Meal Planning…Take 2!

One thing I love about meal planning is that I get to try to use up all the goodies in my fridge up before they go bad, well I try to anyways.  I hate throwing food out and there was a time in our lives when we would throw out hundreds of dollars of food…

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It’s Time to Celebrate!

I grew up in a religious denomination that does not celebrate birthdays because John the Baptist lost his head at a birthday party.  I’m pretty sure that if I went to a party at the age of 12 or so, I would not have lost my head.  Well, maybe not physically…maybe with all the sugar! …

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First New Recipe for the New Year!

Only 9 days into the new year (last night’s dinner) and I have been keeping with my new years resolutions!  That’s pretty good for me…usually I would have forgotten them by now and continued whatever habits I had planned on stopping earlier.  My third and fourth resolutions were about cooking new meals for my family. …

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The New Mom Routine

Before getting married, and obviously before children, I had a pretty normal routine.  I had to be at work by 6am though.  I was up around 4:00am to start my day – coffee made, shower, dressed, bible study/devotional time even….and out the door by 5:15am.  I enjoyed my radio program on the way to work…

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The Accidentally Perfect Potato Soup

After hours of searching on Pinterest, I believed I had found the perfect potato soup recipe!   With the first freeze coming, I knew soup was going to be perfect for a family get together. What was even better was that we were going to the deer camp to meet my husband’s family for some serious…

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A Year Later…

It’s been just over a year since I stopped working due to medical issues with my pregnancy.  It’s been almost a year since the baby, Bailey, has been born.  It’s time to start planning her birthday party.  What do you plan for a one year old? My life has completely changed.  Completely.  I don’t think…

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