Every night I make a side salad for my family to eat before dinner. We generally have one about 15-20 minutes before we eat our dinner. I try to mix them up so that they are a bit different each night so no one gets bored with the same old salad. Now that I have…
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Settling In with Roasted Citrus Chicken
The second day back is always better than the first day. Everyone tends to be more tired on the second day back to school and work than the first but at least we are starting to feel the routine is moving forward again. My daughter had dance class last night and things seemed “normal.” The…
Back to Reality and Hamburgers with Gravy
Spring Break is over. Sigh. It always takes a few days for us to get back into the routine of school, classes and work. It seems so easy to get out of the routine but so hard to restart it. Even knowing that the first day back will be rough the actual reality always seems…
Spring Break and Tilapia with Balsamic Butter Sauce
It is Spring Break here in Southwest Michigan. The temperature actually broke 60 this week. Things are definitely looking up. We don’t travel during Spring Break because our job demands do not match up with the school calendar. This is a heavy work time for me and I really can’t take vacation until after May…
A Contemplative Weekend and a Chicken Caesar Casserole
I am over my temper tantrum from last week. I spent most of this weekend thinking about life, my friends and family. One year ago my mother-in-law died at 96 years-old after an amazing life. She loved her seven children, 25 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren (and still counting) and all their spouses and significant others. …
Creamy Italian Sausage Skillet Dinner and A WDW Invitation
Things have been hectic around our house. Now, they are about to get a bit more crazy. On Friday, I received an invitation to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Conference in Walt Disney World! I am over the moon excited. I never thought I would see that email. I was hoping to use this…
Chicken Enchilada Verde
As I look around my house I realize how busy life has been over the last month. Nothing is seriously wrong but there are baskets of laundry to be folded, clean dishes to put away, and tables to be dusted. It seems that just like everyone else we are running from morning until late in…
Greek Pizzas with Tzatiki
We are getting back into the warmer days slowly. On top of all the school and community events my children have we are wanting to spend more time outside. That means dinner is getting later and later. I love that this meal took less than 30 minutes to have on the table and I made…
Clam Chowder with Oh My Goodness Garlic Bread
I LOVE Daylight Savings Time. I know mornings are tough but I love the fact that last night we were watching the sunset at 7:50 pm. We are evening people in our house. Between 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm we eat dinner, which is later than most families. My children, even before they were a…
Cheesy Chili Beef Mac
The hour time change is kicking my butt. But, the good thing is that the raising temperatures and sunshine the last two days have definitely brightened my outlook on life. I truly believe I have a touch of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) every year. No, it is not a serious depression for me but I…
Creamy Chicken and Stuffing with State Testing
My daughter had her EXPLORE test this morning. Because she is in Virtual School we had to drive to a town about 40 minutes away for her to take the test. This is her first year in Virtual School so it has been a huge learning curve for us. She was homeschooled in New York…
Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Vegetables
This month is crazy busy in our house. All of the school teams, clubs and performing groups are cramming everything into March and early April to avoid Spring Break and preparing for finals. We only have two children yet we have Science O practices and regional, school orchestra and youth orchestra program, music lessons and…
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