Author Archives: ~~Rhonda

Living in a small town, I share my life with my husband Russell (married in 1977), five children (one still at home), and six cats (one indoors, the others outside).

I teach an online class called “The Christmas Notebook” which is about all things holiday prep. The many facets of celebrating Christmas comprises one of my favorite hobbies. Other favorite things include gardening, reading, cooking, and scrapbooking.

the twins

Since I’ve been missing in action lately, I thought I’d prime the blog posting pump with a few pictures of the twins. They do add a lot of fun and joy to our lives! Rose Red is a bit taller than Snow White, as you can see. This is just after haircuts. The last time […]

menu plan monday ~ april 29, 2013

The lilacs are blooming. This bouquet has lilacs from starts from my mother’s, from my mother-in-law’s and from my maternal grandmother’s gardens. The fragrance is wonderful. This week, we celebrated our oldest daughter’s birthday, DH had two visitations to attend, I went north to visit with my Dad and sister, then she and her husband […]

menu plan monday ~ april 8, 2013

Spring seems way late this year. And I am way tired of waiting for it. But it is finally really, truly here. This picture of the helleborewas taken April 3, this year. I checked my flickr site and, last year, the same plant at the same stage of bloom was taken March 12. Daffodils that […]

Easter weekend

I’d better get this post in before Easter is too far behind us. I wanted to post some pictures of the different activities we enjoyed with the twins over the Easter weekend. It’s so much fun to have them nearby. On Good Friday, the twins came for the day. Their two older aunties took them […]

deviled eggs

Like many other families, I’m sure, we made deviled eggs with the leftover Easter eggs this week. When I make deviled eggs, I don’t use a recipe. I just throw ingredients together. But I tried to keep track of what I did this evening, so I could share a recipe. This recipe is for 12 […]

menu plan monday ~ april 1, 2013

I know…it’s really April 2. But I was babysitting the twins yesterday and then got caught up in some genealogy research for my sister’s husband’s side of the family, which made me forget it was Menu Plan Monday. My sister doesn’t have internet access, so I’m having fun working though the generations for her. They […]

menu plan monday ~ march 25, 2013

Last week we had spring. This weekend we had winter. The weekend threw me off schedule because our older daughters went to their aunt’s house to spend the weekend. Then the snowstorm came and they stayed till Monday afternoon, waiting for the roads to clear. We had only a few inches of snow here and […]

cheesy baked shells and broccoli

This evening, because it is “Meatless Monday,” I made Cheesy Baked Shells and Broccoli for supper. It was very good and everyone liked it. Except for our oldest daughter who does not like broccoli. She wouldn’t even taste it. She is good-natured about making her own meal if she doesn’t care for what I prepare, […]

menu plan monday ~ march 18, 2013

We had a lovely weekend with the three grands here for most of it. Sunday afternoon, the twins helped Pa make cookies. Here they’re trying to snag a bit of egg shell from the cookie dough. Serious stuff going on… And don’t you love Rose Red’s sense of style? Sunday dress and Hello Kitty snow […]

menu plan monday ~ march 11, 2013

Spring is here. The daffodils are blooming. DH brought a small bouquet in yesterday. They smell sooo good! I am working on some new Putz patterns. My friend Marsha Jane came to see me on Saturday. We built some Putz houses, talked about our high school graduating class (40th reunion last year), looked at grade […]