03 February 2011
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In million dollar moments, motherhood, winter
Yesterday made me question our judgment of leaving Florida. Just a bit. It took my husband a couple hours to dig us out of the 18 inches of snow on our driveway. It was a good day to be a mom. I kept the water going on the stove refilling mugs of hot chocolate and [...]
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blizzard of 2011, family, kitchen, million dollar moment, motherhood, parenting, snow, winter, winter activities
23 January 2011
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In beat the blahs, cheap & fun, craftiness, Little Miss Sunshine, motherhood, winter
No matter where you live, this time of year can be rather blah. The excitement of the holidays are over, visiting family have returned home, and everyone has returned to the routine of work and school, anticipating spring break. After my post about waiting for spring, I had conversations here and on Facebook about surviving [...]
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beat the blues, cheap, gardening, kids, kitchen, motherhood, parenting, seasaon affective disorder, winter, winter activities
08 July 2010
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In Little Miss Sunshine, motherhood, recipe, T-Rex, The Narrator
My kids are pretty good eaters. At my husband’s request, we don’t eat a lot of meat. In fact, he’d be perfectly fine if I never served meat ever again. My kids are good sports and they try most everything, and we eat some stuff that would be considered quite odd in normal households. Last [...]
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cooking, dining, kids, kitchen, recipe, vegetarian
16 February 2008
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In faith in action, Random, Story Girl
There are moments in my career as wife/mama/home manager/housekeeper where everything comes together, and when everything and everyone behaves as it should. It’s almost as if I get a teeny, tiny glimpse of what life might have been like without an Original Sin (except that the butter and sugar are still bad for me). It’s [...]
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baking, birthday, cake, cookies, kitchen, musical, symphony