Crock Pot Caribbean Beef Stew
I’ve been so excited for fall weather, because sometimes it’s hard to get jazzed up about Crock Pot recipes when it’s hot out. Even though we found some amazing summer…
The Time Facebook Made Me Question My Family’s Bathroom Stance
Something happened last week that caught me off guard. Facebook finally made me question my parenting. Scrolling through my newsfeed has made me wish I was somewhere else more than…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 10/5/13
Sometimes a weekly recap is really more like a “Oh, you’re still doing these?” wrap-up. I would call them a monthly wrap-up, but a “once every three weeks or so…
Crock Pot Cuban Sandwiches
Oh, you guys, have I got a recipe for you! These Cuban sandwiches are amazing, and I can’t wait to make them again. If you are like my husband, and…
The Biggest Fall Reading Giveaway Ever!
Do you love reading? Enjoy free stuff? Did you miss the boat on summer’s GIGANTIC, multi-blog reading giveaway and you want another chance to win?!?! Well, we’ve delivered, except for…
Crock Pot Tex-Mex Chicken
When I made this Crock Pot Tex-Mex Chicken last week, I was too busy stuffing my face to remember to take a picture. That meant I needed to remake it…
Happy Camp
When I was a kid, we were always and forever going on adventures. We had an annual whitewater rafting trip in August, several ski weekends in the winter, and random…
Rocks And Tears: The Family Hike
A few weeks ago, I took a walk with a friend. Our kids were in school, and the only stopping we had to do on our two hour round trip hike…
Crock Pot Bacon Ranch Chicken
As you may know, our Crock Pot Thursday crew feeds a pile of kids, and our family is growing all the time. My husband’s siblings and their spouses are cranking…
National Ladies’ Night Out And The Chance To Pee Alone!
I have enough friends. This is the same ridiculous thought I have every time I move. As an adult, I feel terribly blessed to have so many friends, but I’m…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 9/15/13
Things I Wrote I am so excited to have a piece at Mamalode, where I’m sharing how the mothers in my life supported me when I became a member of…
15 Things I’ve Learned In My First Year Of Blogging
One year ago today, I sat down in my husband’s La-Z-Boy, and opened a Blogger account. I hammered out a 180 word post that probably took me an hour to…
Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
I love this Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken. I’ve made it countless times, and I still love it so much I would marry it and have it’s garlicky baby chicks…
Easy Meat Pies
My friend Teresa made these tasty little suckers for our gigantic annual camping/boating weekend, and they were a hit! We served them with several salads and some fruit, and later…
Tommy Carter’s Mom Is The Tooth Fairy!
I grew up in the smallest of small towns. We didn’t have a grocery store, but our small restaurant sold milk, bread, and canned goods. It also sold candy, beer,…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 9/8/13
Things I Wrote I shared a special post about visiting my father. He is buried on a hill above my hometown, and I love his special spot, but don’t always…
The Very Best Day
I couldn’t eat. My belly was full of anticipation and nerves, and that energy radiated out to my limbs, making my whole body abuzz. I looked across the breakfast table…
The Cross On The Hill
It’s 100 degrees, with the slightest breeze grazing my cheek. I look down at my Old Navy flip flops, a staple of my summer footwear, and wish I were wearing…
Back to School Crock Pot Recipes
The kids are back to school, and if you’re like me, you’re trying to get back into a routine, and are worried about the responsibility of feeding a family when…
You Asked, A Kindergarten Teacher Answered
My sister-in-law, Stephanie is a kindergarten teacher. Last year when my son was getting ready to start school, I picked her brain like crazy. Later in the year, when any…
I See My Children Everywhere
Last night when I was watching Orange Is the New Black, a show about a woman’s time in prison, one of the inmates went into labor. After being taken to…
The Changing of the Garb
School starts in less than a week, and I still haven’t figured out what we need for school clothes. Last year, I was shocked when it was time for kindergarten…
Crock Pot Citrus Pork
This week’s Crock Pot Thursday recipe is an adaption from Cookin with Super Pickle, and it’s a great summer roast. We served our sliced the first night, and shredded in…
5 Friends I Can’t Live Without
With the exception of early elementary school, when the girlfriend pool was too shallow for me to find my tribe, I have always had a cornucopia of friends. Some of…
