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Crafty Corner! -- Custom Ponytail elastics
So after looking around for the right color ribbon festooned ponytail elastic for Lily to wear for her soccer games and not finding anything I liked I decided to make her some myself. I mean how hard...
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What started as a solution for newborn reflux has become a mission for me!
Lily in a KKAFP at the top of the Space NeedleRecently there have been a lot of negative stories in the news about baby carriers and wearing babies in them. The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance has been...
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Keeping lunches fun and cheap! Peaches glorious peaches!
In an effort to lower our food budget and still get healthy foods into my kids I have been doing a lot of freezing and canning this year. We've grown quite a bit, harvested a lot, and I've gotten...
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Preserving the harvest....Tomatoes!
We ended up with a bumper crop of tomatoes this year, that is until the Late Blight got the vines. But I still managed to process just over 25 lbs of red yummy sweet fruit into both frozen chopped...
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The Joys of Fall--Apple Picking!
I know this is a crazy lot of blog posts in one day, but I don't want to let the time I've got right now go to wasted and I have a lot to catch up on, and with such a busy weekend ahead I needed to get...
View ArticleLooking forward!
So its 2011. A new year, and some how that is supposed to mean a new start. For my kids it really will be a new start. Starting a new school tomorrow is a big deal. Probably an even bigger deal in my...
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Frugal cooking--Request for recipe submissions!!!
Hello dear readers!! I have a HUGE favor to ask of you. I'm trying to get out of a cooking rut AND save money. Both things are hard but possible, doing them together are causing me to pull out hair.So...
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My first homemade cheese....
So I decided I would make manicotti for dinner tonight (easy, not super cheap, but totally yummy) and then decided what the heck I'll make the ricotta myself!So I searched the interwebs and found a...
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When being "green" is just "mean"
Disclaimer: This post is meant as sarcasm and humor any offense generated is purely coincidental and the responsibility of the reader.I am all for being a good steward of the resources you are given....
View ArticleWhy yes, I AM a Doula!
I haven't talked much about being a doula on this blog since I try to keep my personal blogging stuff separate from my professional web presence, BUT I came across this video embedded on another...
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What I wrote for my grandpa's funeral
When trying to think of something to say that would capture my feelings and what it was like to have Carl Pittman as a grandfather, so many thoughts swirled in my mind that I was quite overwhelmed. I...
View ArticleGrilled Tri-Tip
Marinade1/4 cup veg oil (I use Canola for it's high smoke point since I'm grilling)2 T Worchester Sauce1T lemon juice1t ground black pepper1t kosher salt1/2t red pepper flakes3-4 cloves of garlic...
View ArticleEasy Tri Tip Fajitas with Cilantro-Lime Rice
Fajitas1 onion1 bell pepper (I like red or orange better than green!)Grilled Tri-tip sliced into thin strips1 pkg Fajitas seasoning2 T olive oilIn a large frying pan heat the oil over medium heat.Slice...
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Tri-tip Steak Soup
It's no secret to my friends that I LOVE Tri-tip. It's an amazing cut of beef that is a luscious steak dinner one night and transforms into so many different things the next that it is really a frugal...
View Article38 years now what?
So last year I wrote a pretty good post on my birthday thinking about where I've come from and where I plan on going. Looking back at this last year I have managed to meet some of the goals I've set...
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I am a birth art addict!
I don't normally go in for blog giveaways, but one of the blogs I follow just put up one of the coolest pieces as a give away that I've ever seen!! It speaks to me in so many ways, and feeds my...
View ArticleAdventures in NRT and diet change
So as many of you know I've been dealing with chronic pain, inflammation, fatigue, and fogginess over the last few years. I'm starting a new approach in healing my body and hopefully this will fix the...
View Article30 Days of Thankfulness-Week One Recap
I think I did pretty good! Only missed one day and repeated myself once. But at least that repetition had a bit more detail AND it just shows you how much I LOVE my children.Day 1: So hopefully I can...
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The making of a Harry Potter Halloween!
This year I stayed true to my "no store bought costumes" mantra and made all 3 of my children robes for their Harry Potter character costumes.I started off with THIS pattern that I found online. But...
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Halloween 2011
Halloween 2011So this year we all dressed up as Harry Potter characters! I had a lot of fun making the kids robes in their characters' house colors, shopping for accessories, and going through a few...
View ArticleSanta and believing in the unseen aka Yes, Virginia there is a Santa!
Recently there have been a rash of articles, blogs, and essays written on whether or not we should as parents perpetuate the myth of Santa. I was dumb and broke the 1st rule of the internet and read...
View ArticleSolidarity in motherhood
I have always valued my mommy friends. Ever since I became pregnant with my oldest son way back in the fall of 2000, I sought out like minded women with similar experiences to help me navigate the...
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How my kids challenged my skills this Halloween; or how to make armor from...
This Halloween the kids really challenged my costume making skills!All three kids chose characters from video games this year as their costumes. Colton and Lily wanted to be characters from game...
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How my kids challenged my skills this Halloween; or how to make armor from...
So we left off with Link's Tunic and Hat........I forgot to mention that I used the most awesome spray adhesive to glue all the different armor pieces and details together.Now on to Austin's choice of...
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How my kids challenged my skills this Halloween; or how to make armor from...
Ok so if you have followed along thus far, you've seen all of the steps I used in making this year's Halloween costumes. I finally had time to get the kids back into their outfits and take some nice...
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