Spring Day Trips

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I know we’re still only in February but I can’t help but look forward to Spring which is quickly approaching.  I’m looking forward to getting outside to picnic in our backyard and at the lake down the road. The lake has become our family’s favorite place to go.  They have an amazing play area, sandy [...]

My Recipe Book – Mom Tech

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Ladies, be prepared to make your cooking and meal planning life oh-so-much easier! Today I am going to introduce all of you to My Recipe Book, an app (available for iPad) that will absolutely revolutionize the way you store and use recipes for your family. So I have to ask right up front… how many [...]

Gifts for the Meal Planning Mom

As you all know, I am a huge meal planning advocate. The only problem is that sometimes it takes so much time out of my already packed schedule. Putting together the list of meals, then the shopping list of ingredients to make those meals and so on, you get the idea. I have introduced you [...]

Mama Mia Broccoli

Just a quick idea next time you are cooking up pasta for your family. After your pasta has been boiling for 4 minutes add broccoli tops to the pot. Continue cooking the two together for another 5 minutes or so until pasta is done then strain. Put the pasta and broccoli back in the pot, [...]

Nourishing Body and Mind – Cheerios Blogger Circle

Outside

Sometimes it’s the simplest little details that you don’t even notice that make all the difference in the world. I am not supermom. I am just a regular mom (flaws and all) who happens to be raising 6 boys. Sure, there are definitely many things I have learned along the way.  Learning things by trial [...]

Cuz Sometimes Life Is A Little Crazy

Last week was an adventurous one around here. Most of the kiddos were spread out here and there. One was at camp, two of them with one set of grandparents and two more with another set of grandparents. CJ was the only one home most of the week, but there was a reason. I went [...]

If You Give A Kid A Cookie

I am loving the idea of cooking breakfast cookies and healthy muffins for my kids to start the day. Now, before you start thinking that I’m losing it, I just want to say that when looking at the ingredients and giving it a lot of thought, I realized that there’s a lot of energy, protein [...]

A Fruity Summer Adventure

Creating memories is something that summer is capable of offering us unlike any other time of the year.  Although there are some families that will go away on an extravagant vacation, you do not need to feel like you are slighting your children if that’s something you can’t do!! I know that for us, a [...]

Bento Boxes and Bruschetta

Today is Earth Day. In fact it’s the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day which is pretty impressive in my opinion. So to celebrate the amazing innovations available to us in taking even small steps to protect our Earth, today I’m talking all about Bento Boxes at Mom Central Food. Earlier this week I talked a [...]

Mom Central Food

Expanding on the information about health, wellness and feeding your family I have joined the writing team at Mom Central Food. My first post went up today and it’s all about starting good eating habits young. Feel free to hop on over and share your thoughts too…see you there!