I admit, I’ve always had a love affair with pineapple. Growing up I had never had fresh pineapple (that’s what growing up in the Midwest will do to you), but I loved my canned Dole pineapple. I would open a can of crushed pineapple and freeze it in a Tupperware. Then, each morning I would hack away at it with a fork for breakfast. Totally weird—I know. So, I was really excited when we were offered an opportunity to visit the Dole...

Getting closer, folks. I have now caught up to MARCH blogging. Yes, it is July tomorrow….which means I’m only 4 months behind!  Ahhhh!!   But after today’s post, I will have covered at least half a month, and I’ll be closing in!! In an effort to speed up March, here is March in a whirlwind… First…just not-so-uncommon-but-I-still-find-funny daily life in Mexico…. The girls’ private bilingual...

Remember how I recently reviewed a book called “Twenty Miles Per Cookie”, about the fantastic family of 4 that biked across the US/Mexico on a 9,300K mile journey? Well…their book is available by Kindle download FREE, today (Sunday) and Monday!   Download a copy...

  We love having a clothes line up, and being able to throw anything and everything out to dry. Diapers, quilts, towels, and most recently…Barbies. Kudos to my husband for devising this way to dry off some water-logged...

There are so many things I am grateful for. Just thinking of it makes my heart swell (and my eyes tear up)…and I realize my thankful list could be endless.  I’m thankful for the creation of this earth. I’m thankful that I have been entrusted with a wonderful husband and beautiful marriage and brilliant children. I’m thankful for the amazing families that both my husband and I come from…a pedigree of...

I know that you’re really bad at connecting the dots, sometimes. But don’t you think you could have tried to the read the Spanish powder soap bag a little closer when you were in the store? Surely you should have thought to be EXTRA sure that the soap was intended for washing dishes in the dishwasher, and not by hand in the sink…right?  And as a future note to self…putting only 1/3 of the...