My friend, Kim, brought this YUMMY Carrot Cake for Easter Dinner.  It was SO GOOD that I had to get the recipe so we could make it yesterday for a friend’s birthday!  Thanks for sharing, Kim 🙂 Carrot Cake Mix: 2 cups grated carrots 1/3 cup shortening 1 cup raisins …

You know the saying, “it usually gets worse before it gets better.?”  Yea… I think we’re in that stage of the kitchen remodel/addition project.

Recently, Josh decided to take up a new hobby – flying RC Airplanes.  Here he’s flying the first plane he purchased a few months ago.  It’s a good thing we have plenty of wide open space for such hobbies!

Last year we were blessed to have some friends join us for a few weeks of “barn raising.” We were overjoyed when they didn’t all run off after we started talking about a “house raising” project this winter/spring (and maybe summer/fall depending on how quickly things move along!). Tim & …

Garlic Lime Chicken Serves 6 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 pepper 1/8 paprika 1/2 garlic powder 1/4 onion powder 1/4 thyme 1/4 parsley 6 boneless chicken breasts 2 T butter 1 tsp olive oil 2 tsp garlic powder 3 T lime juice In a small bowl, mix together all seasonings EXCEPT …

“My coffee is a million times better by the beach.”  – Amanda

I don’t think I ever mentioned that I was seeing a Physical Therapist last fall for some knee problems.  They said the knee problems could be related to having a weak ankle caused by so many bad ankle sprains.  They suggested balancing activities. Look at what a great husband I …

This summer will mark our 20th year in our home.  WOW.  I have no idea where 20 years went, but I do know the time has finally come to do something about the backside of our house.  We’ve talked about remodeling/adding onto the kitchen for YEARS, but every year anothe year comes and goes …

One of the problems with vacationing in a rain forest area is that it rains (LOL) which Nathan has figured out in the picture below.  He’s NOT impressed. I read that Kona (where we spent the first couple days of which I’ve already blogged about) gets about 10 inches of …

After searching dozens of snorkel options for our trip to the Kona side of the Big Island, we finally chose the Expedition South Kona through Sea Quest.  This company gets a 5 star rating in my book!  Everything was great from start to finish. The booking process was very simple and my …