Everywhere you look, there are tips for having parties — recipes for cocktails and exotic appetizers — Pinterest boards dedicated to little black dresses. Must be nice! Here in my world, adult parties aren’t happening. With wee little ones and no sitters, the “Grown-Up Parties” will just have to wait a few years. No, for […]
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I Heart Lunch: Snowmen and Hot Chocolate — Celebrating the Holidays With Food
A Snowman Bento (in an Easy Lunchbox System) (In upper, larger section) Tri-Colored Carrot Sticks and Homemade Ranch Dip (in the little red container), Alphabet Pretzels, Sunbutter and Honey Snowman Sandwich — details made using sprinkles and all-natural fruit leather. (In the smaller compartments) Yogurt with a few Holiday Sprinkles (in an Easy Lunchbox Little Dipper), […]
Holiday Baking: Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Last summer, a few days before we moved to our new home, I went on vacation. Alone. To the Riviera Maya (Cancun, Mexico). It was my first solo trip… ever. NO CHILDREN!!!!!!! While there, I pretty much did not do a thing except eat and drink and eat and drink and eat. . . . […]
Family Friendly Recipes for Fall
My husband teased me this past Sunday; the Kidlets were all shivering and chattering as we walked to church and I was nearly skipping with childish delight. The temperature was about 54 degrees and I was in my happy place. Sweaters, scarves, boots, hot chocolate, pumpkins, apples and cranberries. Everything that is good and right […]
Summer-Time = Camp-Fire!
I’m gonna be honest — I’m diggin’ summer-time. No more rushing around in the morning, no more daily hunts for missing shoes, no more scrambling to get everyone buckled only to hear “I need to go potty!”. Yeah — I’m not missing our school days. Not. one. bit. Granted, we’re only about a week into […]
Hubby’s Gift: A Year of Date Nights
So, I hinted a few times before Christmas that I had come up with the BEST gift for my husband. And, I wasn’t exaggerating. It was, absolutely, the most perfect present for Hubby. I gave that boy a year of pre-planned dates. It’s a simple scrapbook but inside there is one 12×12 page for each […]
It Is National Weigh In Day and I’m Weighing In
January 2nd — we’ll disregard the year for a moment because, regardless of the year, this is deja vu for me. January 2nd — another resolution. Another “I must lose weight this year” mantra. January 2nd — another chance to begin. A few weeks ago, I shared that Hubby and I are recomitting to a […]
Perfect Holiday Cinnamon Rolls
My husband asks for cinnamon rolls all the time. Homemade cinnamon rolls. The ones I made him our first year of marriage to show off my baking skills….my Mama’s recipe. Her recipe really is amazing — light, soft and that amazing roll texture. Cinnamon. Butter. Oh, holy yum. And, they are REALLY good with […]
Kid Friendly Egg Meals
My kidlets have never been on the over-weight side of the scale. The Little Lady, since infancy, has always hovered around the 3rd percentile for weight, and Mr. Boy stays around 25th percentile mark. Because of their tendency to be “light-weights,” our pediatrician has pushed protein, healthy fats, fiber and “real” calorie snacks for the […]
Time for Another Shop At Home Meal Plan
Is it SERIOUSLY nearly the middle of NOVEMBER? Ugh. Christmas is inching closer and closer and closer . . . and this Mama has barely begun planning out the Christmas gifts. Eeeeeeek!!!!!!!! Maybe this is just how life is when you have a child in school but it feels as though our schedule is so […]
The Reason Why I Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk
This morning, even though I woke at 7am, I got started much later than normal. I was “awake” and on the couch, but I couldn’t do anything more than lay there . . . cup of hot tea in my hand, eyes half closed, trying my best to stay aware of what the Kidlets were […]