Stockings are so much fun. All those little sweet gifts. We do little things in our stockings. We feel that the big fun stuff should come from us. I do not want the big guy in the red coat to be the one who gets all the credit for the good stuff. He can have … Continue reading Edible Socks? No, Consumable Stockings.
I know, I know. I should give Thanksgiving the week it deserves before I starting pushing Christmas into the lime light. So before I do that....Happy Thanksgiving. I am blessed to have lots and lots of wonderful people to share Thanksgiving with. We have celebrated Thanksgiving three times throughout the week. All with different groups … Continue reading The Christmas Box
I go into a lot of homes. I love it. I love seeing what people are shopping, cooking, and eating. I also love learning about what people are looking for in their foods. I especially love hearing about what people are - and are not - feeding their kids. I, too, put lots of thought … Continue reading Hungry for Truth about Buying Food for my Family
My feeding therapy brain some times overtakes my mom brain. And it gets wierd real fast. Lettuce be friends. Turnip the beet. Don't go bacon my heart. You wanna taco bout it? Did I also mention that I love puns. Puns about food are even better. So beyond the wierdness of my food puns, I … Continue reading Lettuce Be Friends
Every time a child is in the news for something terrible I say "That poor mother. It could happen to anyone." But in my mind something different is happening. I say to myself "That couldn’t happen to my child because I would never let my child lean over the gorilla's cage." Or "I would never … Continue reading It Wouldn’t Happen to Me
The boys are learning about colors at school. They love it. Gus loves it most. He is taking his color days very seriously. He especially took green day seriously. Because for once we had a pair of green shorts. This was so much better than the navy, gray, or black shorts we make him typically … Continue reading Inexpensive Ways to Work on Colors
When Hank first started on puree, I made them. Because I had one child. And that child was only going to get the best. So I steamed pees and boiled carrots. I pureed until every mini mason jar in the city had been filled with mushy love. I thawed and warmed to perfection. And he … Continue reading Stage 5 Baby Foods
It's almost that time. School is sneaking up on me. And all I can see in my near future is a bunch of packing. I spend a large portion of every morning packing. Packing nap blankets, packing show and tell, water bottles, snow pants, mittens, permission slips, folders....and LUNCH. But this year, my friends, this … Continue reading Lunch Prep 101
I took the month of July off from writing. Because once in a while it is okay to take a break, right? I hope none of you noticed. Not because I hope no one missed my ramblings, but because I hope you were all out - enjoying every minute of Summer with your family and … Continue reading Every Last Drop of Summer
If you know me, you know I enjoy planning a vacation just about as much as I enjoy going on a vacation. I spend hours pouring over itineraries, menus, lists, reviews - like it is the damn Divinci Code...and I love every minute of it. It's pathetic and I do not care. I know, most … Continue reading Ultimate Family Guide to the Black Hills
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