here in southeastern virginia we are bracing for irene's arrival. and, because it is hurricane eve, i figured the kids & i deserved a fun breakfast. yes, chocolate for breakfast.my friend, lis, posted the recipe on her blog. i've made it many times {most recently for a girls brunch}. my kids love nutella crescents & you will, too. well, unless you don't like chocolate or nuts or carbs.four ingredients:refrigerated crescent rollsnutellasugarsliced almonds**nuts are optional. you also don't have to use sliced almonds. i've made this using chopped pecans & it's just as yummy!preheat your oven to 375 degrees {per the instructions on the crescent roll package}.open the crescent roll package, break into individual triangles and coat one side in sugar {not pictured}.then, arrange on a … [Read more...]
i’m a weather geek & more randomness.
if you haven't gathered by now {hello, are you not reading my crazy tweets on the twit??}, i am a weather geek.for serious.don't believe me? just ask rachel, this lis, that lis, j or angela. they'll vouch for my stalker like status when it comes to all things weather related. especially severe weather.yes, i love me some jim cantore. yes, i wake up with al every weekday morning {y'all, it's cool to "wuwa"}. yes, i totally think stephanie abrams & i could be b.f.f.'s. should i have taken my geography degree a little further by going into meteorology? probably. but, for now, watching the weather channel the way my mother watches the fox news network qvc works for me.and, while i should finish prepping for the arrival of irene, i wanted to share a lil' something with y'all. get … [Read more...]
plate tectonics, tropical systems & why my kids need to clean their rooms.
prepping for a hurricane is not an uncommon occurrence around these parts. we're all too familiar with tropical systems. go ahead and throw nor'easters into that mix, too. if it's spinning in the atlantic, it's bound to hit us or whiz by us. and, as you all know, many people along the east coast - including yours truly - have been preparing for the arrival of that crazy wench, irene.{via}apparently, preparing for a hurricane wasn't enough for mother nature. as i'm sure you all know {because, holy cow, did the twit blow up yesterday around 2pm}, we had an earthquake in virginia yesterday afternoon. mineral, virginia, to be exact. contrary to news reports & other outlets, it was not in d.c. although they - along with a gazillion other people further up along the eastern seaboard - felt … [Read more...]
puff, puff, pass.
it's not haze. it's not fog.it's not cloudy.it's not mist.it's not smog.walking out of the house & into the backyard yesterday was kind of like stepping into a raging house party. come on, y'all, you know what i'm referring to. don't get it? okay, then it was like walking into the girls bathroom in high school during lunch time. still don't get it? well, whatever. bottom line: it was smokey as hell outside.there's currently a wildfire burning in a swamp that is about fifty miles away {a little more than an hour drive}. smoke from the fire has blanketed the area. even the smokey smell is starting to infiltrate the house. yuck.it's been smokey before, but i don't recall it ever being this bad.earlier this summer we had some issues with a wildfire in northeastern north carolina, … [Read more...]
snow day.
i broke out the flops yesterday & today. opi's cajun shrimp adorns my toes. i've been driving with the sunroof open. our windows are open. and, yes, i've been wearing capris. we've had some amazing spring-like weather recently which makes it hard to believe that this was what it was like just a week ago:dear mother nature,please keep the warm temperatures and the bright sunshine. you can keep the snow.love, a girl yearning for spring … [Read more...]
