Pea Soup, a.k.a. Hulk Stew

Pea Soup, a.k.a. Hulk Stew

Hearty. Gorgeous green. Ryder thought it “disgusting looking” until I called it Hulk Stew. Then it became “delicious”. Don’t knock it until you try it. Yes, it looks like something off the Shrek swamp menu, but it is oh so tasty and is nearly as easy as these guys make it look! A 30 minute…

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Golden Ticket

Golden Ticket

Relaxed. Someone told me it is Monday, I don’t feel it. Reality is supposedly back but my mind is still accepting the golden haze and lavender scents of last week. All that is floating around me – hungry babies, dinging e-mails, dirty floors, are not affecting me in the stressful grip they often do. I…

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Got gloves?

Got gloves?

Gardening. It’s that time of year again. One of my favorites. I mentioned last year a few gardening tips. This year I have a new one – poison ivy. I learned that although my fantastic husband is building me a bean trellis and preparing a bed for the bean plants is a bright idea, what…

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“I’m a Princess”

“I’m a Princess”

“I’m a Princess” Rory says almost every morning when I get her dressed. It might be the dress or skirt I put her in or it might be that this little girl has taken on the mentality many of us do during our childhood – a place of importance. Where does that innate confidence come…

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Money

Money

I’ve been thinking about writing this for a while now. A lot of people hesitate to talk openly about their finances and I can totally understand why. There’s a lot of stress associated with money amongst marriages. A cursory search of the internet led me to an official looking survey citing 93% of marriages say money…

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