My children have the ability to make me laugh like no one else, even when they’re not trying. Especially when they’re not trying. Sometimes they say the darndest things, perfectly innocently, that are just flat hilarious. And some of their words and phrases have forever altered the Family Vocabulary. Cajun Seasoning, for example, will forevermore be known as Kuh-Juan’ Seasoning because Katie Beth thought the container said Cajuan. She ever-so-innocently…
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Susie and Her Nursery.
So we’ve been working on this house for over three months now, and the one room that is ALMOST done is Susie Joy’s nursery. That’s because she sleeps more than the rest of us, and one day I’ll tell you all about my baby-sleeping technique, but that’s the subject of another blog post. Her walls, ceiling, closet, and chandelier have all been painted, sort of a lime-avocado color (a lot…
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My {Very Public} Parenting Fail.
I realized something sort of unflattering {ok, a LOT unflattering} about myself the other day. I didn’t want to tell the world about it, because, you know, then I’d have to admit I had a flaw in the first place {gasp!}, and that’s never fun, but what happened {what I did, I should say} truly wrenched my gut and made me vow to change my ways permanently. The moment it…
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Cajun Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms, Trim Healthy Mama Style.
This all started because my family wanted pizza. And I’m a sucker for a five dollar pizza on certain days, especially days in which Susie Whitney Houston (that’s her new name on account of how she acts like an entitled little diva) acts like an entitled little diva, and her older sisters have spent all day having that typical summertime conversation all bored, unscheduled siblings have that goes…
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Good Girl Moonshine: A Refreshing Summer Beverage.
School’s out, summer is upon us, and the sweltering heat is already sending us all on the quest for something cold and refreshing to drink. Of course, we ALL know we need to drink more water; even those of us who aren’t all Modern and Alternative know that basic fact of life. Water = health. Duh. But sometimes what you’re really craving… isn’t a glass of water. And that can…
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I’m Not Trying to Brag but My Kids are Super Models.
So, I’m sure by now you’ve seen my kids’ TV commercial. It’s kind of a big deal. It may come as a shock, seeing as how she was such a natural, but this was Susie’s first modeling gig {she’s the babe in the blue smocked dress}, though her older sisters {the two cuties by the lake} are modeling pros… Katie modeled Miss Me jeans for the Cavender’s Boot City website,…
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Remodeling is FUN, Dangit: Days Four and Five.
Day four. Painted three more bedrooms. Spent more money at Walmart and Lowe’s and Home Depot. Exhausted. While painting Annie’s room we laughed about the GHOST EYE* and about how both girls will react when they see their rooms. Annie will do the Annie Face; Katie Beth will say “I liiiiiiike it!!!!!” in her sweet shy voice. We know them well. *About that Ghost Eye? Annie has made friends with…
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The Fifth Grade Tea, Life Inspiration, and Mini Almond Muffins.
My sweet little Katie, the little girl who JUST started kindergarten, like, two weeks ago (seriously, I just recently stopped crying about it) is now graduating from the fifth grade. HOW did that happen so fast? I can’t even take it. But anyway, the fifth grade girls got to have a Tea one day last week in the school library, and it was a fun chance to dress up in…
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Day Three: The Brutal Truth About Remodeling.
Remodeling Journal, Day Three. Spent first night in the house last night. I slept six minutes because I forgot my pajamas and had to sleep in clothes, ugh, and I am OCD about my sleeping attire and canNOT sleep in clothes, and then this house has some noises! I kept hearing clicking sounds and bolting upright in bed expecting to see our weird neighbor hovering over the foot of our…
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{remodeling thrills} Day Two.
Day two. Picked out carpet. What I wanted I couldn’t have, because our rooms are 14 feet wide {and carpet is 12 feet wide} so we HAVE to have stuff that hides the inevitable seams and not the pretty stuff with the pattern in it that I had my heart set on. But I’m OK with what we picked. I just hope HGTV understands, you know, when they come with…
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Blackberries. Yummy, Lucious Blackberries.
Blackberries are my FAVORITE fruit ever. It’s not quite blackberry season, but it shouldn’t be much longer… and believe me, I’ll be bringing home my share! I posted a great easy and HEALTHY recipe for Blackberry Cheesecake Crunch over at Modern Alternative Kitchen, and it’s Trim Healthy Mama approved! Click here to check it out! {Oh, and isn’t that photo INCREDIBLE?!?! My fantabulous husband ROCKS at food photography! Yeah. He’s…
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