Crock Pot Sausage Pizza Pasta
Several years back, we received a family cookbook for Christmas. In it was my husband’s family’s favorite dishes, with a handful of entries from each of us. This Crock Pot…
10 Life Lessons From Kindergartners
10 Life Lessons from Kindergartners 1. Learning is fun. It’s good for your body and your brain. For everyone. Forever. 2. New things can be scary. The things that are scary are often the…
The List That Practically Begged To Be Made Fun Of
One of my favorite types of writers are those who have a conversational style that I can hear as I read; writers who land jokes solidly with inflection and timing…
You Can’t Go Home Again
My children have spent the past two weeks gathering eggs from a henhouse and feeding apples to Grandma’s donkey while I hold a newborn niece or nephew with one arm,…
"You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth"
What is it about the ladies’ room? After 30 plus years, it still surprises me to hear life stories being told through stalls, strangers offering advice on fashion and grooming,…
Another Father’s Observation: Growing a cabbage patch of love
My brother-in-law, Matthew, is many things. A newspaper reporter, a skilled photographer, a father, a jokester. And after he shared his observations from his son’s first year, we all begged…
Crock Pot Flank Steak Fajitas
I love me some 100 Days of Real Food, and this is the second slow cooker recipe from that site we’ve tried in a few weeks. They are simple meals that are…
My Blog Has Been Stolen And Here’s How I’m Handling It
And so begins a post I never thought I’d write. Last week I discovered an exact replica of my blog at another site. A few of the links are changed,…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 7/21/13
Things I WroteI shared my tips for flying with kids in a three-part series. This is a topic I could go on and on about, and so I did. Check…
Crock Pot Lasagna
This week’s Crock Pot Thursday recipe comes from Betty Crocker, and it is everything you would expect from a Betty Crocker recipe. It is simple, tasty, and classic. My kids…
Tips For Flying With Toddlers
Yesterday I shared my traveling tips for those of you lucky enough to have babies. All in all, it was a pretty positive post. Today, my friends, we discuss a…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 7/14/13
Things I WroteI used to do things. Now I have kids. Read what I mean HERE. Our Crock Pot Thursday recipe came from my hilarious friend Meredith at Does This…
How To Succeed At The Playground Without Really Trying
Making friends can be hard. It’s especially difficult if you take a parent or caregiver everywhere. Here are a few ways to kick ass and take names in the posse-gathering…
Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
This week’s Crock Pot Thursday recipe was recommended by my friend Meredith from Does This Match? She and I both love making fun of our kids, talking shit about people…
I Used To Do Things. Now I Have Kids.
I used to drink before going to the bar. Now I feed my kids before taking them to a restaurant. I used to pack toilet paper in my purse for…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 7/7/13
Last week I didn’t do much writing. I had a birthday, and America did, too. It was my son’s first full week of summer vacation, and we treated it accordingly,…
Crock Pot Whole Chicken
A few weeks back, I put out a desperate call on Facebook for Crock Pot recipe suggestions. I got so many great responses, I was glad when all of my…
Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 6/30/13
Things I WroteSkype has changed the way my family keeps in touch with our friends and relatives across the country and across the world. I am truly thankful for the…
Animals I Resemble
Last week my four-year-old drew a picture of me. “Look, Mom! I drew a beautiful picture of you. You’re a pig!” And I was. A fat, yellow pig. She’s getting…
Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops
This week’s recipe choice, Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops, was the responsibility of one of my sisters-in-law, but instead of staying home and slow cooking, she went on vacation. To…
Everybody’s Doing It
It was hot, and we weren’t ready to go inside, so we took refuge from the heat in the garage. I was the only girl, a fact that was not…
Lunch With Grandma: Tomato Soup and Skype
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Just Add Water: My Week Condensed 6/23/13
Things I WroteI broke down the Lifecycle of a Park Parent, a post that resonated with many and pissed off one. We made 40 Clove Garlic Chicken for Crock Pot…