Last week Chase came home from karatay with a wounded ear. When they grapple and the ear gets rubbed, or wacked, a hematoma (bruise) develops in the cartilaginous part of the ear. That can scar up, and these guys end up with those creepy looking "califlower ear". To prevent that, you need to drain it ( Read more... )

I always need tiny bowls. I have only one right now, and I use it all. the. time. When I need a side of salsa, when I need just a little bit of ice cream, or to put the soy sauce in for sushi (sUUUUUsssshhhII- It has been drawn to my attention that I have a speech impediment when it comes to properly pronunciating ((enunciating? JESSICA DON'T YELL ( Read more... )

Chase found a recipe for Chinese chicken tacos that he wanted to try. I was skeptical, because mixing chinese and mexican sounds terrible, and likely would not work out well for my digestive system. However, he volunteered to actually cook it, so I agreed ( Read more... )

Today, around 6:30 pm, I developed an insatiable craving for apple pie. Despite the fact that I am supposed to be studying for a big exam in Houston (on Wednesday. opps), I packed up the girls and we went to the grocery store ( Read more... )

I've posted before about a recipe for brie stuffed mushrooms, found on ThePioneerwoman.com. They are always a big hit, and I wanted to make them again.

But what better way to improve on something, then I donno, add CHEESE. a LOT of CHEESE!

So, to begin:


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So I know I've been posting a bunch of pup pictures, buuut here's a few more!


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I'm basically on vacation this month. I've got lots of free time. So I went to Target and did what any good pet owning person would do: I bought pumpkin costumes for the dog and cats!

BEHOLD!


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morning coffee (anybody else watch Dexter?):

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Jessica and I decided to go classic this Halloween: WITCHES!

Part of the costumes:


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My rehearsal dinner was at Ernests. The food was AH-mazing, the service was perfect, and, most importantly, the slide show and toasts brought tears to my eyes. It was perfect ( Read more... )