Winter Wonderland-Part 2: Funny monkey photos.

February 17, 2010

Fun monkey photos to follow. I thought that I would start off the next group of snow day photos with things that do not necessarily go hand in hand when you imagine snowy covered landscapes. Such as our neighbors tropical oasis of palm trees and cacti in the above picture. I would never have put […]

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Winter Wonderland

February 16, 2010

When you think of coastal North Carolina the descriptive words “Winter Wonderland” are not exactly what comes to mind. This past Saturday though that is exactly what we woke up too. Jack Frost had deemed us worthy of more than just our average forecast of a light dusting. The entire landscape looked like something out […]

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Simple Pleasures' for Valentine's Day.

February 14, 2010

Usually I am joking around about what is happening with my monkeys and my surfer. Today though I thought that I would be a little more reserved about them. Why? Because today is Valentine’s Day. While everyone else has been rushing around town in order to get their roses and chocolates, I have been reflecting […]

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What Is It Nature Photos? Winners :)

February 13, 2010

Before we get started with the winners I had to share this with you. WE GOT SNOW!! Not a little bit of snow but about 4-5 inches of snow. Yipee!! We have been outside since 6am playing because of course by 2pm today most of it had melted. I will have more on our snow […]

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What Is It Nature Photos?…Giveaway

February 10, 2010

Update: The players’ answers’ are posted and I got a big kick out of what some of the guesses were. I will let you all know who the winners are by 5pm EST tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed, it looks like we might get snow :) I have been fiddling around today with one of the toys […]

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Adventures with Pineapple:Part Two-Cupcakes

February 6, 2010

Finally! I am done with the pineapple! Whew, thank goodness. Here is the recipe that you all have been waiting for and I sure hope that these do not disappoint. Pineapple cupcakes with homemade vanilla buttercream frosting & toasted coconut topping. That was a mouth full! How about Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes. Yep. Much better. Nice, […]

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His wetsuits.

February 3, 2010

I know that I said adventures with pineapple would be next but we are taking a slight detour from the norm for just a bit. I need to talk about wetsuits. You heard me correctly, wetsuits. I know it isn’t a recipe, a craft or a story about the monkeys but I can’t help myself. […]

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Images of surf, summer lovin' and humor.

February 1, 2010

I haven’t forgotten you guys, I promise. I decided to take a small blogging break and enjoy a long lazy weekend with my three guys. We watched movies, lounged around the house, went to a birthday party at the skating rink and most especially avoided the cold weather. Basically we lolly gagged the entire weekend  […]

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Southern Breakfast Lasagna for dinner…with an oops.

January 29, 2010

*Disclaimer: This is not a low fat, low cholesterol dish, but it is yummy* If you don’t like cheese or bacon do not read any further, run screaming for the hills in an attempt to protect your artery’s. On the other hand if you read the title and the first things that came to your […]

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Anna’s Angel Shrimp with friends, monkeys & dogs.

January 26, 2010

The laundry from our snowboarding trip is finally caught up. I went from piles of wet and sandy, to piles of wet and muddy…neat oh! I have restocked the pantry so that the guys can no longer claim that there is nothing to eat in the house. Dinner is done and the monkeys are in […]

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