Do You & Your Family Eat Similarly?

May 9, 2013

I consider myself really fortunate that I grew up with a mom that cooked. She also worked full time, but somehow she managed to fill the house with delicious smells by dinnertime. I remember nosing around the pots to get a sneak peek of dinner. One thing I don’t remember, because it never happened, was [...]

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The Day My Niece Was Born

May 8, 2013

My brother, Kris, and my SIL, Cara were expecting their first child, a baby girl, to arrive on May 13. I know due dates are rarely accurate, but after going nearly 10 days late with Hailey I’m a bit jaded about babies being on time or even early, so imagine my surprise when I woke [...]

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The Dryer Didn’t Shrink my Jeans

May 7, 2013

Yes, I finally had to admit to myself that the dryer didn’t do it. I convinced myself that the dryer had magical properties and was able to shrink jeans while leaving everything else intact. But alas… nope, the dryer didn’t shrink my jeans. I can’t be the only one that has ever wanted to blame [...]

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Cinco de Derby Fiesta 2013

May 6, 2013

Wow, what a fun weekend! Not only did Jay and Stacy (our friends from Atlanta) come stay with us, they helped us pull off a pretty amazing Cinco de Derby party! After last year’s cindo de derby success, we decided to claim it as our annual party. So this year we kicked it up a [...]

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7 Things You Need to Know Before You Go

May 3, 2013

…if you get the title, then we can all be best friends with Tay-Tay. 1. Happy birthday to my amazing dad! I love you MUCHO and can’t wait to see you soon. 2. My friend, Alexis, told me about a May challenge in which you commit to running 1 mile everyday. I was really tempted, [...]

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Munchkin Meals: 19 Months Old

May 1, 2013

This past month Hailey has been a pretty good eater. She isn’t always consistent, though. For example, she may have a large breakfast, then a 4 bite lunch and large dinner. Other nights she hardly wants any dinner. I want her to learn to eat based on listening to her own internal cues, so I [...]

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A Pretty Great Tuesday

May 1, 2013

Do you ever get stuck eating the same thing so much (eggs) that you forget how delicious other breakfasts can be (oatmeal)? Love Grown Foods Hot Oats in Strawberry Raspberry with diced strawberries and chia seeds. I try to save the easy-to-make LOVE cups for when I’m in a hurry, and yesterday I was. Hailey [...]

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Michael Pollan’s COOKED

April 30, 2013

So far, I am really enjoying Michael Pollan’s Cooked. It is an interesting blend of a memoir, field research, philosophy and history. I’m sure there is more, but I’m still reading about authentic barbeque during the first section on FIRE. It has left me with a desire to learn more about ways I cook my [...]

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My Whole Foods Grocery Haul

April 29, 2013

This past Saturday was cloudy and cool, which may be considered gloomy if it wasn’t the perfect morning for the Davidson farmers market. We grabbed coffee from The Summit and crepes from Homegrown Crepes’ food truck and settled in to watch Hailey play. Heirloom Cherokee tomatoes, spinach, goat cheese aoili, walnut gremolata crepe These are [...]

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Little Blessings

April 26, 2013

1. Oldies stations on Sirius Radio. I’ve been rocking out to the 60’s and 70’s lately and really enjoy the happy, sappy music of yesteryear. Plus, I have a weird habit of imagining what what parent’s lives were like when that particular song came out. Were they dancing together to it? Driving in the car [...]

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