because everything tastes better homemade
It does not work for me to prepare dinner in the afternoon. In the afternoon, my kids need me, my undivided attention. When I am trying to make dinner while Caleb is asking for help with his homework, Bella is begging for a snack and Drew is coloring on the table, it just doesn’t work. Continue Reading …
Most days I love being a mom more than anything in the whole world. Other days, I am left feeling discouraged and defeated. Today was one of those days. A day like today calls for a bag of chips, some cheese, a little buffalo chicken and maybe a bit of celery to top it off. Continue Reading …
January and September are the two months that I make big organizational attempts in my disorganized chaotic life. January is of course the perfect time for New Year’s resolutions but September, it is the Back to School fever that gets me motivated. With Caleb starting first grade yesterday, I decided that I really need to Continue Reading …
Two weeks before my first son entered this world, I waddled out of the office to go on my maternity leave. That was six years ago and I still have not returned. Two years after Caleb was born, Bella made her way into this world, and a little over a year after that came our surprise baby Drew. That is Continue Reading …
I am a stay at home mom and I do most days “alone”. I am the one feeding the kids, getting them dressed, taking them to school, mediating arguments, tending to owies, wiping away tears. I do it every day. I am the one caring for a two year old, three year old and five Continue Reading …
We celebrated Thanksgiving at my parent’s house with fabulous food and plenty of leftovers. I had my fill of turkey and Thanksgiving leftovers in the days that followed, so you can imagine my dismay when I returned home to find an entire uncooked turkey waiting for me in my refrigerator. The last thing I felt like doing the Continue Reading …
