From the monthly archives:

January 2011

Toy Organization

January 26, 2011

The boys’ closet and toys have been neglected for some time now. As embarrassing as it is to say, we used laundry baskets to throw their toys in, no organization, just whatever went where ever. It was a mess. A huge, annoying, thorn in my side mess. I finally had enough. After their birthday and Christmas our house [...]

Fudge Brownies (Sugar and Gluten Free)

January 25, 2011

Just because I am on a sugar and gluten free diet, doesn’t mean I can’t have brownies!! A girl’s gotta live you know. So let me give you the heads up on these brownies. It’s hard to believe, it may gross you out a bit, but they contain black beans! There I said it, nothing [...]

Steampunk Jewelry by CB Designs

January 22, 2011

Have you heard of Steampunk jewelry? A brief description: “”Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk fashion has no set guidelines, but tends to synthesize modern styles influenced by the Victorian era. Aspects of steampunk fashion [...]

Fine Friday Morning

January 21, 2011

I have a couple of random thoughts to share with you on the fine Friday morning. Remember Chloe, I posted about her and Cricket yesterday. Well it got really cold last night dropping into the freezing zone, and I couldn’t find Chloe to let her in. I searched and called and called and searched last [...]

Best buds- Cricket and Chloe

January 20, 2011

It’s been a little while since I have posted about best friends Cricket and Chloe. It’s also been awhile since they’ve both been asleep in my house. They have been outside pets until the weather was cold and we felt sorry for them, bathed them and let them in out of the cold. By cold, [...]

Little Blue Piper

January 19, 2011

In our household chicks come and go, lots of them. The boys have had quite the experience with them, you might remember this and this. But this little chick hatched all by herself, no little chickie bubbas or sissies. So of course she was a little spoiled. We named her Piper, (I was watching too [...]

Crock-pot Chicken Posole

January 18, 2011

We had our first real cold snap here in south Texas last week, and Amy at Simply Sugar and Gluten Free, posted the perfect Chicken Posole recipe, I knew I had to try it immediately. Traditionally Posole is made with pork and lots of peppers, and slow cooked on the stove. One thing for sure Posole [...]

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Howdy, y’all! Welcome to my blog world. I am Sweet Pea, a 20-something Texas native and a newlywed…well, almost. We wed May 2006. Shortly after we were blessed with identical twins boys born November 2007.

My husband, whom I lovingly call Double Trouble (DT), owns and operates a trucking company, and we use our CB handles as our names here.

I however recently converted from a working mom to a stay-at-home mom. I love the new challenges that it brings and enjoy sharing my triumphs, messes, and adventures with you. I hope you enjoy reading about our busy lives with babies, cooking, gardening, trucking, and bargain shopping.