Gooey Oreo Cake Bars

Gooey Oreo Cake Bars

Tuesday was our first official day of summer.  All three of my kids are finished with the school year and are home with me for the next 10 weeks!  I try my best to balance activities, family time, play dates and even allow for quite a bit of unscheduled, unstructured free time. Did you hear Continue Reading …

Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies

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  The process of grieving is painfully long and the journey for many is still just beginning. Although words continue to fail me after this horrific event, I did want to share with you the wise words that my Pastor wrote last Friday… Pastor Ray Johnston’s response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School: Continue Reading …

Candy Bar Cheesecake Brownies

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PMS and children do not go well together.  PMS and Candy Bar Cheesecake Brownies go very well together!  I love my children dearly but today I am counting down the minutes until they go to bed so that I can calm my raging hormones with a few one of these… Candy Bar Cheesecake Brownies Brownie Continue Reading …

Brownies in a Jar

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I was a teacher back in my pre-baby days.  In those days, my students were my babies!  I poured all that I had into them.  I would wake up each morning, thinking about our day of teaching and learning and then each afternoon, begin planning for tomorrow.  Even on breaks and on the weekends, my students were Continue Reading …

Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark

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  WARNING:  Highly Addictive! May cause intense sugar high, uncontrollable urges to consume more, sudden weight gain, and the strong desire to put on elastic waist pants. Continue reading at your own risk! Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark 1/2 bag of Mini Pretzels 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup milk chocolate Continue Reading …

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

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This morning when I dropped my 1st grader off at school, I watched him from my car window until I could see him no more.  It was raining out so he had his rain jacket with a hood on and was holding his umbrella above his head.  He was walking fast to escape the rain Continue Reading …