Dale is from Virginia. When he took me home for our first Virginia Christmas, his aunt made this delish chili and spit out the recipe as I remembered it (closely) and jotted it down after we got back to Mom’s house. I’ve been making it ever since. But as of lately, I have been thinking it needed a makeover…it needed to be Linny-ized if you will…it wasn’t quite The Best. [ Read More ]
I think overall, I’m a positive person. Don’t get me wrong, I have my moments, but I tend to see the good and the best in people and in a situation. But when my positivity isn’t kicking in, I can go all the way down to the other end of the scale, quickly! The study I’m doing with a group of other moms is called the “Frazzled Female”…I think we [ Read More ]
So I needed a recipe using some couscous that I had purchased a while ago and totally wanted to try something new…come to find out, the world wide intra-web is scarce on recipes using couscous, but I’m totally excited about the one I did find! Delish…and even Caedmon and Dale loved it too…seconds all around! (*good thing, because the recipe made A LOT*) It’s also a great recipe to get [ Read More ]
woah…earthquake in Oklahoma? looks like lots of friends felt it as they were in bed tonight…crazy! I'm in Cali and haven't felt a thing! # Frazzled into a New Perspective http://t.co/GAXigdk9 # I'm about this close (fingers pinched close together) to being caught up on the laundry. No one wear more clothes until I get there. # I love watching my kids play…@caedmonbest brings @thelucybest every toy she owns, saying [ Read More ]
I’m doing a Bible study at church with other Moms called “The Frazzled Female”. …and loving it. It’s so nice to connect with other moms and to realize that my struggles and frustrations on a daily basis at home are the same struggles and frustrations as other women…I’m normal! Thank God! The book is very helpful in reminding us who we are in Christ and as frazzled, busy wives and [ Read More ]
When Caedmon was a baby, his first bites weren’t homemade, but eventually, I was making everything he ate with the exception of a few jars of bought food to take with us on the go. Lucy’s first bites have all been from my kitchen and that excites me. It’s SO EASY to make the baby food too! Here’s the simplicity of how I make everything for Lucy… BANANAS – mash [ Read More ]
I know it’s not Monday…but here’s the Best Meal Plan for this week, that’s already started! Monday :: Sauteed Veggies with bacon, rice pilaf, steamed cauliflower with cheese sauce and broccoli dippers Tuesday :: Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup Wednesday :: Paula Deen’s Pumpkin Sausage Pasta with baked zucchini and steamed broccoli Thursday :: Roasted Butternut Squash, stovetop chicken, stuffing and sauteed green beans Friday :: spaghetti with meat and [ Read More ]
I must thank Pinterest for this amazing find… I chopped up 5 baking potatoes, into bite sized pieces, enough to fill my crock pot…added a chopped onion and 5 cloves of garlic…a few pieces of bacon cut into pieces and some seasoning salt…put it all into a crock pot and cooked it on high for 6 hours…or on low for 10 hours…all day the house smelled amazing! When it was [ Read More ]
Caedmon is 3 and oh my, is it all everyone said it would be. He’s trying to figure out his place, his independence, his boundaries and his favorite word is “no!” Needless to say, it’s a daily struggle, but it’s only a season and my amazing little boy peeks through and makes me smile everyday! We bought a Magnetic Responsibility Chart from Melissa and Doug while Caedmon was still a [ Read More ]
From day one, Caedmon has been an amazing sleeper…slept through the night (12 hours) from 8 weeks on…took 2 2-3 hour long naps from 8 months until well past his 2nd birthday… …but since turning three it’s a different story. He’s been taking a single 3 hour nap since he was almost two and a half and it was glorious…until his third birthday when he began staying up until past [ Read More ]
