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how to make oatmeal

March 30, 2012
daily quaker oatmeal routine

I wrote a few weeks ago how Quaker asked me if there was something that I have been wanting to accomplish for a long time and my answer was my new favorite cabinet filled with the newly organized  home electronics charging station.  Today I thought it would be fun to do something I have been [...]

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because i named you

March 28, 2012
because i named you

I don’t know exactly how it got started this morning, but Ryan was teasing me that I couldn’t remember his name. {Likely this will NEVER be the case because it is often the name I yell.} He continued to argue that he didn’t believe that I would not ever forget his name. How do you [...]

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the boy who broke barriers

March 22, 2012
reid and knights

The boys. They have been staunchly anti-girl for so long, it is what I expect. Girls are yucky IS the Nirvana household position. Girls…ewww! Well, until yesterday. It was a school day.  I picked Rhett(6) and Reid(8) up first in carline.  They were deep in discussion about something when they entered the car toting backpacks [...]

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steady stream of content

March 21, 2012
lego minifigure crowd

This afternoon I was excited because today was the first day I felt like my calendar had softened and my to-do list had become manageable. I COULD use the few newly freed minutes to be productive, but my first impulse is…to blog. So as we did schoolwork today, my mind wandered to what I could [...]

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a childhood without OREO

March 20, 2012
holly homer childhood

I lived my entire childhood without tasting an OREO cookie. I was subjected to the homemade variety of cookies. Way back in the 70s EVERYTHING in the grocery store was made with lard. Seriously, everything.  My family was vegetarian avoiding all animal products especially anything pig which means my mom did a lot more cooking [...]

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what to make for dinner

March 17, 2012
what to make for dinner

What should I make for dinner? This question is something that I ask myself approximately 365 times a year {on non-leap year years}. Today I have the answer to your dinner problems for the next 10 days which will give you a start on the following 356… 10 Recipes to Make for Dinner Bourbon Flank [...]

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pizza runzas

March 14, 2012
pizza runza recipe

Today we are modifying one of my {and my family’s} favorite recipes. Runzas! The original runzas are made with beef and cabbage.  Our favorite is a cheeseburger runza.  Today we are changing a few things to create a healthier version…and you can’t go wrong with pizza! Runza Recipe The filling of a runza is wrapped [...]

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how to organize electronics

March 13, 2012
organizing electronics cabinet

A few weeks ago Quaker asked me if there was something that I have been wanting to accomplish for a long time… I knew instantly what that task was and decided to get to work. For YEARS! {Yes, years} I have had the dream of creating an area for all the household’s hand-held video games, [...]

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best dinner recipes

March 10, 2012
TX Beef Healthy Family Favorites

Over the last few weeks I have been highlighting some family-friendly meals that are not only healthy, but delicious. The three I am featuring today are among my favorites to date! I just don’t think you can have too many good recipes in reserve that your kids will eat. 3 Meals for Dinner 3 meals [...]

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easy lasagna recipe

March 9, 2012
easy lasagna recipe

This lasagna recipe was so yummy that I didn’t even get a picture of the finished dish before we ate it. But let’s get started at the very beginning. This recipe for Beef, Arugula and Spinach Lasagna is so easy that we will definitely be adding it to the regular weeknight dinner plan – one [...]

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the frogs called

March 8, 2012
frogs

It was a call of epic importance. I tried to take it without alerting Reid that I held the knowledge that happiness was just a trip to the toy store away. Who was that? Was it the frogs? Yes.  That was the frogs.  We can go pick them up tomorrow. And so we did.  Reid [...]

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