First things first, I’d like to give a virtual pat on the back to all the amazing women who read my blog…I’m so proud of us…and today is about celebrating, supporting, and nurturing our female community.  I know there was a #daywithoutwomen movement to encourage us not to work (paid or unpaid) but that’s just not realistic in my case. And more importantly misses the mark.  So here I am, plugging along during nap time, taking care of sh!t like me and all the other badass moms do every other day.  My husband is a feminist.  My kids are… Read more >

Notice anyone missing from the family photo??? Poor Kyle was up all night with a stomach bug – a mere 8 hours after arriving home.  The combo of jet lag and a compromised immune system from all his travel plus some random stomach thing just put his body over the edge.  He was a sweaty, shaking, nauseated mess the next morning.  We were supposed to hit the road early to avoid traffic and bad weather, but Kyle was iffy on whether he’d be able to go.  So in the meantime, I fed the kids and my… Read more >

I was very excited for the arrival of Friday.  TGIfreakinF. We are making the most of our groupon to ArtBeast that’s for sure. We’ve been three times already in the first week.  It’s a nice change up from our usual indoor-let’s-see-how-we-can-ride-out-this-rain-and-brrr-weather activities. There are only so many times you can go to the library and gymnastics. They made their own buttons.  P was more interested in watching (and figuring out) the machine than the actual decorating portion of the project. Temple is next door so as we were leaving I went in and almost ordered myself a… Read more >

These are the currant scones from Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain, but made without sugar. I’ve been using this NuNaurals simple syrup in recipes that call for honey or maple syrup ever since I got it a while back – the directions on the back tell you how it substitutes for other regular sweeteners.  So far it has been pretty easy to adjust for and I haven’t been able to tell any different in the outcome.  Flavor and texture wise, it’s a solid low carb/sugar free swap. NuNaturals is so on trend with their product line…. Read more >