After a long day, I want to be able to put together a quick healthy meal for my family. My secret is shredded chicken– it is so versatile. I use shredded chicken in everything from enchiladas to BBQ chicken sandwiches I buy a large package of fresh, boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I especially love […]
Gardening with a Toddler
When we moved into our new house I knew that I wanted to have a garden. So in the early spring my husband built me a raised bed. I bought some plants that we planted right into the bed, but the rest we grew from seed. Of course with both I asked S to help […]
Early Learning: Letter E
S has been saying she loves and cannot wait for Easter since Christmas. I thought it would be fun to have some learning activities centered around Easter. I always mixed up the activities and try to balance the fun with practicing writing and numbers. Below are links to the printables that we used this week: […]
Skinny Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream
I LOVE dessert! I am a total sweets person and I really enjoy when I can make my dessert skinny. You can switch out the red velvet cake mix in this recipe for another flavor. We used to use vanilla cake mix, but I am so happy that we tried the Red Velvet because it […]
Disney Frozen Party
We love the movie Frozen! We went to see it in the theaters opening weekend and have sung the songs continuously ever since. Our family loves the story line, obviously the music and how Olaf and Sven add comedy to the movie. So when Frozen was released on Blu-Ray last week I knew that we […]
Chalkboard Freezer
While driving home one night I spotted a chest freezer sitting on the curb. I have wanted a freezer for a while, but just did not want to spend the money. I begged my husband to pick it up and he said no, it probably doesn’t work anyways. I said that if it didn’t work […]
Crock-Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Arranging Multiple Picture Frames on the Wall
I had a vision in my mind of creating a grid of photos on a blank wall in my office. I purchased 9 square white picture frame at Michaels when they were on sale during Thanksgiving. The photo openings were 5 inches by 5 inches. While I had quite a few 5×7 photos that would […]