apple tart recipe review – fall desserts

My mom and I leave for Paris on Saturday and I have been a bit of a crazy person the past few days. I’m pretty set when it comes to packing my suitcase, but it’s the backpack/purse I’m going to be carrying with me daily that has been causing all of the angst and I […]
apple tart recipe review

My mom and I leave for Paris on Saturday and I have been a bit of a crazy person the past few days. I’m pretty set when it comes to packing my suitcase, but it’s the backpack/purse I’m going to be carrying with me daily that has been causing all of the angst and I […]
this explains a lot | my German dollhouse furniture

My parents are here visiting for a few days before my mom and I shuffle off to Europe and leave the boys behind. Since they drove out, they decided to deliver the last remnants of my stuff that’s been stored in their house. It’s stuff I haven’t thought about for years. They brought my childhood […]
this explains a lot

My parents are here visiting for a few days before my mom and I shuffle off to Europe and leave the boys behind. Since they drove out, they decided to deliver the last remnants of my stuff that’s been stored in their house. It’s stuff I haven’t thought about for years. They brought my childhood […]
back to school deep cleaning

Now that our fall schedule is under way, I really needed to dust off my day planner and start making some lists of things I dropped at the beginning of the summer and was ready to pick back up again, so I worked on that some last week. I scheduled meetings and cleaned out my […]
Europe shopping list

I already know, before I even set foot off the plane, that all of the offerings in France and Italy will be overwhelming. There will be so many yummy, tempting European goods to buy that I feel like I need to have some sort of a plan, so my head and suitcase don’t explode. I’ve […]
antique german wardrobe

Before I share the wardrobe, I have to confess that I have been completely distracted by my obsession with my upcoming trip to France and Italy. I very rarely use the word obsessed about anything, but it’s true. I have been engrossed, consumed, and beset with all things having to do with this trip. It’s […]
Back to School Week!

Well, the day has finally arrived and I just sent the boys off to school. When I started my blog, both of my boys were in diapers and now they are started 5th and 6th grade. It is crazy how time flies, but I am enjoying their current age. I never was much of a […]