This is so easy I almost feel guilty for making it into a full blog post, but when you taste this sweet brew I think you’ll forgive me. Ingredients: 1 gallon apple juice – You can make your own or buy it at the store. If store bought make sure it does not contain any …
JC Penny The Birthing Duck
Meet JC Penny. He showed up on our doorstep a few days back with a sack of baby clothes. I presume he was left to guard them from roaming hordes of baby clothes stealing suburbanites so that the kids and I could finish our nap. His name is JC Penny because Katie heard the name …
Real Food For Busy Moms: Budget Edition!
When Fat-Free Makes No Sense And Other Paradoxes Have you ever contemplated the irony of “Fat-Free Sour Cream”? I mean, really, cream without fat??? I’m always curious about how these oddities exist, so I checked the label. Apparently they should be calling it “Low-Fat Guar Gum,” but I’m guessing that wouldn’t fly off the shelves. …
Decking Our Halls
Oh, Christmas tree! Oh, Christmas treeeeee!!! How richly God has decked thee! With yarn, balloons, and Elmer’s glue . . . We’re redefining gooey! See? Proof that I worked HARD! Now how do we get those balloons out of there??? Oh Christmas tree! Oh Christmas tree! How richly God (and Katie) have decked thee! Kid-friendly …
Berkey Giveaway Winner!
And the winner is . . . Wait just a sec. I know ya’ll are eager to find out who won the Royal Berkey System with PF2 Fluoride Filters, but I have just a couple of things to get out of the way first. The hardest thing about announcing a winner is that after reading …
Thank You, Dr. Momma!
Katie and I are busy making the Christmas decorations I posted yesterday, so no post this morning. However, thanks to Dr. Momma at Peaceful Parenting there is a great conversation going on here.
Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas
Today is the handmade gift exchange at my Wednesday morning mommy group. Here are the things I wish I had made, unfortunately [insert good excuse here because I don't have one]. However, I am TOTALLY making all of these for Christmas because they are inexpensive and don’t require special skills like sewing. In other words, …
Lights! Camera!
The kids and I are headed out the door to share our birth experience with the All About Babies film crew. With any luck at all Katie will reenact Micah’s grand entrance. Oh yes, bathtime in our house comes with tub performances! Katie: “Mama, I have a baby in my tummy.” Splash. Me: “You do? …
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