Mom and Blogger, but not necessarily a Mommy Blogger. Sugar Jones: writing about life unrefined.
Fresh food lovers in the Southwestern region have long enjoyed Rubio’s Fish Tacos. My personal favorite has always been the same. Whenever I walked into one of Ralph Rubio’s shops, I’d order a Pesky Combo: two fish tacos, beans & cheese, and a side of crispy corn tortilla chips. But that just changed. Last month, [...]
I was shocked when I heard this. So I ran to my computer and googled the words “state employee lunch nuggets” and found that my ears were not deceiving me. This is sad, but apparently, true. A state employee was rifling through a child’s lunch to make sure that it was up to USDA standards. [...]
I used to get the worst stomach pains. I’ll spare you the description of what it felt like. Just know… it was really uncomfortable. It was embarrassing to be at my desk after lunch, bent over in my chair holding my stomach. It wasn’t really easy to make any client calls in that position, either. [...]
I called the nurse’s desk and asked to be rung into my grandmother’s room, hoping my mom or aunt might be there to give me an update. I had been going to her hospital room every day after work to rub lotion on her hands and feet and just be with her. She was my [...]
I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]
Look at these kids. Would you let them eat the mystery meat and fried fat that’s served in school lunches? You probably wouldn’t… but I did. When the kids went to school after years of being schooled at home, I committed to sending them to school with home-made lunches. My kids were fine with that… [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner is over, but the remains of a wonderful feast are still in your refrigerator, calling out to be eaten. Rather than just eating a reheated version of the same dinner, why not repurpose the leftovers into something more? We decided to make a couple of quiches with our leftovers. The first one was [...]
