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…
Recipe–Make Your Own Microwave Popcorn
Several things have become “hard to find” items in the grocery store. One that we use a lot is microwave popcorn and since we are watching multiple movies right now (and who can watch a movie without eating popcorn?!)–this is an essential item in our home. If you are in a similar crisis–here is a…
You might be grieving and not realize it
Does anyone else feel like we’re living in an episode of Twilight Zone right now? I wake up every morning and fully expect for someone to tell us this has all been a test (and obviously we failed) (hoarding toilet paper….really?!) or that it’s just been an elaborate hoax and–they got us. Don’t we feel…
Recipe–Pasta Recipes
Like many of you, I’ve been to the grocery stores this past couple of weeks and jaw dropped at how much food is missing–so many shelves wiped clean. I noticed that the pasta section was particularly pillaged, so I thought now is as good a time as any to re-share some recipes you can make…
Coffee Break–Volume 48
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Keepin em busy. Like most of you, my children are now home full time. It really hasn’t seemed too strange –since this past week was our spring break. Our school closed two weeks ago, but I’ve just mostly treated it like an extended…
An ADHD Journey–The Final Part
To sum up our ADHD journey (you can read part 1, part 2, and part 3): We discovered our older son, Morgan has ADHD in 3rd grade (5 years ago now) We tried one class of ADHD medication (there are 4 classes of medication). It worked great for helping him focus and sit still, but…
Recipe–Delicious Coleslaw
I know what you’re thinking. Why are you posting a coleslaw recipe in March–isn’t that more of a summer recipe? What can I say–it’s a world gone crazy. That being said–this is a super easy and super delicious recipe for coleslaw. Save Print Recipe–Delicious Coleslaw Author: Jennifer Ingredients 4 cups finely chopped cabbage 1 cup…
Coffee Break–Volume 47
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Enjoying our trails. As long as it is allowed, I am going to head to my favorite trails and enjoy. The app “All Trails” is a great one to use if you’re unfamiliar with where to find good hiking/biking/walking spots in your area. Barney…
An ADHD Journey–Part 3
During this whole journey of discovering that Morgan struggled with ADHD (you can read part 1 and part 2), we were constantly trying to figure out what was his “normal” and what was ADHD. There are no clear cut answers because all of us struggle with short attentions spans occasionally or feeling restless when we’re…
Homemade Olive Garden Breadsticks
If you ever go out to eat at Olive Garden, chances are you go there for one reason and one reason only–the breadsticks. A few months ago I decided to see what sort of copy cat recipes were out there and found this gem. My family has declared that it tastes JUST LIKE the real…