Here we are on Day 2 of Eric and April's 12 Days of Christmas! Today we are talking about one of my favorite Christmas traditions - Christmas Tea! Each year mom and I (and most of the time my daughter Alaine) would head to Laura's Tea Room in beautiful, historic Ridgeway, SC and enjoy a…
It's Day 1!! Today marks the beginning of our 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS PROJECT! Because we can't do Christmas the way we normally do this year (Thanks 2020), we decided to have a little fun with my parents. After all, we didn't want mom and dad to be lonely. So we are bringing Christmas to…
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No it wasn't the turkey that sent me to urgent care. I had been putting off going because of this other thing. The Hubby was like, "You need to go." So after days of saying no I finally said ,"OKKKKKK fine." Next thing you know I'm #162 sitting in the lobby with dozens of my…
Thanksgiving 2020 is one for the Thomas family record books. The fair Thaddeus Von Turkey was delightful and we slayed the potatoes, vegetables, stuffing and gravy. I’m sure there will be a Hallmark movie made about it. I mean after all, I conquered the beast, saved the family from sheer starvation, and secured my southern…
OK OK OK. I interrupt all things turkey cookin' to share this bit of hilarious awesomeness. Have you seen the "in-bread dog" photos posted all over Instagram? OMG. I don't know who started this, but I salute the person that did for their sheer creativity and use of household items. Just look at this. You…
It's a big week in my kitchen. As you all know , I'm taking on the task of turkey cookin' for the first time. It's something I have avoided for years. In fact, during the days leading up to Thanksgiving in 2011, my daughter Alaine specifically wanted to cook a turkey. We weren’t even going…
A home in the mountains is something my husband and I have dreamed of for years. Now that he is only three short years from retirement, we are starting to make plans to see that dream become our everyday life. This past weekend we flew to the Carolinas for our first mountain property search trip.…
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Driving home from the gym the other day (another whole story in itself), I saw 3 birds on the side of the road. I mean they were alive. They were just standing there. The thing is, two of them were in the fenced in area with the cows and one was standing on the outside…
OMG. You think I'm kidding, exaggerating, etc. I assure you. This is our reality. If you don't believe me, walk up our front sidewalk. The poor UPS guy got hit in the next the other day and he nearly dropped my package. It looked like a scene straight from the movie Ace Ventura Pet Detective.
I'm embarrassed to admit this. Like really embarrassed. I'm actually afraid the Coalition of Southern Women is going to come take my card. It's only a matter of time before they find out this appalling truth. It's shameful. It's anti-southern. It's just plain disgraceful to the generations of strong southern women before me. I, April…
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