When you’re Eastern Orthodox, on most years you get two Easters…for the first one, that darn Easter Bunny visits and everyone eats too much sugar…for the second, you go to church and pray…and on Easter Sunday enjoy a fabulous Easter Dinner complete with yummy Greek Salad and Roasted Lamb…so delicious. On Saturday, we colored our […]

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So my Best Friend at Work (yes, I am still a SAHM…but this was years ago…and the woman earned her title…she really did…we went through so much at that particular work place…and thus the title stays even though we’ve moved on to different adventures…and no, it’s not to be confused with my Best Friend Forever, […]

posted in: Family, Food, Milestones

It’s a hard thing when you turn nine years old…you wake up in the morning still feeling eight…and then…BAM!!…Mama announces she’s going to take you out of school today…there are homemade chocolate chip waffles cooking…and you are surrounded by the people you love! Auntie Daphne and Maka made it into town…and the festivities began the […]

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We’re getting ready for Alex’s birthday around here…Grandma Sandi and Auntie Daphne will be on their way tomorrow…and then next week, Baka and Djedo…so much to do between now and then…but we’re thinking of you all… Alex has requested Oreo Cupcakes for school…they’re his favorite…with Paula Deen’s Buttercream Frosting…yummy. Wishing you a cupcake moment…all gooey […]

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Okay so our fifteen minutes of Fame are ticking away… Things You May Not Know About the Riggsbys Musical Tastes (or File Under – My How The Times Have Changed) – We listen to a lot of Childrens Music. We only like 3 Childrens Music Singers – Ralph’s World, Laurie Berkner and Justin Roberts…we listen […]

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One of my favorite quotes is from Walt Disney – “If you can dream it, do it. Always remember this whole thing was started by a mouse.” As a mother, I know that my children will go on to do Great Things. And they will create the definition for exactly what those Great Things will […]

posted in: Family, Things We Love

So the http://www.renotahoemoms.com/ message board scheduled as Kata kept calling it…a Field Trip…to our local Chevys for a tour of their kitchen…wow, what a tour…when we arrived they had our tables all decorated with sombreros…the girls immediately donned theirs on…please feel free to remind me of this in their college partying years…It All Started Here…the […]

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