This past weekend was not only Father’s Day but it was also daddy’s birthday. No pressure, right? Well thankfully for me, he’s easy to please. Unlike me on Mother’s Day who dreams of a quiet spa and alone time to bask in the peace and quiet, daddy just wants to spend a fun day with his family with as little stress as possible. Solution = Geocaching. Come on kids, we’re going treasure hunting! Geocaching ”is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the … Continue reading
Done. It’s done. Finally. I’ve waited 2 years and searched across 2 countries for the right artist to do it and today, it got done. I’m still in shock. I feel like I’ve just completed a long arduous journey that ended with 3 somewhat painful hours of bliss and relief. The lovely and incredibly talented Heather McLean didn’t disappoint. You can check her out on her web site HERE and follow her on Instagram @heathermcleanartist . I love this tattoo and all that it represents. She’s been gone for 22 years, wow, that’s a lifetime, and I … Continue reading
Move over boys, this girl is getting behind the wheel! Next week GM Canada is having an exclusive Ride & Drive event to show off their all new redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra and yup, they’re gonna put me behind the wheel of THIS! This isn’t going to be your average show and shine, they’re actually gonna build a course and hand me the keys. Maybe they’ll have rocks to climb and puddles to make waves in. Fun. I just hope I don’t get too distracted by all the new bells and buttons on the interior and … Continue reading
I don’t know about you guys but when I go camping, the only reason I eat dinner is so I can have dessert afterwards. So I decided to start with dessert recipes. Well ok, one of them isn’t really dessert but it’s sweet and a treat. Here are my top 5 camping desserts. Sorry I don’t have pictures for all of them. I’ll fix that this summer. BackPack Trail Mix (nut friendly) 1.5-2 cups raw organic pumpkin seeds 1.5-2 cups raw organic sunflower seeds 1 cup organic raisins 1 cup shreddies cereal 1/2 cup dried goji berries 1/2 semi sweet … Continue reading
June has finally arrived! The rain is falling, the grass is getting green and the leaves are coming back. In a few short weeks (18 school days to be exact, but who’s counting?) school will be out and the highways will be filled with RV’s making the mass exodus to the great outdoors. We’ve been camping in an RV with our 1, 2 and now 4 kids for the past 8 years and although it’s a lot of work, it’s worth every moment of prep that I do to enjoy those long summer days in the lake and evenings … Continue reading
I love me some eggs. Today I wanted eggs for lunch but I didn’t feel like having the regular ‘ol eggs and toast, I know my eggs were sad too. So I decided to make an omelette but since I’m terrible at flipping eggs without massacring them I figured, why bother. Just don’t flip ‘em. Right? Right. And so the Inside Out (No Flip) Omelette was born. yeild 1 omelette 2 eggs splash of milk handful of diced red pepper handful of diced mushrooms handful of shredded cheese cooking spray dab of salsa pinch of sass (tee hee) Preheat … Continue reading
Look at this mess! Can you believe it? I just finished cleaning that table and mopping that floor and now look at it. Those little rat-burgers just spent the last 45 minutes destroying my clean kitchen. They sat around that table laughing and coloring and creating and being all cute and shit. It was like they didn’t even care. So I watched the mess get bigger and bigger and their happiness got louder and louder, I didn’t care either.
Today’s post is brought to you by my talented friend Julie Nowell from 3 Chickens and a Boat. A big THANK YOU goes out to Julie for sharing part of her good life with us. Check her out for more inspiration, motivation or some of her ugly food, oh and more ducks! This. This alone should be enough for a life is good guest post, but because I am a talker, I will elaborate. We got ducks. Simply put. We moved to a farm last year, and hubby fell in love with ducks. We have chickens (borning) and bunnies … Continue reading
Today I call a do-over. I got the distinct impression that the universe was trying to tell me to stay home today. I was zipping along in my day minding my own business, gettin’ shit done. When all of a sudden, BAM! I stepped into the garage to put the extra milks in the spare fridge and the door locked behind me with a slam. FACK! And of course, you’re thinking, well why not just open the big garage door and then go back in the house thru the front door? Nope. That was locked too. Because I grew … Continue reading
Do you ever cross over friends to other groups? Wait, lemme splain. I remember watching my favorite TV shows like Friends and Mad About You and on occasion one of the actors would do a cross over guest appearance on the other show. Like the time Phoebe’s identical twin sister Ursula, from Friends, showed up as the absent minded waitress in the local diner on Mad About You. At first it’s surprising and exciting to see all your favorite characters in the same place. Then you watch in anticipation to see if the chemistry will be there and if you … Continue reading
