My in-laws came by to see Susie and me today, and asked me, “Are you still liking your house?” I had to think before I answered that. I’m grateful for this house, really I am. But I’ll be honest… it’s overwhelming living in a house where every single inch of it needs work. And sometimes, just flat depressing, because you can see the potential of all this house could be……
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Oatmeal Pecan Muffins.
I love pecans. In everything. Desserts. Vegetable dishes at Thanksgiving. As a crust on salmon. Or soaked, Nourishing Traditions style, to snack on by the handful. But ESPECIALLY in chocolate chip cookies. It wasn’t until I was a grown-up that I realized that pecans are a Southern thang. I had NO IDEA that not everybody loves pecans in EVERYTHING. Well, yankees maybe. But that’s probably it. My favorite pecan recipe lately?…
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{THM Tuesday} Mixed Berry Chia Seed Jam.
I can’t remember where I first saw jam made from chia seeds, but I didn’t invent this, I hate to admit. Ever since I started making Trim Healthy Pancakes and Emily’s S Pancakes, I’ve made this jam to put on top. I’m sorry, but I can’t do sugar-free syrup (gag) and eating pancakes topless (or would it be ‘toppingless?’), well, that’s just too bland for me. There are other…
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The Best Place to Buy Kids’ Clothes EVER.
I’ve worked off and on for the better part of eleven years at the most wonderful kids’ clothing store. My friend Diana introduced me to Wiggles and Giggles when my oldest was a mere babe; I was instantly hooked, because I LOVE for my kids to dress really cute, and if I can dress them at bargain prices, all the better! I started working there, because, heck, all my money…
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{Baby Susie Joy} Nine Months.
Baby Susie Joy is growing by leaps and bounds! Well, sort of…. At her nine month check-up, she weighed in at a whopping 13 pounds, 8 ounces. That’s below the second percentile, FYI. She’s in the fifteenth percentile for weight, and fiftieth for head size. So she’s built like a lollipop, in other words. I have to admit I was worried… my other two children have always been…
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The Great Watermelon Harvest of 2013.
We didn’t really expect much when we planted watermelon seeds back in the spring. We had tried last year and gophers ~ or something ~ ate the roots out from under all our plants, so we didn’t get one single melon! Dumb gophers. And then, this year, we moved to our new/old house, and brought our little sprouted seedlings with us, which isn’t the best thing for your vegetables. We…
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Pioneer Woman’s Asian Salad, Trim Healthy Mama Style.
It was after I made this salad that I knew that the Pioneer Woman and I were destined to be BFFs. It’s because this is our favorite salad! And that’s just only ONE of the things we have in common. Also, her chocolate cake. And men in cowboy clothes. Me and Ree — that’s what I call her, Ree — we love those things. She doesn’t know we’re BFFs yet,…
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Put Another Dime in the Chipmunk, Baby.
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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