As most of you know I've committed to eating as healthy as possible this year. This means that I have eliminated most sweets and baked goods which has my family ready to revolt. My daughters have been missing having some baked treats and well Pinterest has this habit of inspiring me and I finally gave in after seeing a photo of some easy to make Peanut Butter Brownie cookies. My girls were recruited of course, this is such a simple recipe that my eldest became the Master Chef and was ...
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In The Thick of Motherhood, It’s Not All Pretty
Sitting in my quiet home today has me somewhat in a state of bliss, I've actually contemplated reorganizing the shoes I'm that happy! Days like today are the ones that aren't listed in the Motherhood books. I have YET to find a book titled Motherhood: The state when a person fully understands the value of silence. I'm sure there's a title out there which is similar to the one I've noted but it definitely wasn't on my pre-Motherhood reading list. Within the stacks of What to Expect books there ...
New Year’s Eve Word Search
Every New Year's Eve our family stays in and does something wacky to celebrate. This has become a tradition with us, our eldest daughter celebrates her birthday on New Year's Eve and frankly getting a sitter just feels wrong. New Year's Eve used to be all about socializing and drinking but these days of sobriety it's about family time. Being silly and doing things like wearing our finest clothes, making mocktails and playing board games are memories my children will have. As I plan for our ...
My Favorite Spanakopita Recipe
As the Christmas season is upon us I'm being pulled to make my favourite appetizers. At the top of the list is my Spanakopita recipe which I want to share with you all here. This is definitely not the skinniest recipe but you could tone it down using fat free cheeses if you like. Begin by cooking your spinach. I heated some butter in a pan at medium heat, added in baby spinach leaves and covered for 5 minutes. I then drained the spinach and used my food processor to chop down the ...
Christmas Tree Decorating & Arguing
There are 23 days until Christmas!! If you're anything like me you've begun preparing. Every year I think I have all of the planning taken care of but at the last minute I realize I've forgotten something. I've given up fighting this, no matter how well organized I feel I am; it always happens. This past weekend we decorated the Christmas tree. We are heading to Walt Disney World for Christmas but that doesn't mean we have to skip the fun, festive feeling a Christmas tree brings us before we ...