TO BE A FARMER'S WIFE.....

You must know how to cook. 

I lucked out on this prerequisite & actually do have some experience in cooking. However, you won't find me with my apron on, slaving over my stove three meals a day. I'm not cut out for that!

So instead....sometimes I slave over the stove at my family's restaurant, Cafe Bonin, which is what I have been doing for the past two days. I am no Paula Deen, but here's a few things I threw together.....

Carrot Cake

Lemon Cake

Strawberry Cake

German Chocolate Cake Truffles

Cajun Stuffed Pinwheels

Spinach Artichoke Tartlets

Broccoli Casserole

Pasta Salad

And now you know why I fail miserably at providing meals for the handsome farmer & farm baby. Who wants to come home & cook after all of that??? So instead, I'm thinking McDonald's for dinner tonight. Yummm! When I am feeling particularly unworthy of my title"farmer's wife", I'll throw a little dinner together & fill you in. I may not cook often, but when I do, it's usually pretty darn good.

On another note....

The Mattingly's are headed to the beach next week. I can't WAIT! The only thing I'll be baking is my pasty white skin! Until then, Oaks is going to have to settle for his Redneck Beach Club....brought to you by the Mattingly Farmstead.

Redneck Beach Club
Located in Lebanon, KY
Accommodations provided by Papa Dave
Seen in photo: Oaks Mattingly

I get a good laugh every time I look at this picture. The Redneck Beach Club was created by Papa Dave at the end of a tobacco patch. Oaks can't get enough of it! I have to tell you....I NEVER dreamed that would be MY child!!!!

So fierce!

This time last year....

Notice the John  Deere hat...

Hilton Head Island, SC 2010

I'm off to pack....but first I will leave you with a dirty little secret.....

ROCKAHOLIC
Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo by TiGi

......I don't wash my hair every day!!!!

And this little guy will most def be in my suitcase.

I may or may not have oil hair..like ALL the time...so this is a product, of course recommended to me by my BFF hair stylist, that takes care of that little problem. Like it's title, it ROCKS & if you don't use it, you must. Get yourself on www.amazon.com & order NOW!

'til next time....

Meet the Mattingly's

The farmer and his wife.

....tehehehe...I thought this would be the perfect way to introduce myself, Loren Mattingly, the farmer's wife...and my husband, David Mattingly, the farmer! Howdy Ya'll!

And this here is our little farm baby....Christian Oaks Mattingly. 

Naturally, this is a completely inaccurate description of our family & I would never say things like "howdy ya'll" or "this here", but what better way to kick off my blog? If you know me, this is far from who I am! And if you don't know me, stick around & hopefully you'll get to know the real us! =)

'til next time.....