We are so excited today! Gary Taubes new book Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It!!! My husband read his book Good Calories, Bad Calories they past summer and really learned a lot about how our bodies work and why eating processed carbs is just horrible for you!! I couldn’t really get … Continue reading »
Posted in December 2010 …
Meatball Stir-Fry
Since I have been cooking up a storm this past weekend, I was looking to make something easy easy tonight for dinner! So I threw together this yummy meatball stir fry! My husband gave the seal of approval and so did both my 3-year-old and 10 month old boys!! Here’s what you do: Easy Meatball … Continue reading »
Vitamin D
In our journey of learning more and more about out health, one thing has been standing out to me as something very interesting. That is our serious lack of Vitamin D in our lives! I don’t have a lot of scientific knowledge on the subject, but I have been reading The Heart Scan Blog by … Continue reading »
Primal Holiday Feast!
Yesterday was AWESOME…and Christmas isn’t even over for us. We still will be traveling to MI to visit my folks for two more Christmas Celebrations!! Yesterday we spent the day eating good food, watching movies and of course playing with all the new toys that my two sons got!! We still have a big play … Continue reading »
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Merry Christmas Everyone!! Hope you are having a wonderful day and enjoying whatever Santa brought you! Watching my kids play with their new toys has been awesome. I think this is the best Christmas I have ever had so far!! So happy today!! Enjoy your day with your family!! Tonight….Cornish Games Hens stuffed with a … Continue reading »
Changes and a Christmas Break
Well I spent a lot of time, (and still more time to spend) on this new Word Press version of my blog. I think it looks loads better that the blogger version and I am hoping you all like it too! I also hope its more user friendly. Let me know in the comments below!! … Continue reading »
New in 2011….My 30 Day Primal Challenge!
Well its getting to be that time of year, its almost 2011…time for New Years Resolutions. Now I really don’t like doing that. Most folks get on a “diet” for about 4 weeks and then fall off the band wagon and we hear no more talk of Resolutions! Myself and my family have been eating … Continue reading »
Sick Day…
I remember a time before kids and I could take a sick day, stay home in bed, watch something like The Notebook or Somewhere In Time; and just rest! Now with two kids in tow…..sick days have a whole new twist! We have had one of those crazy winter colds run through the house this … Continue reading »
Christmas Primal Hors D’Oeuvres
Today I tried out a couple of recipes for Christmas Day Hors D’Oeuvres!! One is for Bacon Wrapped Lil’ Smoked Sausages and the other is one I got from Joyful Abode’s website called A-Freakin-Mazing Spinach Artichoke Dip!!! It IS A-FREAKING-MAZING!!! We also had cut up raw veggies and blue cheese dip! (store bought) Here is … Continue reading »
Saying NO…..
This time of year always gets me. When to say no to stuff! There is always a lot to do, a lot I can volunteer for and a myriad of ways I can help out! Its hard to say no. This is the giving time of year right?! Yet because of my serious lack of … Continue reading »
Winter Soup
Well I am back after a weekend of digging us out of almost 20 inches of snow!! Winter is here for sure and after reading a couple of Primal/Paleo blogs I got the idea to throw together a Winter Soup. The great thing about soups is you can make one and change the ingredients over … Continue reading »
Why does Christmas make us so crazy?
This could be a lengthy post, but I will keep it short. Christmas, why does it make us so crazy? Isn’t it supposed to be fun, relaxing, and joyful? Aren’t we supposed to enjoy our family, make memories and enjoy good food? Yet here I sit today, over scheduled for the month already. I just … Continue reading »
Trail and Error….with a whole lot of Persistence!
Persistence, patience, and a whole lot of guess work goes into parenting! Of course that game gets a little easier with each kid, since you have a whole bag of tricks to pick from, but that first baby….wow….I know my husband and I grew leaps and bounds in the patience field with our first baby. … Continue reading »
Daily Beauty Routine?? How about the Anti-Beauty Routine!…and another chance to win $100
As I sit here with my boys while they finish up their lunches and get ready for nap, I can’t help thinking about the mounds of laundry that still have to be done, the Christmas presents up stairs that really really need to be wrapped and shipped out, oh and the pile of Christmas cards … Continue reading »
Cloth or Not……Why I choose to use Cloth Diapers
I have to admit, its probably easier for SAHM’s (stay at home mom’s) to use cloth diapers, seeing that part of my “job” description, among many other things, is the laundry! Working Mom’s have and equally if not harder job of managing both the career and the role as Mom! Washing diapers may not be … Continue reading »
