The recipe name sounds strange I know. Those outside my family look at me strange when I say we're having pepperoni soup for dinner. It was something that seemed like a special treat when I was growing up. It's something that my own family has grown to love and in fact Sabreena asked to have it for her birthday dinner last week. Traditionally my grandmother used a Spanish sausage NOT pepperoni but I particularly like the pepper and spice that comes from it. My grandmother also called it … [Read more...]
Homemade Squirrel Nut Zipper Candy Recipe
January 2, 2013 by
This is a both a Pinterest recipe FAIL and success. I found a 6 minute microwave caramel recipe that got great reviews so I attempted it as my first foray into candy making. It was simple, easy and hopeful. About 1 hour after it was "setting" I knew it wasn't going to be exactly what I wanted so i tried again. Thank goodness I did because I'm addicted to what I did create. Remember those old school penny candies, Squirrel Nut Zippers. Sticky, chewy, nutty, pull your molars out kinda yum. I … [Read more...]
Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4540 All-in-One Printer
December 30, 2012 by
With three kids in school they are always asking to print something so I was glad when we were asked to consider the Epson WorkForce WP-Pro 4540. You can imagine the wear and tear that three kids and two adults can put on a printer. Shae is always asking to print something from PBS Kids or some other website that she is on. Shaun and Sabreena are also printing something for school and Melinda and I seem to print something on a daily basis and our old printer just wasn't cutting it. The … [Read more...]
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid
September 12, 2012 by
I love cars especially new cars and I was super excited when I recently got the chance to recap the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. I see more and more hybrids on the road and I always wonder how much better they are on gas then a traditional car since they are both gas and electric. The Kia Optima Hybrid has about an 18 gallon gas tank and I was getting about 500 - 550 miles on a tank of gas. I was averaging around 32.2 miles per gallon which in my opinion is awesome for a mid to large size … [Read more...]
2012 Kia Sorento EX AWD
July 27, 2012 by
What is better than getting to drive an awesome new car for the week except maybe owning that awesome new car but I must say that I really enjoyed my week behind the wheel of the 2012 Kia Sorento EX AWD. My commute to work one way is about 52 miles which takes about an hour with no traffic but could take as long as 1.5-2 hours depending on traffic. Having the Sorento get me through the daily traffic for an entire week was terrific. It was super comfortable to drive and had a ton of awesome … [Read more...]
Our Unexpected Surprise!!!!
May 31, 2012 by
About 6 months ago my husband and I got some news that we really weren’t expecting at this point in our lives. We are the happy and proud parents of two very independent and self-sufficient girls, ages 10 and 8. We had fallen into this less demanding world which no longer revolved around taking care of the every little need of a child. It was nice to be able to come and go as we please without having to pack a car full of items for the girls. At our ages, I’m 37 and my husband is 40, we … [Read more...]
Are You Picky When It Comes To PJ’s?
May 29, 2012 by
Not sure if all women are the same but I know one thing that Melida is really picky about is having nice PJ's and nightgowns and I recently found nice nightware from Figleaves. Not sure why she is so particular about what she wears to bed because she is going to bed and no one other than me sees her. I on the other hand could care less what I wear to bed and funny thing is I only own two pairs of PJ's and thay are flannel for when the winter months hit. During the summer I typically wear … [Read more...]
Upgrade Your Computer Memory With Crucial
May 28, 2012 by
As a blogger and gamer there is nothing more important to me than my laptop and desktop computer. The one thing that I recently realized was that they both were lacking sufficient memory and decided it was time to do an upgrade. Thankfully I received an email from Crucial asking if I wanted to do a memory review. After receiving that email it got me thinking about all of the computers in the house and how all of them needed an upgrade in the memory department. About three months ago I bought … [Read more...]
Horses and a Farm Seem Like a lot of Work
May 27, 2012 by
I know a few people in Delaware who own horses and they tell me they are the best animals to own and are really friendly. A few times the kids have asked if we could get a horse or a pony. UM NO! I know if we owned a horse the kids would absolutely love it but I have a few problems with owning a horse. The first is space because living in a townhouse probably isn’t the best place to board a horse. The second is food because from what I understand horses eat a TON of food on a daily basis. … [Read more...]
Having No Insurance Is Stressful
May 27, 2012 by
Health and dental insurance is something that everyone should have but due to one situation or another doesn’t. My family for example doesn’t have health or dental insurance because Melinda is a stay at home mom and I am a contractor for a bank. Being a contractor has it benefits but its one HUGE drawback is no insurance benefits. Thankfully our family is pretty healthly so we have avoided having to pay any huge medical bills out of pocket. I was just talking to Melinda today about … [Read more...]
