Houseparty chose me to host a Hewlett Packard #warmupyourwalls party. Last Saturday I planned a dessert party where I served carrot cake cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, pumpkin pie, coffee and water. The turn out for the party was small, (even though I invited 15 people) but some of the sweetest people did show up andRead more
If you haven’t tried the AMAZING Ibotta app, you really otta. In the time that I have been using this app, I have made almost $40. How you ask? By buying things I actually need. That $40 doesn’t even include the extra savings that I have gotten by using coupons on those items. Go HERERead more
“If you had to be trapped inside a movie for five days, what movie would you pick?” I thought this would be a PERFECT post for The Mister to handle… This question is almost as hard to answer as the question of what super power I would choose. I mean, there are so many great moviesRead more
Tonight we had some good friends over to sample the brined turkey. I believe it was a hit. I would post a picture but there wasn’t time to take any. We all came from a very long day at church and were too hungry to even think about getting some photos. So grateful for turkey!Read more
Today, I hosted my HP Houseparty. Didn’t have quite the turn out as I would have liked but it still happened and I think the Houseparty peeps will be happy. This isn’t my official blog post for that or anything, it’s just part of what happened today. This evening we went to we Thor TheRead more
My two year blogiversary is coming soon! I can’t believe that My Kitchen Is Open has been up and running for almost 2 years. Something special is coming! Keep coming back to find out what! ~Mrs Galvan~
It’s been 8 days since I started blogging daily and during these 8 days I have learned that I really need to get ahead if I’m going to blog on a daily basis. I really need some time where I can sit down and allow my creative juices to flow. I need some time whereRead more
Today we had our first 50 something degree cool front and it was beautiful outside. I could’ve been outside all day long! The high today was 66. If you’re not from Deep South Texas you will never understand why we appreciate these temperatures. I love this weather because I get to wear leggings, scarves andRead more
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I did not want to write about this, mostly because if it’s written down, it true. It’s time to come out of denial though. If I could change one thing about myself, it would be the character defect of giving up too easy.Read more
Last year I participated in Tutu and Tea Parties’ Ornament Swap 2012 and it was such a great experience. I received the cutest ornament and made acquaintances with a blogger. This year, I decided, once again to take part in the swap. Sign-up’s have ended so don’t try to sign-up now. They ended on 10/26/2013.Read more