I Need Facts Up Front Because I’m Not an Octopus

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Grocery Manufacturers Association #FactsUpFront

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the Facts Up Front program. This morning I zipped up my too tight jeans, yelled at the kids to get their shoes on, and explained to them why Valentine’s Day candy was not on the breakfast menu. I understood their confusion, and I couldn’t blame them for pressing the issue. We had been hitting the sweets pretty hard this past week, and while our dinners had been fairly well-rounded, our breakfasts may or may not have included apple pie and peanut butter cookies. My kids have been on an extended vacation … Continue reading →

The Little Blue House

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The Little Blue House

When I was 14, my parents bought a house across the street from our town’s high school. Ours had always been a home that had a few extra kids hanging around, but living so close to school meant that there was almost always at least one friend over, as my brother’s friends and my friends would use our little two bedroom bungalow as a landing pad between school ending and extracurricular activities starting. We lived in a very small town, with a good amount of our 5000 person population living outside of town, or “out in the country”, and the country kids … Continue reading →

Crock Pot Thursday: Lasagna Soup

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Lasagna Soup

I have a confession to make. I didn’t make this soup on Thursday. I have another confession to make. I didn’t do last week’s recipe on Thursday, either. Two weeks is pretty much a lifetime when it comes to my remembering why I did things, but I’m guessing my crocking was delayed due to snow and missing ingredients. This weather is messing with all kinds of things around here, and I’m getting pretty tired of talking about it. Suck it, snow. You’re already ruining my summer,  and now you’re keeping me from making soup? I’m sick of snow, but soup? … Continue reading →

Grilled Carne Asada

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Grilled Carne Asada

I know you guys think my family only eats food from the Crock Pot, and you are mostly right, but we eat a few other things, too. For example, my husband is crazy about sandwiches, my kids sustain themselves on a variety of crackers and granola bars, and I enjoy peanut butter on a spoon. We call those “peanut butter lollipops” up in here. I do slow cook about twice a week, but when my husband isn’t working late to cure cancer or eradicate tuberculosis (these are guesses, as all I know about what he does for work is that it’s … Continue reading →

Perfection in Parenting? Good One.

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Perfection in Parenting

Last night, after a lovely dinner that included all of the food groups (and side dishes!), my four and six-year-old children helped clear the table without complaint. My daughter pushed one of the tiny, little-person chairs, the ones that we keep in the kitchen for them to reach the knives and for me to trip over, up to the sink to rinse her plate. She then handed it to her brother, who was waiting to load it in the dishwasher. All of this happened while we continued discussing the book my son is currently reading, because the only way to … Continue reading →

Crock Pot Thursday: Southwest Chicken Soup

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Southwest Chicken Soup

It’s still winter. Had you noticed? While the rest of the country complains about the cold and the snow and the polar vortex, I’ve been annoyingly zen about the weather. Well, no more. My hands are dry, my fingers ache, and the snow is dirty and old. The only things still making me happy about winter are my scarves, which are like wonderful blankets for my neck, and soup. Soup doesn’t hold the same charm in warm weather. In the winter, soup warms us from the inside out, and just the act of holding a steaming mug of soup brightens … Continue reading →

I Just Want to Be Alone

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i just want to be alone

If you have been reading this blog the past few weeks, you know how much I like my husband. I’ve been pretty sentimental lately, which is even starting to annoy me. I feel like now is a good time to remind you all that while I dig him the most, my husband can be super irritating sometimes. I’m not ready to trade him in or anything, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows up in here. If you are in a relationship, I’m sure you understand. The people we love the most are the ones who can crawl under our … Continue reading →

Bird-Themed Baby Shower

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Bird-Themed Baby Shower Cupcakes

My in-laws love to throw a party. I, on the other hand, love to disappear while everything is being planned, and come out of hiding when it’s time to assemble the hors d’oeuvres and open the wine. I’m terrible at party planning, but pretty much the best at offering people a beverage, so I play to my strengths. I tease the women in my husband’s family for the high-level attention to detail they show for baby and wedding showers, family reunions, and rehearsal dinners, but then I stand, mouth agape, staring at the loveliness their hard work has produced. Here … Continue reading →

Crock Pot Thursday: Gingered Beef and Vegetables

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Gingered Beef and Vegetables

I was recently alphabetizing our Crock Pot Thursday picks, and oh, my goodness do we pick a ton of chicken recipes. But not this week. This week we do beef. This Gingered Beef and Vegetables recipe comes from Fitness magazine, so those of you who have had it up to here with all the billion calorie recipes that we (mostly I) choose, feast your eyes on this healthy choice. Lots of veggies, not an ounce of cheese or a dollop of sour cream to be found. And, could it be? No butter? PrintGingered Beef and Vegetables Ingredients1 1/2 pounds boneless beef round … Continue reading →

To My Family: Thanks a Bunch

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To My Family Thanks a Bunch

Ah, family. They’re the ones we love the most, but the ones we take most for granted. I don’t think I throw them a thank you as frequently as I should, so I’m taking a moment to do so today. To my son, thank you for reading to your sister. I couldn’t take one more round of The Cow That Laid an Egg, and I appreciate you taking a few turns so I could read the most recent issue of People magazine to myself. Celebrities are so much more believable than a cow laying an egg, you know? Thank you, also, for breaking your … Continue reading →

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