I have so much to do I don’t where to start. My husband left this week to start a new position in another state. So I am temporarily a married single person—again. And as soon as he walked out the door, the pilot on the hot water tank went out, the smoke detector started chirping because the battery needs to be changed and it snowed! It’s like the house knew he had just left![...]
Sometimes winter breaks can feel really long! While I love spending the extra time with Journey, keeping her busy can be quite challenging. So we are going to use the break to learn more about our family—and have some fun along the way. I'm sharing our project so that you can do it too! read more[...]
Flu season is among us! And with it comes the decision of whether or not to get a flu shot. Most health professionals recommend that you and your children get vaccinated as a preventative measure. But can you really get the flu from a flu shot? Does your baby need to get vaccinated? How do you know if have the flu or just a bad cold? To get answers to these question[...]
With so many crisp apples and pumpkins a plenty, I thought I would add a twist to my usual applesauce recipe by adding some pumpkin puree. My little taste tester gave it a thumbs up and I'm sure your kids will love it too! PUMPKIN SPICE APPLESAUCE 1 small pie pumpkin or 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree7 apples (I use honeycrisp, empire, braeburn, gala or fuji)1/8 teaspoon gi[...]
Since the recipe for my Sweet Potato Cornbread was such a big hit, I thought I'd post the recipe for my Sweet Potato Biscuits. These sweet buttery biscuits are a great alternative to the usual dinner rolls and perfect for breakfast or brunch as well. You can even save some time by making them in advance. Sweet Potato Biscuits 2 cups of self-rising flour[...]
This sweet potato cornbread recipe is a moist, delicious twist on an old favorite. Serve it with your Thanksgiving dinner and your guests will still be talking about it at Christmas! Sweet Potato Cornbread Recipe Sweet Potato Cornbread 2 sweet potatoes (about 1lb)1 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour3 tablespoons sugar1 table[...]
More and more it seems like we are trained by society to think that it is not alright to express our pain. But our anger…well that’s another story.read more[...]
This year, I decided to do skeletons for my Halloween cake pops and somehow that morphed to a zombie graveyard. Here's how I made it... read more
When my daughter was younger, I spent quite a bit of time at the park. As I watched her play with the other kids and eavesdropped on their conversations, it occurred to me how much they have in common with successful entrepreneurs. Between the spats, bumps and bruises, here are 5 things kids and successful entrepreneurs have in common. They are fearless Fear is a learned emotion. F[...]
My daughter started second grade on Monday, so I am little behind the ball in posting this. But if your kids haven’t started (or even if they have), here a few creative things you can do to help them transition from summer slacker to serious student...read more[...]
