Today is Cinco de Mayo–which, if you didn’t know, is the date observed to commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. I did not know this. I just looked it up. To me Cinco de Mayo has…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.A fun thing we did. I realized last week that even though we are all VERY much together every day–my boys and I aren’t connecting very much. When they aren’t doing school, they immerse themselves in playing, I get busy doing my stuff and…
This week I noticed that we finally, finally, FINALLY have some tulips blooming. Here in Colorado our early year seasons go something like: winter, spring?, definitely winter, maybe spring?, nope back to winter, summer–so our poor little plants burst out of the ground during one of the false springs, then it seems like since they…
I post coleslaw recipes in March and now at the end of April I’m sharing a hot soup recipe. What’s next–Christmas cookies in July? Who knows? This soup has become an absolute essential for days when we aren’t feeling great, when we need something comforting, and just when the mood suits us. It is SO…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.More trail exploring. The trails around our home town have gotten VERY full lately, but that doesn’t stop us from getting our weekly dose of some outdoor exploring. This week we went to one of my favorite’s in Black Forest (I think it’s just…
I shared this one over a year ago and it’s DEFINITELY worth re-sharing. You have never in your life tasted such a delicious meatloaf. You will sing for joy, your family will sing for joy, your pets will WISH that they could have some so they too could sing for joy. Just click the link…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Easter. As the quarantine goes on and on…..and on–it’s hard to do life as “normal” because it’s so very not normal right now. However, Easter was very much the same as every other year for us. We decorated eggs (Super Rockstar LOVES doing…
If you are in need of a laugh right now, this post I wrote a couple of years ago is just what you need. From the archives of my Blooper Reel: A Lost Key. Just click link for the full story.
For a while now, I have followed the Trim Healthy Mama nutrition plan and I have really loved a lot of their recipes –especially this one called Egg Roll in a Bowl. Save Print Recipe–Eggroll in a Bowl Author: Trim Healthy Mama Ingredients 2 pounds thawed ground meat 1 large onion chopped 2-3 Tbsp Toasted…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Grayson’s Birthday. We got to celebrate Grayson’s 11th birthday–it was WAY back on March 30th (like a million years ago now). It was a little sad that we couldn’t do his traditional party with friends, but Grayson has a natural born contagious…