The kids and I went to Epcot for the day yesterday and had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants there, the Rose and Crown in the UK pavilion. We not only really enjoy the comfort type foods (bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, fish and chips... YUM!), we also love listening to the accents (the staff is made up almost entirely of college ( Read more... )

The last few weeks have been insanely busy and have flown by. There have been staffing issues at work, Christmas preparations, a weekend trip to Disney for my Mom's birthday and just the general running around that I normally do ( Read more... )

I honestly had big plans for this weekend. I was going to get a head start on cleaning, I was going to roast off some turkey wings and necks to make stock for the gravy and stuffing, I planned on steam cleaning the carpet, maybe even decorating the Christmas tree ( Read more... )

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I've missed writing here, but I think I needed to get through this last year on my own. There was a time early on last year where I felt like I needed to talk or write about it frequently, but I honestly got talked out. It was very difficult for me to put into words what I was feeling after a while, and to be honest I got very tired of trying. I ( Read more... )

I'm sure some of you have seen these videos before, but for those who haven't... this lady is a real gem. The first video is an ad for the DVD her grandson produced and is selling, but if you look below, you can see almost all of the clips from the DVD for free. Granted, I'm not so sure I'd eat some of these recipes, but I love the stories behind ( Read more... )