• Labor Day Monday Meal Re-planning

    A new grocery store has popped up across the street from our ‘local,’ and as a result the ‘local’ has had some crazy deals on the last few weekends.  I re-jiggered the weekly…

  • Saturday Afternoon Meal Planning

    A quiet afternoon.  The tornado toddler is napping, and after a morning of play and swimming and activity, the big boys are watching some tv.  It’s stormy outside, and the dog is quivering…

  • Bellissima

    I’ve dreamed all week of my old cat, Bella.  Ten years ago my sister-in-law and I decided to each take a kitten from a litter that had been born near where SIL lived. …

  • Brighter Mood

    The mood today is brighter.  It’s been a good week for the two oldest boys.  Craig, on the other hand, has had a terrible week – copious drool + complete personality change + waking up…