Nutella Banana Ice Cream
This all started because of school testing. You know that ridiculous Common Core testing that has everyone up in arms? Yeah, that. During testing week the administration tried to make the best of the situation and asked parents to volunteer … Continued
The Oklahoma Standard
April was the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. 20 years ago I was in my first year of college in California. I heard about it but didn’t know anybody directly affected by it. Now that I’m a bonafide … Continued
What its like to get Invisalign as an Adult
So, this happened this week…I started Invisalign. Trust me when I say it wasn’t on a whim. I’ve been thinking about this for a long, long time. At one of my regular dentist visits I casually mentioned how I was … Continued
5 Reasons You Should Join Gymboree Today
You know those times when you are kind of desperate and feel like your blindly fumbling through life? That was me when my first born was a toddler. This child was not content to sit at home playing with … Continued
Medieval Fair 2015
Medieval Fair 2015…it rolled into town with its tents, camels, jiggly coin belts and fairy wings. Then in a cloud of dust stirred up by pony hooves, jousting contests and mixed with perspiration it was over leaving behind a field … Continued
We Must Call Ourselves to a More Noble Civility
Oklahoma has been in a rough patch lately. It seems that every time I turn around our politicians have cooked up some hair-brained shenanigans. Shenanigans I tell you! Unfortunately, hair-brained ideas like trying to keep Oklahoma homophobic and bringing a … Continued
Is 3 the new 2?
When I was little I would sit around with my friends and we would dream what our lives would be like. Would we be stay at home moms or career women? Would our husband be a tall, dark and handsome … Continued
Rise & Shine Feature
So this happened today… I was asked by a PR company to plug some products on a local morning talk show Rise & Shine. All of the products I talked about were for battling cold and flu season which was … Continued
Light Someone’s Candle
Recently I was hanging out with some blogger friends and we were talking about the thing that all of us had in common; blogging. Blogging conversation always turns to how to get more followers, how to make money blogging, how to … Continued
How To Make Roux
You don’t have to have Cajun blood running through your veins to enjoy a good gumbo. If you didn’t grow up eating Cajun food, the idea of cooking it can be a little intimidating. Take heart, like most cooking, it … Continued