I have to get my 84 year old mother-in-law packed up and moved into her new apartment for the next chapter of her life, and then get her house ready to put on the market. I vow to only be gone two weeks. Hopefully that will be enough time and if not, I’ll just stop sleeping so I can get back to you guys! Try not to forget about me. I won’t forget about you! xxxooo

If you have time, please send some positive vibes my way. I need all the love I can get as this will be quite a challenge.

In the meantime, if you have any new product you have found and love, be sure and leave me a comment and let me know so I can check it out!

Last installment of Salad Month is one of my favorite recipes, and chefs, Ree Drummond of thepioneerwoman.com’s Pesto Pasta Salad. Try saying that three times!

Pesto Pasta Salad

• 8 ounces, weight Short Fusilli Or Rotini (corkscrew) Pasta
• ⅓ cups Prepared Pesto
• ½ cups Shredded Parmesan Cheese
• ½ cups Mayonnaise
• ½ cups Sour Cream
• ¼ cups Milk, More For Thinning
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• ½ teaspoons Pepper
• 1 head (large) Romaine Lettuce, Sliced Into 1-inch Pieces
• 1 cup Grape Tomatoes, Halved
• ½ cups Black Or Kalamata Olives, Halved
• 4 ounces, weight Mozzarella Cheese, Cut Into Cubes
• 4 Tablespoons Pine Nuts (optional)
• Extra Parmesan, For Sprinkling

Cook the pasta in salted water according to package instructions. Then drain it and rinse in cold water. Allow pasta to dry slightly, then toss in a bowl with 4 tablespoons pesto. (Add more if you want the pasta to be more coated.) Add Parmesan and toss. Cover and refrigerate pasta until cold.

Make the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, sour cream, and milk with the rest of the pesto. Add salt and pepper, then taste and adjust seasonings as needed. The dressing needs to be somewhat thin and pourable in order to coat the lettuce and pasta later. Set the dressing aside.

If you’re using pine nuts, toast them over medium-low heat in a small skillet until they brown slightly. Set them aside.

To assemble the salads, make a bed of lettuce in a large bowl, then add a generous layer of pesto-coated pasta. Add tomatoes, olives, and chunks of cheese. Spoon a good amount of dressing all over the top; it should be thin enough to seep down into the salad, not so thick it will stay on top of everything.

Sprinkle salads with pine nuts and a little extra Parmesan and serve!

One of my pet peeves is putting lotion on my legs, and then putting on a pair of capris, or light weight slacks, only to have the moisturizer sort of bleed through and show up as a white spot on the material. This happens more to me in the summer, so it may happen to you a lot, or maybe it never happens to you and I am just a freak. Hey, hold your comments there!

So, I would either have to remember in my poor feeble mind to apply lotion right away, or realize I didn’t because my feeble mind wasn’t working, and just go without lotion, or just apply to the exposed, scaly area so I wouldn’t embarrass myself.  It’s hell being me.

Enter the Vaseline Spray and Go Moisturizer. As you know, I am already a big fan of the Vaseline Gel, and Vaseline Aloe Fresh Hydrating Body Lotion so it was easy for me to want to pick up the Vaseline Spray and Go Moisturizer. Hey, maybe it is even the reason I can’t find the body lotion anymore.

Regardless, this stuff is great. It really goes on like an aerosol spray, and absorbs quickly. Quickly. Like in seconds. It leaves no residue, is not greasy, but leaves your skin soft. If I had any complaint it would be that there really isn’t a lot of product in the spray cans for the price. It runs about $6 a can, and I have probably been through two cans already. Now, I use a lot of lotion to begin with, and I probably use this more often than lotion because I can spray on my arms and legs throughout the day and not have to worry about any mess, so that could be part of the problem. I always want everything to cost a dollar.

I also love that I can spray a stream of product on my arms and legs and then rub it in and go. Much more efficient and really leaves no mess at all. You don’t have to worry about getting too much product in your hand and then trying to find places to rub it in! My husband is thrilled I don’t go running to him to put lotion on his hands and elbows!

I have the Aloe Fresh, in the green can. I already use Aloe Fresh gel and lotion, and like the clean, fresh scent, so I just stuck with the one who brought me, as they say. My friend Debbie has the Total Moisture, in the yellow can, which is infused with pure oat extract.  She says it is has a light fresh scent of shea butter. The third one is Cocoa Radiant, in the brown can, which is infused with cocoa butter. It’s up to you to decide which one to get. Or you can copy me. It’s the best form of flattery, you know.

With Father’s Day fast approaching, I thought I would share a few of my favorite Father’s Day gift ideas from my favorite personalized gift website: personalizationmall.com.

Cute personalized USB drive for $20.

Whether you are a first time dad, or a all time greatest dad, these personalized frames are great and you can’t beat the price of $20!

What guy wouldn’t love this bottle opener for their man cave? Who doesn’t love only spending $16 on a gift? Win-win!

I love this photo canvas print for $20. You can choose from eight different poems OR write your own! So adorable.

I hope this gives you some good ideas for Father’s Day! Please share any Father’s Day gift ideas you have with me in the comments section.