A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Drones. We were out doing one of our favorite summer activities–going to garage sales–a couple of weeks ago and my youngest spied a box that contained a really cool looking drone in it. The lady selling it noticed his interest and told him…
Recipe–Trim Healthy Mama Superfood Chocolate Chews
I have a big gigantic sweet tooth–especially for chocolate. When I started following the Trim Healthy Mama way of eating a few years ago– it became a bit of a challenge to find treats made with their on plan sweeteners (no sugar–just stevia and stevia blends) that didn’t make me want to cry. I have…
Coffee Break–Volume 59
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Messenger Kids. So, our boys are both now officially middle schoolers (sob!). With them getting bigger, they are most definitely wanting bigger (and much more expensive) things, more responsibility, and….technology. We are holding off on getting them their own phones for several reasons, but…
Coffee Break–Volume 58
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Our favorite parks. We’ve lived in our neighborhood almost 10 years and have several parks we frequent–especially in the summer. It’s so bizarre to see my now gigantic boys effortlessly scrambling up and around play structures that seemed like such death traps when…
Coffee Break–Volume 57
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. A real live gig–FINALLY! It’s been 111 days since SofaKillers played a live gig and it just so happened that they got to have their first gig back at the last place they played–Boot Barn Hall. What a fun time! With many restrictions…
Recipe–Flour Tortillas
Have you ever had a craving for some good ole chicken burritos or a nice quesadilla, but when you go to the refrigerator, grab all the ingredients you–GASP!–discover you have don’t have any flour tortillas? Oh No! (cue the soap opera music) What will you do? I’m here to help you. If you have flour,…
Coffee Break–Volume 56
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Camping! We FINALLY got to take our first camping trip of the season. We went to our favorite spot just outside of Lake City, CO. It’s quite a drive from Colorado Springs (about 4 1/2 hours), but it is SO worth it–some of…
Coffee Break–Volume 55
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Puzzles. We decided to jump on the “let’s do a puzzle as a family” bandwagon. We chose one from The Mandalorain with baby Yoda (I thought Grayson was going to faint with excitement). It’s only 500 pieces, but it may just be the…
Recipe–King Ranch Chicken
I got this recipe from Beth Moore’s blog years ago. She encouraged her followers to contribute their favorite recipes and I think there was even a cookbook born out of it. I didn’t buy the cookbook, but I did copy down her husband, Keith’s, recipe for King Ranch Chicken. I’ve included the page I printed…
Coffee Break–Volume 54
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Hard workin boys. Last year we took down the pirate ship Super Rockstar had built for our boys (you can read that here)–this left a nice space for something new. Super Rockstar has been wanting to put a shed back there for a long…