Believe in the Magic Traci Diary
Recipes, Travels, and Stories
When you think of Valentine's Day, you think of chocolate, wine, and roses. In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm going to share my top 8 candies. Many of which is chocolate. Esther Price Chocolates In the Dayton, Ohio area, we have a local company called Esther Price. It was started by Esther almost 100 years… Continue reading Satisfying my sweet tooth
I haven't made a bucket list for winter 2018 so I thought I should do that. Some of the bucket list has been completed. #1 Finish the Outlander series on Starz. This one was completed during my winter break. I had watched the first season, parts 1 and 2 previously but had not seen the… Continue reading My Winter Bucket List
Last January, I decided my 2017 was going to be known by the phrase bucket list. So was this year the year of the "bucket list?" In 2017, I had so many different experiences some that could be said were part of my bucket list even though I do not have an official bucket list.… Continue reading 2017 – The Year of the “Bucket List”
This year I changed the focus of my blog from recipes to more of a diary. As I looked at my stats from last year, I noticed one thing. One of the blog posts that got the most hits was a recipe from long ago. During Thanksgiving and Christmas, I get a lot of hits… Continue reading A Review of 2017 and Goals of 2018
As I looked over the prompts for today, I have posted on one of the prompts previously. One of the prompts is about Christmas traditions. Two years ago, I wrote about our traditions. Not much has changed with the traditions. The boys help a little more with making the Christmas treats. They have their favorites. … Continue reading Don’t Be a Grinch
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Wait, I'm not talking about stars in the sky. Today I'm going to be talking about Christmas tree lights that twinkle merrily. About 20 minutes from my house is a working water mill called Clifton Mill. Each Christmas season, they decorate the mill. People come… Continue reading Clifton Mill’s Twinkling Lights
I could not get over a stomach virus so I ended up in the ER. Was it just a stomach virus or was there something more serious going on?
Today I'm going to share some of my favorite foods that I've been liking lately. Fresh Thyme Grocery Store Fresh Thyme brand creamy ranch dressing - It's a little more expensive than Hidden Valley Ranch but so worth it. I can dip chips in the dip because it is that thick. Fresh Thyme Chocolate Bars… Continue reading My Current Favorite Foods
We are now on the downward swing of my Write 31 2017. Yeah! My favorite artist is P!nk. I adore her. Her music is the soundtrack of my life. On Friday, I got her newest album, Beautiful Trauma. I already have favorite songs that I've played on repeat a million billion times. Everyone interprets songs differently. … Continue reading P!nk’s New Album and Mom, What’s for Dinner? – Week of October 15, 2017 – Blog Post #16
If you roll over the photos, there will be a caption. 6:00-7:10 Getting ready for work 7:15 - 7:45 Commute to work 7:45 - 3:45 Work. No photos will be taken of students. My day consists of planning time, breakfast club, inclusion, lunch duty, and dismissal duty. Breakfast club is when I pull students for… Continue reading September 27, 2017 in photos and a PSA
