This is going to be a very quick post about what I just did.  I’ve been wanting to make homemade vanilla for at least a year or more and just haven’t gotten around to it. I’ve had one vanilla bean sitting in my cabinet waiting to become something new.  A few months ago, I finally […]

Finally! I feel delinquent for not getting this incredibly good and easy bread recipe to you. My daughter or I make this bread ALL THE TIME.  I gave you the Beer Bread recipe here.  It is also very quick and good, but I like the soda bread better for a regular bread you can have […]

Every day it seems like, more and more, I become my parents.  Isn’t it funny how that happens?  Sometimes it can be disturbing.  But…sometimes…I really love it.  This is one of those times. Growing up… oh I’d say I can remember this from about the age of 10 or 12 and until he died 4 […]

Russian Adoption Trip 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iM36ZTc8xI&list=PLzxjwHnGjRAY_KipD65kiIMkbCauOgzek&index=1&t=34s Russian Adoption Trip 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu1H1uLcr70&list=PLzxjwHnGjRAY_KipD65kiIMkbCauOgzek&index=2&t=51s