Bringing the Outdoors In

We are lucky to have several hydrangea bushes out front that add a splash of color to our home and are a great place for Carson to hide!

The hydrangeas are so plentiful that their leaves start to droop meaning that they need to be trimmed. I was recently at a flower shop and saw that they were selling hydrangeas for $6.99 a stem!-seriously. So I decided instead of just throwing those blooms away that we would bring them inside and we even took some to the neighbors-I LOVE flowers!


Andrew with his all knowing voice said "hydrangeas were great at keeping ants away". Believing him I replied "really?!, I had no idea." He then said, "no, they don't have anything to do with ants, but we certainly have enough inside!" Call us the flower house...and there are plenty more.

House of Order

Each night before laying my head on my pillow, my house is sparkling clean and ready for inspection--yeah right!

6:30 am This morning started off like any other until I went to get a bowl of cereal and found ants everywhere! Flashback to last night: dishes in the sink and on the counter. Normally I would have cleaned the kitchen before I went to bed so that I could wake up to a clean slate but I went for a run and watched a show instead and I rationalized that the dishes could wait until morning....apparently NOT true!

8:30 am My kitchen has been detailed, trash has been emptied, the perimeter has been checked and the ants are almost gone. Still haven't eaten my cereal, Carson's stuck watching the boob tube and I want to go back to bed! Now I have to clean the floors too just to get rid of all the ant spray I used. What blah way to start a day! Turns out it is much easier to chores the the night before...laziness doesn't pay off.

Tasty Tuesday

These cookies are yummy and Andrew said the dough looked like dirt...hence the flower/cookie picture.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2. cup flour
2/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. (1 bag) peanut butter chocolate chips

Bake 350 for 9 minutes