Backing Up

So I started this Blog because I want to be real and honest about life as a mom, and the transition home. So here goes some embarrassing honesty. I left my job in June 2011. My last day was on a Friday. On Monday we had speech therapy for Lala, and swim lessons for the other

Organized or Bust!

For those of you who know me, you know clutter and chaos rein. I am desperately trying to reign it in. Baby steps will get me there EVENTUALLY. I am the type that wants it all done now! But, I have to give myself GRACE in this area because I have to remind myself that 3

The Best of Intentions!

So Pinterest is a new hobby of mine! Can I get an Amen to that! Anyways, I spend (or rather waste) a lot of time on the site gathering ideas. At some point you actually have to implement the ideas, right? So today I attempted to implement one of my “Fun Food” ideas for the kids.   At least Nana

Super Saturday Special: Double Chocolate Pancakes

Saturday mornings we try to make a special breakfast for the whole family when we will all be together, since there is no rushing to work or church or anything of the like. So this morning during cuddle time I asked Ria what she wanted for breakfast. She asked for pancakes. But not just any pancakes,

Genius

Getting my husband’s help in building this new blog, and I tell him I need G words to represent different things. I tell him I am going to use genius as one of the category’s and he tells me, “you are making a category all about me, thank you”. Ha! I do have to admit, my

Making Bread

So I had the awesome privilege of getting to go to a bread making class. Back when I was in college the campus minister and his wife made their own bread, grinding it from the whole grain and everything. They did some other “quirky” food things that at the time I did not understand at all.