Family Matters

We recently adopted a pretty little grey kitty cat... and shortly thereafter, she surprised us with 5 adorable little ones. One of them, sadly, did not make it through the first night, so we've been entirely too protective of the remaining 4; So you can imagine my extreme distress when I went out to see how momma and babies were coming along and discovered ...

It sometimes amazes me just how fast time flies by, I just can't get over how every single day seems like a fleeting moment of time. Dh threw out his back again and we've not had much sleep in the house in the last few weeks. It seems that nighttime hours are the worst for him and he just can't get comfortable no matter what he does. As for me, my ...

What an incredible year it has been, the past 12 months seemed to fly by with only a few days that lingered on . . . I watched our budget, diligently, scrimped, cut expenses everywhere I possibly could, made a few changes to our home (with the help of my wonderful husband, of course) and made it a priority to spend more time with both friends ...

I've got the Autumn Blues this weekend, something fierce! I absolutely love this time of year, the crispness in the morning air, the light scents of the fall leaves, watching the trees change to brilliant colors and decorating the entire house for Halloween! Normally we spend Labor Day weekend, as a family, decorating the entire house in various plants- ...

Wow, hard to believe that the school year came to a close and summer vacation began a week ago already. It's been crazy busy here in Liss World, trying to find time to add new recipes and articles while working on the house/yard/garden and various jobsites with dh.

I was awakened in the wee hours of the morning ...