This was my living room on Monday evening. Normally I would NEVER take a photo like this let alone post it on the internet. But, this is a significant piece in our life right now. Our goals in raising our children have always been that by the time they left our house they would be…
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Barbecue Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
We are back to “real” life. By now most of you have heard about the shooting in the Michigan courthouse yesterday. That was about a mile from our home. We live in this little area we laughingly call “Mayberry.” Yes, bad things happen here just like every other place around the world. But, the difference…
The Upper Peninsula – Vacation Day 4 (or the end)
Back on the road back to home. This time crossing the bridge was much easier as we could drive on the paved part not just the inside grated lane. That was awful. It made the car shake and it was rusted which really gave me no confidence in its sturdiness. I know in my head…
Pantry Storage
How do you store your extra pantry staples? Do you shop only sales circulars? The above is one of my three shelving units that I have in my basement to store my extra supplies. I try to keep 3 months of staples so that I am not running to the store every time I make…
The Upper Peninsula – Michigan Vacation Day 3
This was our favorite day of our entire trip. We drove along the lake to Tahquamenon Falls. It was about 50 miles from Sault Sainte Marie to the falls. Our friend told us there were beaches along the way with few to no people we had no idea what she meant. After driving for a…
Old Fashioned Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
I remember my mother making this cake when I was a kid. She never put frosting on it (which was always my favorite part of the cake) because she said it was so rich anyways that it really didn’t need any. She would dust the top of the cake with a bit of powdered sugar but…
The Upper Peninsula – Michigan Vacation Day 2
Today was a weather game. There was a 50% chance of rain so we went with the local attractions and saved the Tahquamenon Falls trip for the next day when the chance of rain was only 30%. Although, it was forecast to be a bit colder the next day we went with the drier of…
The Upper Peninsula – Michigan Vacation Day 1
While the kids were away at camp this year we had planned to go to Walt Disney World for a parents only vacation. About two weeks ago I realized that it is 90-100 degrees in Florida. What was I thinking? I hate heat AND I hate crowds. We are used to vacationing in Florida between…
Schnitzel Sandwiches
Sorry this is so late today. It has been incredibly fun and relaxing all at the same time. This is why I am late: The kids went to camp and then this: We are on vacation!!!! But, I knew the kids were leaving for camp and the car was packed. I knew dinner was going…
Why We Choose Not to Have a Video Game System in Our House
Photo from Dropshipstrategy.com On Sundays I talk a little about my family so that you can get to know us better. Our choice to not have any gaming systems and limit electronics in our house makes us a bit unique. I think we are one of the few families I know of that don’t have…
Reuben Egg Rolls
I blog about our salad bar yesterday and today I am blogging about Reuben Egg Rolls. Sounds weird even to me but we are going to get our first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share of the year today. I know some people do not know what a CSA share is. You support a local farm…
Salad Bar – Lunches for the Summer
It’s summer vacation in our house. I am still trying to get the kids to eat more fruits and vegetables during the day so I came up with an idea yesterday to make a salad bar every day for the kids. I can prep the vegetables ahead of time and just mix the items up…
What's for Dinner Moms? 