Did y’all hear that the Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible will be filming in my hometown of Kilgore this week? The town of 12,000 is all abuzz! There hasn’t been this must excitement since…..well, I don’t know when there has been this much excitement! Hair appointments are being made and everyone is getting all gussied up […]
Food
The Jingu House Restaurant
My family has lived in San Antonio long enough to recall a time that the Japanese Tea Gardens were in disrepair and not open to the public. It had been such an historic landmark since opening in 1915. It seemed odd to not be able to visit while you were near the San Antonio Zoo […]
If You Give Your Mom a Muffin
Yesterday, I woke up and decided I was going to make a special breakfast for the kids. There were 6 more days left of our summer so I wanted to surprise them with a special treat. When I attempt to make something from scratch, it is always considered a treat because my husband is the […]
Our Day at American Girl in Dallas
When I was a volunteer in the Junior League of San Antonio, we hosted the American Girl Party at the Ole Market’s fundraiser. My son was about 3 years old at the time and I didn’t have daughters yet. I just loved watching all the little girls walk in with their dolls in their arms. […]
Yaghi’s New York Pizzeria
Friday nights are “family fun nights” at our house. We let the kids pick where we order pizza and the movie we watch on Netflix. Lately, we have been taking the pizza to the pool. They usually pick places like Papa John’s, Papa Murphy’s or Pizza Hut. Every now and then my husband and I […]
Little Red Barn is Big on Family
A few weeks ago I attended the bridal shower of a young lady who had been our babysitter. Once she graduated college and met her new boyfriend, we saw her less and less! She grew up in San Antonio in a very close knit and loving family. Her […]