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The devil in my eggs

by Ashford - 1

It started out as the “pity assignment”. I had finally married and it was now my duty to show up with a covered dish at every family event. But they knew that I couldn’t cook much besides Easy Mac and Ramen so they decided to do me a favor. The “easy” assignment for my first Easter was the deviled eggs. Now I realize that this must seem simple to you too however I assure you it was not. You see, I can boil an egg but I cannot, for the life of me, peel an egg. I started out with 18 eggs, googled “boiling an egg”, and got to work. However, after I began peeling the eggs I realized this was

Taking back the cheese drawer. Taking back my life.

by Ashford - 5

  I love cheese. I love all kinds of cheese. Stinky cheese, expensive cheese, squirt cheese (which isn’t really even cheese). Six months ago I emptied out my cheese drawer and filled it with boxes of chemotherapy. A drug that I was to inject into my husband’s belly 3 times a week. I hate chemotherapy. I hate the side effects, I hate the emotions, I hate the mental battle it is to inject someone you love with something you know darn well is poisonous. I hate watching him suffer. So many of you have been following our story over the past several months. You know that 8 months ago our world got rocked when the hubs was diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma. (If

The vineyard in my closet

by Ashford - 4

  Let me start by saying that my husband is one of those “All In” kind of guys. Like he has 2 speeds: 1. Off and 2. 436 mph. He’s also one of those “good at everything he tries” people. I know. It’s TOTALLY annoying to me too. Over the years I’ve gotten used to his (let’s call them) eccentricities. I can take him in stride now.  He doesn’t even phase me. For example, I returned home from working late one night and when I opened the garage doors I saw him sitting there (in my parking spot) with 3 huge tables, a gigantic commercial grade sewing machine, and enough sunbrella material to cover the state of South Carolina. Did I flinch? Did

The Licecapades

by Ashford - 0

So there's a new SUPERLICE?! As if the world wasnt a horrible enough place without the existence of this horrid creature. And to top it off we got "the lice notice" in the school newsletter today and after spending the next 25 minutes scratching my head, my body, my feet, and anything else I could reach I decided to dredge up this old post in case any of you might need help navigating the Licecapades.  So you found your first louse on your little darling’s head. Resist the urge to immediately burn down your house and swallow the vomit that just made its way into your mouth. It's ok. This is totally doable.  1. Here's your shopping list.       - Lice shampoo (we used

That time Pinterest almost blinded me

by Ashford - 2

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a penchant for DIY projects. I blame Pinterest. Since discovering this evil genius website I have spent countless hours grating bars of soap for homemade laundry detergent, melting beeswax and coconut oil for face wash, and dehydrating my own chili peppers to make my own taco seasoning.  Well, the clothes never did quite smell clean and after several months I resorted to buying the overpriced chemical filled detergent again. I suffered through weeks of breakouts akin to being a 13 year old girl going through puberty after the coconut oil proved too greasy for my skin type. And the chili peppers? Well, that’s a story that warrants a little detail. I got a dehydrator

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