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Four hundred children and a crop in the field

Poor Kenny; ole Lucille picked a fine time to leave him, didn’t she? Except for the fact that the song lyrics were actually, “four hungry children and a crop in the field.” I remember riding my 5 speed along a dirt country road, my face in the wind, braids in my hair, and belting out [...]

Categories: Attitude, Family, Friendship, Fun, Growth, Humor, Joy, Life, Men, music, Personal, Random, Self Discovery, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Useful Information | Tags: , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

Just veggin’

For about a month now, I’ve been making a concerted effort to consistently eat better. I’ve tried doubling up on my fruit (easy to do – I love fruit and there are a lot to choose from right now) and I’ve also tried to triple my vegetables.  Some days are better than others but – [...]

Categories: Blogging, Family, Food, Friendship, Fun, Life, Personal, Recipes, Share, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Useful Information | Tags: , , | 16 Comments

*A Royal Schedule*

Tomorrow’s the day: HRH Prince William of Wales will marry his beaming bride, Miss Catherine Middleton. Earlier today, The Royal Couple released the following statement , “We are both so delighted that you are able to join us in celebrating what we hope will be one of the happiest days of our lives. The affection [...]

Categories: Beauty, Faith, Family, Fashion, Fun, Joy, Life, Love, News, Relationships, Romance, Share, Useful Information | Tags: | 9 Comments

I got Chromed!!

On the advice of a friend, I decided to update my internet browser from Internet Explorer to Google Chrome™.  More information on it here.   This was an easy decision for me as my internet homepage has been set to Google ™ for quite some time. I felt confident going forward and, consequently, didn’t do any [...]

Categories: Blogging, Determination, Fun, Life, Opinion, Personal, Share, Technology, Uncategorized, Useful Information | Tags: , , , , , | 13 Comments

Safety first!

“Let’s eat Grandma”  or “Let’s eat, Grandma.”  – think about it.  Punctuation saves lives.

Categories: Humor, Life, Quotes, Random, Rants, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Useful Information, Writing | 4 Comments

Are you ready for some Football?

SuperBowl 45 is tomorrow!  At our house, SuperBowl equals super tasty snacks and no SuperBowl party is complete without some spicy, cheesy goodness.  I make a variety of foods that we consider “SuperBowl-worthy” like wings, subs, and dips.   Here’s an easy recipe for Buffalo Chicken Dip.  It’s simple to prepare, naughty as hell and provides just the [...]

Categories: Family, Food, Friendship, Holidays, Home, Recipes, Share, Uncategorized, Useful Information | Tags: , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Where’s the beef?

A California lawsuit claims that fast food giant Taco Bell is NOT serving 100% beef and that instead they use a meat mixture containing “binders” and “extenders.” The suit claims that this combination doesn’t meet requirements set up by the USDA to be called beef. “What’s for dinner, Mom?”  “NearlyBeefaroni!”      Huh? “Beef-kinda-sortanoff”  Come again? “Beef…almost-fredo” [...]

Categories: Animals, Family, Food, Home, Life, News, Opinion, Personal, Rants, Share, Thoughts, Useful Information | Tags: , , , , , , | 6 Comments

PolkaDotTeapot at 23

Aside from the creative outlet blogging affords me, one of the things I’ve most enjoyed is the variety of writers and posts being shared with the world on www.wordpress.com.  I should have done this sooner, but this particular post will be the first that I push you all to consider reading.   What an interesting and [...]

Categories: Attitude, Beauty, Charity, Family, Fashion, Food, Forgiveness, Friendship, Gratitude, Humor, Life, Love, Men, music, News, Opinion, Personal, Quotes, Random, Relationships, Self Discovery, Share, Uncategorized, Useful Information, Women, Writing | Tags: , , , , | 3 Comments

What getting sick taught me

I picked up a juicy little flu bug the day after Christmas and it’s systematically kicked my tail for 2 weeks – 2-whole-weeks.  Geez. I’m on the mend (thank you GOD for antibiotics) and there now exist blocks of time where I’m no longer coughing up frogs.  Yay for that. 10 things I learned from being sick:

Categories: Food, Home, Life Lessons, Opinion, Self Discovery, Thoughts, Useful Information | Tags: , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Worth noting

  “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option” – Anonymous

Categories: Friendship, Home, Rants, Relationships, Self Discovery, Thoughts, Useful Information, Wisdom, Women | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

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