I have Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in my freezer. Blasted Halloween. These are Maxine’s, and it was her idea to put them in the freezer. I think there is something programmed into women from birth to know that chocolate + peanut butter are best when cold. I will not eat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups for … Read more
I Will Not Eat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups for Breakfast
November 4th, 2011 | Posted by in Breakfast - (7 Comments)I seem to be on a pancake kick recently – but ’tis the season for warm breakfasts after all! Let’s roll with it. After I spied a small zucchini hanging out in the fridge this morning and feeling very much in the mood for something substantial after an early morning bike ride, I decide to … Read more
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. -Chinese Proverb That’s great, but we’re not going to talk about fish today. We’re going to talk about cookies. One of the best things that happens when you learn how to … Read more
How to Make a Rockin’ Birthday Breakfast
September 15th, 2011 | Posted by in Party Time - (6 Comments)September 15, 2011 started out a lot like September 15, 2006. Everyone asleep. Well, everyone but me. Waking up Zak and telling him it was time to go. Getting dressed and moving around with hushed voices, get ready to leave the house in the wee hours of the morning. The cat meowing and meowing and … Read more
Now that Maxine can ride her bike, Homeschool Phys Ed class is officially in session. Is this really Phys Ed? Or is this just a morning run in disguise? Whatever you want to call it, a bunch of lessons were learned on our group outing this morning – lessons for both young and old. A … Read more
I go through phases where I eat oats every day. And then there are times where the oatmeal canister gathers dust on its top. This week I’ve been back in that oat phase, and am apparently in a frozen banana phase too. I discovered this concoction last week by accident, really – I can’t even … Read more
Three Things About Three Things
December 16th, 2010 | Posted by in Late Night Craziness - (9 Comments)Lately I’ve been keeping an eye out for grain free, sugar free breakfast ideas. Thanks to The Primal Blueprint, I’ve been feeling this urge to put a little space between me and my typical breakfast of champi-oats. Ask and apparently you shall receive! Didn’t a recipe for a bitter chocolate pumpkin cake land in my … Read more
How To Lose Weight and Keep It Off For Good
November 20th, 2010 | Posted by in Weight Loss - (15 Comments)Once upon a time I was that girl who tried and tried to lose weight and never saw any real, lasting results. While I never had a huge amount of weight to lose, I did know I wanted to be slimmer than I was for what felt like the majority of my life. The post-pregnancy … Read more
Never does the second to last letter of the alphabet look as good as it does on a cold and rainy Friday morning. I find it a tad ironic that I hit the Y to avoid getting cold and wet, only to go inside and get cold and wet. Actually, the Y is pretty warm … Read more
1. I failed to remember to charge my Garmin before bed last night, thus I ran today with my old school (now seemingly very little in comparison) digital watch that doesn’t tell me anything fun or exciting. 2. My left arm felt amazingly light with no 3 lb garmin strapped to it. So light in … Read more





