My happiness

My husband has always told me I have a beautiful smile. Maybe he doesn’t realize that he is the one who makes me smile that way. On Saturday he wanted “my help” to set up and test his broadcast gear for the upcoming University of Montana football broadcasts. Let me tell you, he didn’t need […]

Reading Challenge

I read a lot. I mean A LOT. I always remember having a book with me when I was growing up and before I went to Culinary School I was going to school to get a degree in Library Sciences. Even now I carry my kindle with me where ever I go. Goodreads is […]

Quiet evening

After a long day of work I wasn’t really into making anything for dinner, so it was leftovers or a sandwich. I’ve never been one for leftovers, maybe it was all the time we spent with my grandparents when I was growing up and my Grandma could make one dinner last for much longer than […]

Mother’s Day gift

I have done absolutely nothing today and loved it. My husband got me a coffee and made me bacon to go with the pastries we got at the Farmers Market and I sat and read the whole morning away. I got a chance to talk to my Dad, my big Sissy and my son. I […]

Farmers Market finds turned into a yummy brunch

Yesterday was the opening weekend for the Missoula Farmers Market and it was a fabulous spring morning in Montana. The sun was shining, there was no breeze to speak of and while it was crisp out, it wasn’t uncomfortable in the sun. There were some new vendors this year that I really enjoyed, one of […]

Summers gone by

It’s summer. Maybe I didn’t pay much attention because the weather in Montana hasn’t really been all that “summery” until recently or maybe just because I’ve been too busy. Regardless we are half way through July. I’ll be honest, summer really isn’t my favorite season. It’s hot and there are bugs and in Montana we […]

My new mantra

I came across this on a Facebook page this weekend and it just stuck with me. So often we’re so concerned trying to figure out what someone else is doing. My husband calls it letting someone live “rent free in your head” I’m guilty of it and I know others are too. I mean Facebook […]

Chili the Dog

We have a black lab named Chili. She is 12 1/2 years old. And she is deaf. She’s the sweetest and happiest dog though. Last night we went to our local fireworks show and we loaded Chili up in the car with us. She couldn’t hear the booms but she watched the the lights and […]

Power and Forgiveness

What is Power? Merriam-Webster has several definitions of the word Power. definition of power: 1a : ability to act or produce an effect b : capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect 2a : possession of control, authority, or influence over others b : one having such power; specifically : a sovereign state 3a : physical might b : mental or moral efficacy But what does it really mean? […]

Love letter to My Husband

I don’t think we can ever tell the people closest to us how much we love them. I tell my husband every day I love him but I don’t know if he understands the full depth of my love. He is my best friend, my biggest cheerleader and he’s always there to dry my tears […]