Welcome back to reality!! After a wonderful week in Michigan for Thanksgiving we are back safe and sound in Minnesota! It was a very long drive back with very little sleep and was rudely awaken by Monday morning! So tonight I wanted to make something fast and easy. I had frozen raw shrimp and frozen … Continue reading »

My belly is full, my heart is happy, the kitchen is clean and I have my coffee in hand as I prepare to stay up until Toys-R-Us opens at 10pm tonight! We are heading out tonight to give the big guy in red a hand this Christmas. First stop is toys-r-us for tons of great … Continue reading »

My Mother-in-Law and I have been busy at work cooking today in preparation for tomorrow’s big food day! She has the traditional mashed potatoes and stuffing and I made ahead the Primal Cranberry Sauce (which I posted pics of!) and I also made a bread-less Primal Stuffing today too!!! It looks soooooo yummy I can’t … Continue reading »

My little boy, second son Jacob, has been hitting a lot of milestones in the past 4 weeks. He has got three teeth now, totally mastered crawling on all fours (versus the army crawl), clapping, waving and now saying the best words I have ever heard…..MA MA! Of course, I know it gets even better….like … Continue reading »

Am I the perfect mom….heck no! Should I be the perfect mom…NO! Its absurd to hold yourself our others to some crazy unattainable standard that no one can achieve. It will only leave you feeling tired and under appreciated for all the insane work you would end up doing to achieve those standards! I think … Continue reading »

Marks Daily Apple When I tell people we are a Primal family, I often get the “what on earth are you talking about” look! Or “please please don’t tell me you feed your babies raw meat!” Most people really don’t know what we mean. When I start to talk about it I usually describe how … Continue reading »

I haven’t been this tired since Jacob was born! We made the long drive to Michigan last night! It was a blur and thankfully went by very fast. I think I managed to get about two hours of sleep in the car and about a two hour nap this afternoon. I do believe we made … Continue reading »

The devotional at my Friday morning Bible Study was about making sure we to take time to relax. HA HA I know there are somethings I do, like going to choir, bible study and watching my DVR shows at lunch time. But do I ever really just take time to be quiet and rest…hmmmm…with two … Continue reading »

Well tomorrow starts our long trip to Michigan to celebrate Thanksgiving with Mike’s family. We are very excited to see his family and some of our friends that we have been missing dearly! Tip for driving long distance with little kids…drive in the middle of the night! We leave at bedtime and get to Michigan … Continue reading »

A couple of years ago if you asked my husband and I what we argued about the most, we both would have told you money! When we moved to MN we had several credit cards with balances, a student loan, and two car payments! We were a bit in over our head and saw no … Continue reading »

Oh Spaghetti Squash how I love thee!! I have heard many times of people using spaghetti squash instead of noddles for things like stir-fry’s, salads and traditional spaghetti sauce!! That’s what we did tonight. My 3 year old son LOVES noddles, and in an effort to keep all of us away from processed and heavy … Continue reading »

Are mom’s multitaskers!? The answer is a resounding YES!! If you typed this into Google images you would see pics of Mom’s with a baby in a sling, paying the bills, folding a piece of laundry with a foot, planning a meeting on her cell, typing and email and maybe if he is lucky kissing … Continue reading »

When I had my first son I was the first out of most of my friends to have a kid. In fact the only person I knew my age who was pregnant when I was,was my hair stylist! Once Michael was here in the world with us I quickly realized that I didn’t really have … Continue reading »

My pregnancy with my first baby was great. I loved painting the nursery, going to baby showers and having everyone lovin’ the baby belly. We went to all the right baby classes….Lamaze & breastfeeding. I read my Pregnancy week by week book everyday! I had worked in a daycare prior to having Michael and so … Continue reading »