A Simple Country Mouse

Good lord who knew how much stuff you need for traveling with two toddlers and two adults for 5 days? Not to mention all the little things you need to do before you an even leave?!? It's crazy. For example my to do list before leaving: Vacuum-incase of food on the carpet...kids...don't want mice Sweep-no sugar ants please Mop-same reason as above Laundry-need clean clothes to pack Empty the washer-do you have any idea what happens if you leave wet clothes in there to long? If not consider yourself lucky. Take out all the trash-5 day old trash...ewwww. Dishes-nasty dishes for 5 days...no thank you. Wipe down counters and stove-sugar ants get every where...I think they have super powers. Clean out coffee pot-nasty old coffee when I am struggling to see straight the first morning we are home? Yeah, NOPE!!! Clean out the fridge-old gross gone bad food...hard pass please. Clean both kids' rooms-I plan on dropping them in bed the moment we get home as it's probabl...

Now if you've been reading this blog for any amount of time you likely know I'm a total coffee nut. But what you may not know is that in the last year I've become a bit of a makeup nut too. I got this subscription to Ipsy which sends you 5 samples in an adorable little bag once a month for $10.00 a month. I love, love, love it! Today I just received my new Ipsy bag and am trying some new stuff in my favorite coffee. So I thought I'd do a blog reviewing the products just for kicks. Maybe I'll start that every month just for fun and so you all can have some new fun products to think about trying. So let's start with coffee. Lariat Coffee Roasters is my absolute favorite coffee roasters of all time. They have a variety of blends and roasts that range from light to dark roasts and a couple of good espresso roasts. They have a cold brew that is to die for that is from brew to bottle in 48 hours. If you've ever tried to make cold brew you know its not always eas...

As I have been writing on the same post for several days now and am still trying to finish it up so you all can catch up on the insanity of our house, I decided today I'd just post a few of my favorite BBQ recipes I've come across over the years. Steak- Marinade: Soy sauce Worcestershire sauce Yellow or Dijon mustard Olive oil Garlic Pepper Balsamic or white vinegar (I prefer balsamic) Your favorite cut of steak. In a gallon sized ziplock bag add ingredients to your taste. Then add steak and leave in the fridge for a couple hours or overnight. Toss it on the grill and cook through to your liking. I prefer blue rare, but that's uncommon. Garden Caesar- Romaine lettuce-chopped Croutons Light Caesar dressing Cherry tomatoes Chevre goat cheese-crumbled Toss in a bowl and serve. Heart Attack Taters- Baby red potatoes or Yukon Gold Potatoes Salt Pepper Garlic Chili powder Heavy cream Sour cream Butter Mozzarella cheese Cheddar cheese Parmesan c...