From the monthly archives:

August 2012

My distressed and antiqued coffee and side tables makeover

August 30, 2012

Looking around my living room and it’s brown, brown, beige and beige. I need some color in my life. How haven’t I noticed this before? My wore out coffee table and side tables, all dinged up, scuffed and brown, the ideas started flowing! I am really loving the distressed, antiqued look. I just knew I [...]

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Roasted Cheesy Tomatoes

August 28, 2012

On our 5th wedding anniversary DT and I took a trip to Galveston and we ate at the famous Gaidos restaurant. Gaidos is a “fancy” seafood restaurant right on the beach of Galveston, the food is so delicious and so fresh! I ate the fresh tuna and DT had the fried platter and as a [...]

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DIY: Simple Southwestern Vase Upcycle

August 22, 2012

I found this pretty vase at a garage sale a few weeks ago. I wasn’t sure at the time what I had in mind with for it, but I decided to add a little paint and spruce it up a bit. Since the vase/flower pot had such a pretty design and deep grooves, I thought [...]

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Pumpkin Protein Cookies

August 21, 2012

While on my Advocare 10 day cleanse, I was having a major craving for something sweet, cookies in particular. As far as the cleanse goes, white flours and sugar are off limits! So, I had to get a little creative. I made these simple drop cookies and even incorporated the chocolate Advocare Meal Replacement shake [...]

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Weight loss and cleanse results…updated pictures

August 17, 2012

I am still trucking along with my weight loss journey. I had stalled out a bit this summer and only lost about 1-2 lbs all summer, ugh. I was still eating fairly well (but not the best) and also exercising with various workouts, shredding, yoga and running mostly. I was completely bummed about my no [...]

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DIY: Antique Mercury Glass

August 15, 2012

I might be a little obsessed with home decor, crafting, and up-cycling lately. I might also be slightly obsessed with garage sales, thrift store, and antique shopping. The older, more rustic looking, the better. And cheap is even better! I have plenty of boring ole mason jars, plain glass vases, and what nots laying around. I think [...]

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Flourless Squash Brownies

August 14, 2012

If you have followed my blog for any length of time, you might know I have a thing for brownies. I have no less than 5 recipes for brownies on my blog. And I am always searching for the next greatest recipe. Lately, eating healthier and wiser has been my choice, since I am trying to tighten [...]

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Greek Yogurt Cheesecake

August 7, 2012

I have completed my first Crazy Cooking Challenge, hosted by Tina at Mom’s crazy cooking. What is the crazy cooking challenge, you ask? Well, it is a large group of bloggers who are given a cooking assignment, this month’s assignment was cheesecake, then we have to find a recipe from another blogger we’d like to try, bake it, [...]

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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.