The Traveling Birthday Wagon

We did it.
We were able to fit three birthday celebrations into one weekend, and I’m spent.
February and June are our biggest birthday months (with June about to get even bigger.)  My brother’s girlfriend Sandy’s birthday is February 3rd, followed by my friend Carrie’s birthday on the 7th. My sister Crystal’s birthday is the [...]

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Today’s Food Diary

I can’t take it. I’m used to having a large coffee with creamer and sugar for breakfast, a light lunch and maybe a small healthy afternoon snack to hold me off for dinner. That’s it.
Lately I don’t feel like I’m eating for two. I feel like I’m eating for fifteen.
 
To recap:
 
8:00 a [...]

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Thanksgiving, Party of Three and a Half

My mom was in San Antonio for Thanksgiving, so holiday plans went a little differently this year. My father had asked us to join my siblings at his house for Thanksgiving dinner, but I just wasn’t ready to do that yet. I don’t know if I ever will be, but I’m honestly not worried about [...]

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Dinner at Chez Heathie

Last night I bought a basil tree. The awesomest thing ever.
 
It sits in my kitchen and I pluck off live basil to cook with, instead of opening the annoying plastic packages you get from the store, which seems to dry out the basil and brown its edges.
Plus, for the week or two that [...]

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