Well, I’ve fallen off the blogging wagon for a few weeks. My days can be described in a few sentences—pool or splash park (this is the only kind of park that I will go to in this heat) with my daughter, small home improvement projects, gardening (my green peppers are blooming!) and cooking meals for my family. I love trying out new recipes, so black bean burgers and pork carnitas turned out scrumptious, and they’re moved to my favorite recipe folder. The no-bake peaches’n cream cheese cake made the cut too (my friends asked for seconds at a dinner get together). Great food makes life so much more enjoyable!
I am getting ready to start school next week—the students will be coming back from their summer break before too long. Ahh, it’s always both hard and great to come back to school after a long summer vacation.
We’re off to Tampa for my husband’s grandmother’s birthday this weekend—he and my daughter are so lucky to have her. It should be nice seeing my husband’s side of the family—and perhaps visit the Tampa Aquarium? May be.

