You see this? This is the look of an empty grocery cart.  My mom came on Thursday to give me an extra hand and after P was down for a nap I left her with a full and happy V and went off to TJs on a solo trip.  The luxury!!  It was so fast!  Just getting in and out of the car alone was like moving at warp speed.  Amazing. But before that shopping trip I had minimal groceries in the house with which to work (since we had just returned from LA at… Read more >

My birthday was drawn out over the end of the month and I didn’t hate it. I still have chocolate and cake coming at me from all angles and I’m totally kidding myself when I think it would be good to get “back on track” with my sweet tooth.  Ummm, no it wouldn’t!  Life it too short to skip dessert.  I love my evening routine with Kyle.  Once the kids are down we go in the hot tub and chat about our day and just relax until 8 o’clock-ish.  Then it’s dessert and TV time.  If it’s… Read more >

I have been living a #treatyoself week and while I’m loving it, I’m also ready to clean things up a bit and reign in my portions. Appearances aren’t everything. Anyway, it’s my birthday, so I am just gonna soak it up a little bit longer. I made the above cake for myself…and then there was this one (below) that my mom made for me. Is that not the most gorgeous thing ever! After my first slice, I licked the extra frosting clean.  Then I was buzzing quite a bit.  Sugarrrrrrr. In other dessert news, my g-ma shared… Read more >