Yum-O

So, my newest favorite thing has been a Mocha Coconut (1 pump mocha) Frappucino from Starbucks. That'll put a dent in your wallet, though, right? So today, I came up with my own version. I'm sure it could use a lot of tweaking, but it was very tasty and certainly didn't cost $4.00!

Here's my simple recipe:
1 scoop of Publix Coconut Road ice cream
1/3 cup of strong coffee w/ 2 teaspoons of sweetener - I used succanat w/ honey
Roughly 1 cup of crushed ice.

I used my immersion blender to mix all this together. So quick and very yummy!

New Year - New Plan

Wow, it's been a very long time since I posted anything on the blog! So much has happened since our chicken pox incidents. SO MUCH! In fact, that was kind of the beginning of the craziness for our family. Since Samantha's chicken pox, we have had Christmas (Dec), moved my parents to Fernandina Beach (Jan), said goodbye to my Grandma Cooksey (Feb), moved into my parents house (Feb), said goodbye to our precious pastor and his family (Mar), had Samantha's 2nd birthday (Apr), been to the FPEA conference in Orlando (May), graduated Katie from Kindergarten (Jun), welcomed a new pastor (Jul), had my 38th birthday (Jul), and started a new school year! Whew!

Here we are in August. Life seems to be settling in to some type of routine, which is very welcoming! Katie started 1st grade on August 1st. My plan this year is to do 2 days the first week, 3 days the following week, 4 the next, and then the last week of August have our first full week. So far, the plan is working and doesn't seem quite so overwhelming.

So, happy August to everyone! Hopefully, I can get back to a routine of blogging and maybe even shake things up some. We'll see!