The End of a School Year

May 29, 2021

 We made it to the end of another school year (for me) and the first for Harrison. The two of us celebrated with a pool day! Just in the nick of time too, shortly after this the bottom fell out of the sky and the temps dropped in the 70's here! The older this kids gets the more I have to work for a real smile. Forced kid smiles are terrifying. Seriously, the hoops I jumped...
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The Chocolate Chip Cookies - Update 3

May 18, 2021

 I've been making these chocolate chip cookies for several years now. All from a friend telling me she used Toll House with double vanilla. The change of vanilla took me down a rabbit hole that I haven't quite escaped. So the cookies have evolved and changed over time and with what new techniques I have learned as I go. I think we are at blog published update number 3. Chocolate...
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Meal Planning Monday

May 17, 2021

Summer break is around the corner and that means that eating food off of a plate and not out of Tupperware is on the horizon.  I can taste the fresh food now! Thursday | Chicken Burrito Bowl (I'm going to try and copycat Chipotle) Friday | Shrimp & Green Beans Stirfry (no exact clue about seasoning yet) Saturday | Eating Out Sunday | Trader Joe's freezer mealMonday...
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How to Find the Right Wedding Photographer

May 12, 2021

 Someone has popped the question, and the engagement is here. You are well on your way to planning out your dream wedding, on a quest to leave no stone unturned – after all, they say this is the best day of your life, which means naturally you must have the best of everything - the best cake, the best dress or suit, and of course, the best photographer.   Otherwise, how will you put up...
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Slow Coffee

May 7, 2021

 I've been constantly trying to figure something out for about two years now, well minus that glorious country wide quarantine time, am I really this busy or am I just not handling it well. Am I busier than before, Jeremy has changed careers and where we live has us at a 15-20 minute drive for just about everything. (Don't think I'm crazy, I grew up in a town with three red lights and could...
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Meal Planning Monday

May 3, 2021

 This might need to be changed to Meal Planning Thursday - since that's when it actually happens. Thursday | Confit Chicken (Issac Toups Cookbook) with Roasted Sweet PotatoesFriday |  Pioneer Woman Spicy Pulled Pork (first cookbook) with traditional colesalwSaturday | Eating OutSunday | Trader Joe's Freezer MealMonday | Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cauliflower...
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Simply Earth May Essential Oil Recipe Box || Natural Cleaning

May 1, 2021

 This month's Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box is all things soap making and natural cleaning. More natural cleaning products is what initially got me into essential oils. The regular sprays you buy at the store had me in a full blown allergy attack by the end of cleaning on Saturday mornings. I started off with Tea Tree Oil about 10 years ago and haven't looked back on how I now clean. If...
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