Happy Birthday America!

(image thanks to the Crafting Chicks – a great site – you should check it out!) ~ Lita    

Back to Reality

Ok, that doesn’t sound too bad does it?? It’s not, and I’m not complaining…well, except I would’ve liked more time to blog about our trip this week. I have more photos from beautiful Lake Tahoe coming soon…what a fabulous time of year to visit the lake! There’s still snow on the mountains, the air is [...]

Tahoe – Rubicon Trail to Emerald Bay Hike

As expected, it’s just glorious up here in Lake Tahoe. We’re staying in Incline Village for 5 days with our good friends Greg and Dianna. There is still quite a bit of snow up on the mountaintops making almost every view simply gorgeous. The crisp, clean air just makes the colors seem much more vivid [...]

New Chicks in the Family

Here they are…our little girls! Well, they actually live at Libby’s house, but that makes them my little “Grand-chicks”, right? I wanted to post pics from when they were the teeniest, tiniest little cuties, but I swear, they grew overnight! I think this is their teenage phase – don’t they look like they’re suffering from [...]

Mimi’s Path to Dominican Sisterhood

Remember how in the past I mentioned Mimi was considering becoming a Nun? Well, this last weekend, Libby, Hunter, Westly and I joined her in visiting the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. This is a congregation of Holy sisters (nuns) that Mimi has chosen and is hoping to join in the future. We went [...]

Vegan health Tips

I had a doctor’s appointment today. Not a big deal really, so no worries. Just been feeling a bit off lately and well, having a bit of a skin rash issue. I’ve been a bit in denial about dealing with the rash, but last week when it appeared on my neck (and forehead), I figured, [...]

Favorite Finds of the Week

I think everyone knows I have a magazine addiction. In fact, I think it would be lovely if I could have a job that included reading magazines and sharing fun tidbits from them. So, I thought I’d start a new weekly feature here based on my career aspirations. I typically rip out pages from the [...]

Beach Toy Advice

I have a feeling we’re going to be making quite a few trips to the beach this summer if we’ll have as much fun as we had this past weekend. Here in Northern California the weather at the coast can be hit or miss in the summertime – you can have a gorgeous sunny day [...]

Epcot Photo Journey April 2011

As many of you know, I recently spent some time in Central Florida visiting my mom. One of the highlights of the the visit was going to Epcot. I LOVE Epcot. It’s just simply so beautiful there and I find all the information along with all the cultural information so interesting. As luck would have [...]

Babycakes!!

If you’ve been following my Central Florida trip adventures on Facebook, you know that I was super excited to visit the new Babycakes Bakery at Downtown Disney. WOW! Everything looked absolutely delicious!! I especially loved that they give you a view into their kitchens – so you can watch what they’re baking (and get some [...]

Boy’s Game Night

I must say, my Grandsons are just so much FUN right now! Westly is just chatting up a storm lately and Hunter, well, he’s just the absolute handsome angel that you see in these photos. I often get a bit jealous that Pops is retired and can spend so much more time with them just [...]

Gardening Season Begins…

and I’m so ready…YAHOO!!! Finally, our weather is becoming “Spring-Like” and I’m just loving my mornings out in the garden. Here’s a few shots of what’s blooming so far: It’s truly unbelievable how quickly the weather has changed. We had 22 out of 25 days of rain in March. I know my yard has enjoyed [...]

Hiyyyy-Yaaaah

Karate chops TWO-YEAR-OLD style. ~ Lita  

Searching for Calm

Boring. It’s how I feel right now, and I somewhat welcome it. somewhat. It’s a bit calming and my life tends to be a bit chaotic – of my own creation I know (and possibly with a little help from Pops). Every once in a while I decide to address this issue and try to [...]

The Skinny Scoop

Have you noticed the fun survey box on the right side of my blog? SkinnyScoop is a quick and easy online surveying tool that helps women who want the skinny to get the scoop. It’s fun, so check it out and let me know what you think. Happy Saturday! ~ Lita

Plane Food Plan

Yes, we flew to Hawaii today..phew we made it even after all my guilty-feelings and preparations. Thanks everyone for your encouragement and support. I’ll admit it takes me a bit to get motivated to go somewhere, but I’m NEVER sorry once I get there. I can tell this trip will be no different! Since it’s [...]

FOOD!!!!

(I’m warning you ahead of time, this is a seriously rambling post…way more than usual) I’m seriously having a FOOD obsession crisis! As in, that’s all I think about..what should I eat, what shouldn’t I? on and on and on….. So, I’ve told you I’m part of Nia’s  Fitness Challenge over at Nia Peeple’s Elements [...]

Cure for the Blahs…

It’s true, last week was pretty blah for me, but, today… I found the cure. It’s these 3 guys…Westly, Pops & Hunter. Pops loves to take these two monkeys to the park on Saturday mornings. I felt like today, Bubba & I had to show up unexpectedly and invade their “boy” time to join in [...]

Fabulous Friday

Using the word “fabulous” in the title is my secret way of trying to uplift myself today. Sorry, I’ve been a slack blogger this week…I kind of have the blahsssssssss….. AND I can find no reason why! Which, I suppose, is a good thing. I started trying to figure out “what’s going on”, “what could [...]

More Vegan Blogs!!

This morning, I happened to catch a post over at “The Kind Life Blog” which rang out a call to all the vegan bloggers out there to submit their blog for a potential “feature” on their site. Of course, this blog is by Alicia Silverstone author of the book that inspired my whole turn to [...]

Winter Weekend in San Francisco

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!! Though the “big” fun we had this weekend had nothing to do with watching the big game, I hope all of you are having fun cheering for your favorite team – hopefully with a big crew of friends and lots of high calorie snacks. Our “big” fun this weekend was heading [...]

Bloggy Moms February Blog Hop

Vegan Blog Hop yesterday, and now Bloggy Moms February Blog Hop today. Why? Well, because I love vegans and I love being a Mommy (and I’ve met the most fabulous bloggy moms on the Bloggy Moms site). Hope you’ll join in the fun!!

New Garden Shoes

I’m not really a “shoe” person per se. Well, at least I don’t think so. The last time I was really, really excited about shoes would probably have been in my teens when I was getting a new pair of toe shoes for ballet class or tap shoes for tap class – and even then [...]

Blog Birthday Week Day 2 – VegNews

Are you ready for Day #2 of I hope so because…. again, today, I’m so grateful for all my readers that I want to share some of my favorite things. Today, I’m giving away 2 subscriptions to VegNews Magazine. I’ve written about VegNews in the past, so I’m sure you know it’s simply, hands down, [...]

Java Lovin’

Do you love coffee? Are you in the Bay Area? If you answered yes to these 2 questions, do yourself a favor and head to a Philz Coffee. They have 8 Bay Area locations. Trust me here people…this is the BEST coffee I have ever had! As the tagline reads, they make their coffee one [...]

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