O.K. So maybe this will be the year

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Every year I purpose to write down all my favorite family recipes.  You know the ones that make you think of Grandma, or Mom or other special people.  I even associate certain food to special events in my life, like the witches brew my Mom made at my sisters November birthday when I was 10.  {Read More…}

April Showers

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How does it go? April showers bring May flowers. . .   Oh! Yes.  That’s right. Then bring on the rain, because I love flowers. The past few days have been kinda cloudy. Kinda Gloomy. I’m lookn’ ahead! I love flowers! I love to  hear from you . . . leave me a note in {Read More…}

Did you ever wonder . . .

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Did you ever wonder how a teenager does her hair in the car? Easy! Hold the mirror with your toes. Now, why didn’t I think of that? xoxo  

The Green Drink

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Dear Daughter, I was trying to be a nice Mom today.  I decided not to enter the bus in my pj’s with bed head to make you drink your green drink!  Next time I may not be so nice. P.S.  I’m sure I gave all your friends on the bus a good, hearty laugh for {Read More…}

My Life Shattered Into a Million Pieces

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A few years ago, our oldest daughter decided to play an April fools joke on our friends and family.  Writing the following letter she had people stirred up all the way in Russia!  I only fear what she’ll do this year. . .  This was a april fools joke I played on my friends…I emailed {Read More…}

Fresh fruit and veggies

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I’ve recently joined a food co-op. Fresh fruit . . . Fresh veggies . . .  Ooolala! I hear the juicer calling my name! Having moved from Southern California, where we could get fresh, fabulous citrus and exotic fruit most people have never heard of, to the midwest, we were all longing for some fruit and veggies. {Read More…}

Dear Daughter,

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Dear Daughter, I am happy for you to have a snack . . . just please put everything back! Love, Mom xoxo I recently watched my girls come home from school and in 15 minutes leave about an hours worth of work behind.   Keeping a happy attitude I found myself singing to them the {Read More…}

Cherry Cheese Breakfast Biscuit

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This is a recipe that is close to my heart. Mom made these yummy breakfast treats for us and we always enjoyed the sweet jelly melting into the warm bread.  Mmmm. The thing that is closest to my memory, is the drizzle! I’m a morning person, so I often would watch Mom whip up her {Read More…}

School again

Ok, so from the title, im sure you have already found out that I have (once again) been doing …..you guessed it..(actually you read it above…but…whatever..) SCHOOL. We’ve been learning about the middle ages. It was a real nice, peaceful…(not) safe..(yah right..) gory(totally!) time to be living in. Those guys would’ve been real easy to make friends {Read More…}

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Hey Guys. Just finished history…(man, that took a looong time…) we learned about Alfred the Great, and a bunch of rowdy vikings. Actuly, last year I studied them, and they seemed pretty cool. I mean for barbarians. My sisters do a pretty nice job of acting like barbarians on a regular basis tho. (just kiddin…lol maybe…) they {Read More…}

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