When you have two preteens who are at swim practice a couple hours a day, they build up an appetite. A big one. And so for Number 3 and 4, I started having them eat dinner before they went to practice. They both had practice at different times, so Number 3 would eat his first […]
In the Kitchen
A Bucket Fills Drop By Drop And Then Before You Know It Your Kids Are Making Pancakes
Yesterday I had a good morning. And I just wanted to share it with you. Because maybe it will help you have a good morning like this someday, too. One of the things the kids love to do is help out in the kitchen. But it can be painful. They can take so long to […]
Twenty-Six Days
The biggest gift I am giving my family this year for Christmas wasn’t purchased in a store. It wasn’t ordered online. It wasn’t even anything they asked for. Not directly, anyway. But now that I’ve given them this gift, I realize it was something they wanted. And something they needed. In fact, it was something […]
Ham, Egg and Hashbrown Bake (100% Kid Approval Rating)
A couple weeks ago I asked readers for what egg dishes they served for dinner, and yesterday I tried my own version of one that was suggested by several people. More than one reader suggested a sausage, egg and hash brown bake. But we didn’t have sausage, so I used ham instead. It was SO […]
This Is Reality
Last week my parents came up to the house and helped me clean up my disaster of a house on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. My dining room in particular remains a challenge for me to keep neat and uncluttered. My dining room table always ends up as the dumping ground for laundry and inevitably, a […]
Avocado Toast With Egg — Easy, Quick, Healthy, Delicious
Why am I only just discovering avocado toast? I made it this morning, and it was 1) super easy and quick to make and 2) DELICIOUS. It was so good and easy that I might just have it again for lunch today. And dinner. And breakfast tomorrow. In fact, I think I need to start […]
