Happy Birthday, Dear Mother-In-Law!
On Saturday we had a casual family gathering in Sun Lakes to celebrate my Mother In Law, Patricia - matriarch of our family, who today turns 75. I don't know how…
Classic Salad Recipe: Super Stuffed Cobb Salad – 12 Tomatoes
Classic Salad Recipe: Super Stuffed Cobb Salad - 12 Tomatoes. Thanks, Marge, for posting this Cobb Salad recipe from 12 Tomatoes on Facebook - it looked so good, I had…
Celebrations of December: Christmas Day in Sun Lakes
In a move that surprised no one, both Geneva and Megan failed to rise in time to sing the 9am mass on Christmas Day. Laurent the Valiant was the only Heidmann…
Celebrations of December: Jeff Turns 50
The notion that my big brother greeted his 50th year this month is pretty much incomprehensible to me. It was hard to imagine a proper way to celebrate a birthday so…
Thanksgiving 2014!
Life flies by so quickly during the holiday season, it's hard to keep up. Last week's celebrations included Mom's 75th birthday, a family thanksgiving, a Victorian Christmas Ball, and a…
Labor Day 2014
I love it when a plan comes together! Or in our case, a whimsy! When I was doing my shopping on Friday, it was in my mind that we would…
Music, music, music
Last night was one of those serendipitous evenings when timing falls into place and it's just clearly God blessing the whole evening. Because I was sick this week and not…
Family Time
Why, why, why does every year seem to slip by more quickly than the last? Sooner than I thought possible, it was time to begin planning and executing the annual…
5min Kiwi Strawberry Spinach Smoothie!
This looks amazing. I'm posting it here both to share, and so I never lose the recipe. I absolutely love the *idea* of juicing and smoothie-ing for health, it just…
Christmas Baking
I know, I know, I'm late starting the Christmas baking - but whoa, have I found the the perfect frostable sugar cookie recipe! Try it, you'll see. For this batch,…