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My Blog about stuff – family, sports, travel, and cooking.
My blog is almost like my journal. I keep track of my kids’ various activities, from Taekwondo to Soccer to Band. I also spend time writing about our various travels, whether to family or one of the many soccer events we attend. You might also find a good recipe, or two!
I was standing in our kitchen the other day, realizing how messy it all is. The kitchen, especially the breakfast bar, is a magnet for dumped things once people come home. Backpacks, mail, drinks, things that the dogs shouldn’t grab…it’s endless. But the table tells a different…
Since it’s creepy season, I stuck with the same theme: Haunted Houses. For the next read, I chose Riley’s Sager’s Home Before Dark. Let me tell you that this may be my favorite book so far. It’s my first from this author and one of my fastest reads. I just could not put it…
The September House by Carissa Orlando is the perfect book to read this time of year! It fit perfectly with our approach to Halloween. It was spooky and different, and I absolutely loved it! Margaret lives in a beautiful Victorian home, the September House. Each September, the house comes alive with…
The Exorcist’s House: Resurrection was horrible. And awful. In all the right ways! I knew the ultimate ending. The author, Nick Roberts, ensured that in the last book. I knew Maren was evil and alone. Her mother did, in fact, hang herself just like she saw in her visions. I was not, however…
This is one of our go-to salmon recipes. It’s easy and so good. I’ll marinate the salmon as it’s thawing all day in the sink. Or, marinate in the fridge for several hours…
While I was reading Nick Roberts’ The Exorcist’s House books, I added It Haunts the Mind: and Other Stories to my reading list. And I’m so glad I did! I just really love the multiple short story format. Each chapter is something completely different. It really kept me entertained…
Wow! Another great book from Mary Kubica, who wrote Local Woman Missing! She’s Not Sorry starts with a bang. Meghan is in the city shopping when she receives a call from a man who has her daughter, Sienna. Who is it? Rewind to a previous time, and you learn more about Meghan and her daughter…
It’s been a year since we adopted Ruby and Mac. We got them in August 2024. As I mentioned in the last blog post about them, we had originally just wanted to adopt Ruby. But Mac tagged along, and we fell in love with him. I am so happy we ended up with both, too…
This was another great read from Freida McFadden. The Boyfriend kept me guessing the whole time. It’s split between several people’s perspectives and timeframes. And I usually don’t try to guess the ending or the twists, but this time I swear I had it right. I didn’t. I was so wrong! The premise is…