Pumpkin and Spice tagged 'family'

Lemon Cupcakes for Dad

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

As I've told you all, my father had recently been fighting a very difficult battle against MRSA, which unfortunately infected his heart and lungs. I flew up to Kansas a couple weeks ago, but I didn't mention that I was going up because he was going into hospice. I arrived on the 17th, and on March 22nd, Dad passed away.
It's of course hard, and very sad... but it's hard to explainAs much as I like my job/externship, it's been a difficult couple months. Starting a new job is always an adjustment, but I also had to adjust to moving to a new city, in a new state, 2000 miles away from my husband. It's been hard, but thankfully, I [...]

Kickboxing- The Sport of the Future

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I was woken up this morning at 7a by the loudest alarm clock on earth blaring for at least a solid minute in a room down the hallway from me! Of course, after that, I suddenly became aware of all the other noises in the building and couldn't fall back asleep. Still, my alarm wasn't to go off until 7:45, so I layed in bed as long as I could manage. Finally, I gave up, and just got up. At this point, Sissy had already started making coffee, so the smell of coffee helped co [...]

Leaving for the Keys

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Mama Pumpkin got in safe last night. Once she landed, we picked up a rental car, stopped for a fortifying snack at Ben and Jerry's. (CoffeeCoffee BuzzBuzzBuzz and Peanut Butter Cookie Dough for me- I need to start just getting one scoop [...]

A Bowlful of Cozy

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Once Halloween is over and the weather here in Florida starts to cool down, my thoughts turn to the upcoming holidays. Come November, I'm totally ready to start getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas... This year, however, I'm feeling [...]

Hey, You Got Peanut Butter in My Chocolate Cookies!

pumpkin@pumpkinandspice.net — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I'm going to get a bit mushy for a second. My "little" brother (he's 24 years old- not so little anymore) is in the Army and is stationed in Iraq. He's a good guy, and I'm super-proud of him. We're only two years apart, and have always been close and I feel like the older we've gotten, the better friends we've become. (He was my "maid of honor" at my wedding- way before that turd of a Patrick Dempsey movie, I might add.)

Here we are, waiting in [...]