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Say ‘Thanks dad!’ with some steak. Father’s Day is right around the corner and do you have anything special up your sleeve to celebrate the father and dads in your life? Whether it be your husband or your dad, they deserve something special just like you did on Mother’s day! Don’t give dad another boring…
I’ve been planting a garden for the last 4 years! I really miss living in our condo in the city in so many ways, but our large garden is one of the things I love about living out in the country with lots of land all around. Each year has been a learning process for me,…
Snack time is a huge thing in our house. How is it possible that they are asking for a snack while they are eating dinner? Seriously, they are asking what is for snack while eating. I always say if your still hungry eat more dinner then you won’t need a snack. Let’s face it though…that…
I love starting off my day with a smoothie. But on days when I have a little more time in the morning, I like to keep that smoothie super thick and serve it in a bowl with toppings. It’s a rare day that I can sit down and eat my breakfast uninterrupted, so I take…
I love having leftovers! I usually make a little extra food every night for dinner. My husband often takes some of it the next day for lunch, sometimes the kids and I eat some throughout the week, and usually one meal on the weekend is a leftover, clean up meal. We all love this meal because we…
How many of you love planning meals, grocery shopping and crossing your fingers that the meals you chose are going to be “kid-approved”? I’m guessing there’s not too many of you raising your hands here. I really think that’s why homecooked meals are becoming a thing of the past. It’s not really the cooking–it’s everything…
Is there anything better than peanut butter for a snack? You can often find each member of our family with a peanut butter spoon for a snack at some point in the week! Sometimes we try variations of this with mini chocolate chips on it, and you can almost always find a glass of milk…
Most of my goals for this year are in the form of organization. My big goal that encompasses all the rest is to be intentional in sitting down and writing out a plan for each week. This includes exercise, food prep, cleaning, and a few others. My desire is that planning things out better will help…
Meal planning is important to me! I like to know what we are having throughout the week! Some weeks look better than others, but with a new year comes a new resolve to plan well and healthy for my family. I looked through some old recipes and found some new ones as I planned out…
Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming up soon! So many people find themselves on the road or in a plane during this busy time of year! We have a lot of family out of town, and one side of the family close by so we alternate holidays and spend some time traveling to see family and…
Traditions are something both my husband I want to keep going with our kids as they get older! We love to bring traditions from our own childhood homes and carry them on or change them to suit our new little growing family. One that we both had growing up was Family Pizza Night. For my…
We are so lucky here in Michigan. While our winters might be a turn-off for some people, we have a pretty gorgeous fall full of apples, pumpkins and other amazing fall crops. On a recent trip to the apple orchard, we came home with tons of fabulous apples. And while we’ll eat most of them…