawberry Season!
It's strawberry season in Florida, so there is an abundance of the yummy sweet fruit. We picked up a flat of strawberries ($8) on our...

Sara Evans Concert @StrawberryFestival
March madness has begun. I'm happy to report that our new metal roof is done and passed the rainy weekend with flying colors, and the...

Food For The Brain
chart via You are what you eat, you know. Studies demonstrate that all the time. This week the site Food for the Brain launched the ...

Quit Being So Nice
One of the hardest things about trying to break a bad habit, or change a behavior is people who are too nice. Most people like to share, ...

Wednesday Weighin
Well the diet is still happening two weeks into the new year. I did the Wednesday Weighin and have lost 7 lbs so far, and DH has lost 5 ...

What Does 1200 Calories Look Like?
Still on my diet here. Lost 4 lbs so far, only 6 to go. It's going to get harder shortly. So far I haven't really missed beer or ...

A Diet Tip
I'm actually sticking to my New Year's resolutions and am proud to say I've lost 3 pounds in 3 days. I've given up chicken...

Minnesota State Fair Deep Fried Cheese Curds
Finally the cold weather arrived so I ordered a few bags of cheese curds from Wisconsins own Ellsworth Cooperative. Once cooked up they wer...

Foods We Ate at The 2014 Minnesota State Fair
Roasted Sweet Corn $3.00 Chocolate Sundae from the Dairy Building $5.00 Deep Fried Cheese Curds $6.00 Jucy Lulu (breakfast ...

10 Tips on How To Bag Your Groceries Correctly
As one who has a handy self bagging expert shopping with me every time we shop, I thought I'd share. DH puts pride into his grocery bagg...