Manda

Manda

Homemade Taco Seasoning

Have you ever taken a look at the ingredients in prepackaged taco seasoning? If not, then you really should. It is filled with unnecessary ingredients, like sugar in various forms. Why does taco seasoning need any form of sugar in…

My Birthday Weekend

The 11th was my 36th (shit, I’m either getting old or already old, take your pick) and last weekend (the weekend before my birthday), the husband and I took a mini vacation to the Waterfront/Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area to celebrate. We…

Did I ever tell you…

That my 18 year old daughter has taken up the guitar? I don’t think I have, but it really shouldn’t come as a surprise since her father is rather musically inclined and plays multiple musical instruments, including the guitar and…

Chronic Urinary Tract Infections

That picture to the left there is a clump of Nefarian’s pee. Yep. I’m sure you’re wondering why I would take a picture of one of my cat’s pee clumps? Well, when you have a cat that has chronic urinary…

Making a Murderer

My husband and I started watching Making a Murderer the other day. And we only have 1 episode left. With him working 10 hour days, 5 (sometimes 6) days a week, it can be a bit hard finding time to…

Valentine’s Day 2016

I hope y’all had a happy Valentine’s Day. We actually celebrated Valentine’s Day on Friday because Mike had to work Sunday. We went up to Petco to get my Valentine’s Day gift from him, a cat tree. I have been…

Let’s Hope February is Better

January wasn’t the best month with the passing of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and, the worst of it all, the death of my husband’s grandfather, Rev. Don Flanigan. Throw on the pile some cold days and the horrible winter storm…

Winter Storm Jonas

West Virginia is no stranger to horrible winters, which is one of the reasons why I want to move out of this state and head down south where the temperatures are warm and the cost of living is cheaper. While…

As The World Falls Down

I received a text from my husband this morning asking if I heard who had passed away. I was getting laundry started and hadn’t gotten on the computer yet so I had not a clue. When he texted me back…

A New Year A New Me? Hopefully.

I am not happy. Well, let me rephrase that; I am not happy with certain areas of my life. There are a lot of aspects that I am happy with. I have a great daughter who I am extremely proud…