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Adventures in the Kitchen

Lately I've been feeling (and acting) very adventurous in the kitchen! In the last couple months I've made several new recipes, and who knows how many I've made in the last year! I really enjoy trying new foods, both for the challenge and for the tastes! Plus, I like cooking yummy foods for my husband. 80) Right now I'm nibbling on some (cold) leftover slow cooker beef and broccoli . I paired it with veggie fried rice . Both were brand new recipes. The beef and broccoli was delicious. The only substitute I made was to use coconut palm sugar instead of brown sugar. The fried rice was okay, mainly because I didn't let the rice cook long enough to actually get fried. It's not my first time attempting at failing at fried rice. I'm sure I'll try again one day. Currently, I've got paleo granola bars cooling in the fridge. Nuts, seeds, raisins, honey, coconut oil, and a little vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Easy peasy. I shall see if they're any good ...

A Relaxing Weekend

It's a little after 8 on Monday morning, and I'm slowly waking up with my coffee. I'm thinking about this past weekend, feeling thankful...and honestly, a bit forgetful. Why is it so easy for me to forget something that happened like two days ago? haha Anyway, on Friday around lunchtime, my friend Laura and her children came over for a play date. I love play dates, because (usually) the kids run off and do their thing while the grownups get to talk. Laura's son, Ben and my son are best buddies, so we have pretty frequent play dates. We always have good conversations together. Friday evening, I watched my friend, Rebecca's two children while she visited a friend in the hospital. It was a last minute thing, but I was happy to help. Plus her kids are 6 and 4, Josie and Deuce's ages! The kids played nicely together for awhile, and then I plopped them in front of the TV for a movie. On Saturday, I spent a good portion of the day grocery shopping. I've been ...

Family Photos... Finally!

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I had intended on blogging about our most recent family photo session. The shoot was early October, so I'm a little behind, but better late than never, right? We met our photographer, who happens to be one of my dearest friends, Mo Schultz , in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee near some old, abandoned buildings. It was SO chilly and extremely windy, but with Mo's assistant, and another great friend of ours, Marie, we managed to get some wonderful shots! Here are some of my favorites of the day: Family Three Kids All Four Kids Such a sweet and silly girl: Josie What a little stud: Deuce Little Miss Personality: Margo. The sweetest baby ever: Piper  My handsome hubby and I  My Boys The girls and I

100 Things

Every so often I get the urge to purge. I get overwhelmed when there is too much stuff, and Christmas always brings more stuff - especially toys. In order to avoid the stress that overabundance brings to me, I'm going to get a head start on the clutter before it starts. Not that long ago I read an ebook on minimalism. I like a lot of the ideas, but some are too out there for me. For example, the ideas that everything should be plain and the walls should be bare are silly to me. It's one thing to want few possessions. It's another to be a total dud. Well anyway, in this book, there was the "100 thing challenge." That challenge was to eliminate all but 100 of the most important items in the home. For a single person, this might be possible, but for a family of 6, not so much. So, I'm going to do the "Reverse 100 thing challenge," which was also mentioned in that book. Instead of keeping only 100 things, I am going to purge 100 things. This weekend....