A twist on the peppermint mocha…

This year, I’ve been branching away from my traditional triple-venti-hazelnut latte (extra hot if I’m not making it).
The wonders of the peppermint mocha have caught up with me.  But as much as I dearly love Starbucks, I am not a big fan of our chocolate sauce.  It’s not because it isn’t good (it is), it [...]

Veteran’s Day…and too small a thank you.

I have veterans throughout my heritage, going all the way back to the American Revolution.  Loving my country and those who serve is a part of who I am, just as intrinsically as I love coffee or ice cream.
Hug a veteran today if you can, literally or figuratively.  Let them know that they are loved [...]

Dear Taryn & Ian….

Welcome home my friends!  However, I know that home is where the heart is and I’m guessing that right now your hearts are in two places.
After Erinn mentioned that you were on your way back, I put this song on repeat and listened to it all day long.  I hope it encourages you as it has [...]

Follow-up to the creepiness….

It’s always good to revisit one’s opinion when one is farther away from the annoyance that drove one over the edge.
Part of what makes this so difficult for me to deal with is that I know (I think/hope) the heart of the person sending the messages, and if it was being sent in a predatory [...]

My mom says….

…many wise things, because she’s a wise woman.
A few years ago, I would have given my right eye (well, maybe my left) for someone to notice when wasn’t at my former church.  If anyone noticed or cared, I don’t remember (and I’ve tried very hard) anyone asking me what’s up, or how’s it going, or [...]

Awesomeness

So last night, I couldn’t think of what to have for dinner.  Finally, I decided on lasagna and garlic bread, and was quite excited about the garlic bread.    In my excitement to get the garlic bread on the pan, I managed to burn the knuckle on my thumb.
Burns freak me out, and this one hurt [...]

My heritage is my treasure

My Great-Grandma House died a few weeks ago.  Sadly, it didn’t really sink in because she was so frail and we had expected it for so long.  Today I have a far more profound sense of the reality of the loss – it was always such a normal thing to have Grandma & Grandpa House [...]

HERE WE GO!!!!

I have the following wishes for this song:

That it would be available to play on Guitar Hero
That I knew who composed it so credit could be given where credit is due
That I knew how to play this on a REAL guitar

We sang this in church on Sunday and it was one of those songs that [...]

My background is my motivation…

Today, I had an incredible experience.  Starbucks has been promoting a couple of cool coffees lately – Rwanda and Starbucks (Red).   Plus, we have some really cool tumblers, lunch sacks, stuffed monkeys & a couple other animals, and my now favorite, little charms that are all in support of Rwanda.
We had a forum scheduled with [...]

A new world record

I have gone 10+ days without ice cream. Between the Sanders and the Nussbaum families, I am convinced that I have set a new world record.
Seriously…one of my earliest memories of my Grandpa Sanders is him cranking on an ice cream maker. Or in later years, slicing slabs of ice cream [...]