This is sort of part two to this post, “Getting Ready for a Guest, or How I Pulled a Guest Room Out of My Bum.” Now that my dear friend Meagan is safely on her airplane, I can tell you about the other things I did to get ready for her stay. But… I’m going… Continue Reading
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Blueberries are so yum, and Blueberry Muffin/Biscuit Thingies
Yum, yum, yum! Blueberries are so delicious and delightful and all of those good things. I invented a spur-of-the-moment tasty thing and don’t know what to call it besides blueberry muffin/biscuit thingies with streusel on top. Here’s what I did: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix up some biscuit dough with more sugar… Continue Reading
Getting Ready for a Guest, or How I Pulled a Guest Room Out of My Bum
So, since we’ve lived here in Milton, we’ve only had overnight guests once, and they were guys who couldn’t care less about where they slept or the condition of the house.Because of the lack of guests, the room intended to be the “guest room” quickly degenerated into this: This is the room in which we… Continue Reading
Cheesy Garlic Biscuits a la Red Lobster – Step by Step Easy Recipe
I posted about these amazingly delicious biscuits in September, but the post isn’t very complete, I didn’t give you my actual recipe, and the picture is somewhat lacking. So I decided to take pictures when I made them last weekend and give you a play-by-play with photos. So here’s the copycat recipe for Cheddar Bay… Continue Reading
Creamy Stirred ( not Mashed ) Potatoes
These delicious and creamy potatoes are totally customizable … you can add cheese, broth, your favorite seasonings, whatever. It’s more of a technique than a recipe, so I’ll walk you through it. Basically, this came about because I was having a lot of people over, wanted to make a lot of mashed potatoes, but don’t… Continue Reading
This is why my husband vacuums
He does such a good job of it! If I’m vacuuming, I just move the vacuum around furniture in swirly ways. I’ll move chairs, but not much else. In open areas, I’ll do short little zigzaggy lines because I don’t want to walk backward and forward all the time. If he’s vacuuming, he moves every… Continue Reading
Delicious Pancakes with Fresh Blueberries
The blueberries in the store are starting to look so good. They were on sale recently and we bought a bunch. Sometimes we like to have breakfast for dinner. You know, make all the fantastic breakfast foods that we don’t have time to make (or don’t feel like making) before we go to work in… Continue Reading
Military Stationery!
You may or may not have realized by now that my husband is in the Navy. He’s a student aviator right now (starting formation training today!!!). Anyway, I’ve begun to make a series of military stationery for other families like ours, who will be moving more than they ever thought possible, and experiencing other life-changing… Continue Reading
7 years today… happy anniversary!
I love you, and I’m happy to be your copilot. Thank you for being by my side these past 7 years, even when we were far apart. I’m looking forward to what the next 7 years brings us. We’ve been married 7 months (and 3 days)… this is only the beginning of our adventure! “Look… Continue Reading
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I made a carrot cake. I took half of it to work, where it was hidden and hoarded like a treasure, until the coworkers who hid it had savored every bite. The other half? My husband ate it all. Except for the slice I cut in this post (which I ate). It looks so pretty… Continue Reading
Creative Spaces Features – Lessons Learned?
So, there’s no creative space to feature today. Several people have sent me partial entries, or entries that need to be formatted differently in order for me to work with them. At the moment though, I’m “fresh out” of complete features! Fortunately, there’s a bright side to this. The features this month have been amazing,… Continue Reading
Creative Spaces 20 – SoCalledMommy
Tell us about what we see in your photos. This is my corner in our basement. My husband picked up the table for $10 at a thrift store, and it’s been great. I have my papers standing up in napkin holders, small drawers on the table for things like stickers, adhesives, pens and small tools…. Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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