Author: Emme

  • Duct Tape

    Well, the day has finally come… Yes, I went THERE. I accidentally ripped the tab off Arin’s Pampers, which pretty much hasn’t happened since he was 3 days old (at which time I just threw away the offending diaper, since I changed about 15 a day anyway). This time though, I decided to bring out…

  • Life’s a Treat with Shaun the Sheep

    Julie and/or Lauren, I’m not exactly sure who is responsible, got Arin into Shaun the Sheep. Well, the theme song to it. He LOVES to watch it on YouTube over and over! It’s alright to hear once or twice, the lyrics aren’t bad but after the third time you kind of want to strangle Shaun…

  • Valentine’s Oreo Truffles

    Homemade Oreo Truffles Instead of buying people chocolates this year I made some Oreo truffles, after seeing them on Bakerella’s website. They looked SO good I had to make them. I kind of winged the recipe, and since I was crushing the cookies by hand ended up adding some heavy cream to make them easier…

  • Flowers

    We got some pretty flowers for Valentine’s Day (and a balloon for Arin). They smell even better than they look, the whole house smells like sweet roses. Almost like having spring in the here after all! I’ve decided I really love mixed bouquets. The Gerber daisies are so fresh looking! And here’s Arin with his…

  • Heart in the clouds

    Heart in the clouds

    Once upon a time I was at the weekend wedding of a good friend out in Utah, just the sweetest pair of people you could ever hope to meet, and on the morning of their ceremony the clouds parted over Salt Lake City to reveal this… Love finds us in the most unexpected places. This…

  • Why I love Ree

    Why I love Ree

    Reasons why I love Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman: She is a sweetheart. She keeps it real. ‘Black Heels to Tractor Wheels’ indulges my love of romantic stories and makes me warm and fuzzy. She gives the world lots of pictures of cowboys in tight jeans. She makes yummy recipes for us. Someday I’m…