In response to your requests, below is my granola recipe. What I love about granola is that you can really add anything to it (alright, not anything, but a lot of things). I have found that experimenting and omitting or adding things that I know my family likes makes the best granola for us. Here are the basics of what I use: 6 cups old fashioned rolled oats 1 cup natural wheat or barley cereal 1-2 cups sliced/crushed pecans/almonds (I... Read more
Dash, apparently thinking himself quite clever, recently called his Grandma by her first name. She thought it was quite funny that he had picked up on what her name is and asked if he knew Grandpa, Daddy and Mommy’s names. He correctly identified Grandpa and Daddy, but announced that Mommy’s real name was, “Babe!” In Dash’s defense, Mr. Incredible usually walks in the door and says, “Hi, Babe, how was your day?” It made me pause to realize just how... Read more
For all the families out there with Jardin cribs, take note of the recent recall. Read more
Yes, they are. But this is worse. I am too overwhelmed to comment right now — have at it Ladies. Read more
Thanks, Red, for posting your salsa recipe. I also totally agree with your comment from the Organic Living post that we can save a lot of money and also improve nutrition by cooking alot from scratch. I make my own salad dressings, I was raised on simple viniagrettes and so I tend to be shocked when I see the huge salad dressing aisle, I wonder who is buying all of this dressing! I use a store bought cruet and I... Read more
Tomatoes are almost in season, so here is my very simple fresh salsa recipe, you can either blend these ingredients in a food processor, or my preference is to dice them up: 2 ripe farm fresh tomatoes1/4-1/2 of an onion (preferably sweet or red onion)2T cilantro (fresh)1 clove garlic1 jalepeno (more or less for spice)salt to tastejuice of 1/2 a lime (optional) You can make this salsa sweet by adding a mango (delicious as a sauce on fresh fish (like... Read more
I recently befriended a woman in town with 2 children of similar age to my kids. We met at story hour, and after a few chats it was obvious to me that this woman was a serious Christian who attended church regularly and cared deeply about the religious upbringing of her children. We chatted effortlessly about church, local school choices, homeschooling, and cloth diapers, among other topics. As the spring session of story hour ended, we decided to make a... Read more
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion… Jeremiah 20:11Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:29-31These beautiful passages reminded me of you all today. Great things, of course.As I sat and listened to the scriptures above and the priest’s beautiful... Read more
Your child makes this face after peeing on the floor for the 3rd time that day. Read more
My son Bean’s birthday is coming up in August, and family members are wanting birthday gift requests. The best move we made for Bella’s recent birthday was to request some Catholic DVDs for kids. She spends 100% of her life in some costume or character outfit (loosely construed) and taking on the personality of the particular character. “Bernadette: The Princess of Lourdes” and “The Day the Sun Danced: The True Story of Fatima” by CCC of America, two of her... Read more
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