Boyish Charm

So much for weight loss

Dad opened up his restaurant a week ago and my sister and I are volunteering our time until business picks up. The great part is.... so much excellent food to eat!

This was Wednesday's lunch. Italian sausage with provolone and homemade marinara on a french bread hoagie. OH MY!!!

Totally worth the heartburn!

You should come have one! Seriously!

Papa's Place
5404 S Shields
OKC, OK

The food is goooooooooood! I'm not biased or anything.

and btw, my mom did all the decorating and she kind of rocks at it!

This would be why I beg and plead for her to decorate my home for me! That talent did not get passed on to me.

See that sign??? It really is a secret. Even his beautiful first born doesn't have the recipe. I even tried throwing a temper tantrum!

Blueberry goodness

Made these scrumptiously delicious blueberry muffins last week.

They were totally delish, and I mean TOTALLY!

My kids even loved them, even though the oldest two(ERRR oldest kid and the husband) thought there was to many blueberries in them, but what do they know anyway?

I had been salivating over Ree's recipe over at Pioneer Woman and then my girlfriend had to flaunt her muffins in my face... so needless to say. I had to make them. 

For the most part I followed the recipe to a tee, but since my angelic boys who never do anything wrong, chose to steal my yogurt... I used half plain and half vanilla yogurt instead of straight plain and I also added about 1/3 cup extra sugar. Instead of using the turbinado sugar that Ree suggests, I used plain old granulated sugar to top my muffins! I like my muffin tops sugary sweet!

Blueberries are EVERYWHERE right now.... go make ya some of these totally awesome muffins!

And PS... the sauce was utterly scrumptious as well.

Happy Birthday, Rachel!!!

Today is her birthday.... Everyone head on over to the most awesome-est Rachel ever's blog and wish her a happy 28th!

Happy Birthday Hoochie Coochie Mama!

Middle School

It's hard to believe that this cute little boy..... Who oh so loved his mama!

Is now this cute, goofy young man who is an official Middle School Football player!

Yesterday we checked out all his football equipment, checked out his football locker and then had Middle School Orientation.

Let me also tell you all how extremely shocked I was when I picked up his schedule and out of the 3 AP (advanced placement) courses that are available to 6th grade... he is scheduled for all 3 of them. Wow... my kid is kind of smart when he wants to be!