It’s so amazing how little kinks in life can upset the flow of things and get you off track! So sorry, dear blog readers, to leave you randomly last week. Life threw in kinks (good kinks, but kinks) which shifted the norm forcing a new norm. I think we might have gotten back into the swing of things. Hopefully I… Read More

It all started when I first stumbled upon this on Pinterest during one of my many half asleep feedings of Drew one night: Source: bananarepublic.gap.com via Christen on Pinterest   And then I saw this feature that the ever so lovely Elsie Larson is doing on her blog. I just had a baby. I’m somewhat back to my pre-pregnancy size,… Read More

Ah meal planning. What fun (sometimes). Recently I have found that we are saving a ton of money if I meal plan before going grocery shopping (aka since we know what we’re having for lunch/dinner we end up not eating out). It’s also nice to grocery shop with a plan instead of just a list. Yes, I still shop with… Read More

This weekend … *Had a complete breakdown. It was bad folks… and there was no chocolate in the house. *Took my sister’s inlaw’s family photos. *Took my sister’s bridal shots (she never had any done) *Drank coffee after the kids went to bed and stayed up until around 3 AM *Started reading this wonderfully entertaining book *Mowed the lawn. As… Read More

One of my favorite features over at this blog is her 40 loaves of bread in 2011. I’m thinking about doing a similar feature only with soups. I love soups and it is now soup season — YES!! Soup No. 1: Lasagna soup using this recipe I found a couple week ago. Adjustments: I did substitute “bow tie” pasta for… Read More

– You have found your voice and you talk all the time. Such a sweet sweet voice – You don’t like it when mommy drinks caffeine, so no more coffee for mommy. – You can wear 3-6 months clothes… but you still can fit into your newborn clothes too. Mommy is going to blame it on the cloth diapers… –… Read More