I was SO there. As a newlywed, I didn’t know how to cook ground beef. Cooking from scratch for me was spaghetti. (The kind with the Hunt’s spaghetti sauce.) Lasagna was especially complicated. (Again, the kind with the Hunt’s spaghetti sauce.) Our meals were frozen pizza and corn dogs.
I […]
Filed under: The Cooking on January 31st, 2008 | 21 Comments »
Last week, we had three different families over for dinner on three different days.
‘Twas a crazy time.
Besides the normal mommying, laundrying, and dishes-ing, I had to make three spectacularly impressive meals big enough to feed two families.
And if all that wasn’t time-consuming enough, I had other, more lofty goals of cleaning the whole apartment from […]
Filed under: Works For Me on January 30th, 2008 | 12 Comments »
As promised yesterday, here is my “five minute faith story.”
Here’s a little background about The Natural Mommy:
In 1982, my mom, dad, and 18 month old brother welcomed me into this world. Two years later, my parents divorced. We moved. Three years later, my mom remarried. My little brother joined us in […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 29th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
IT’S STILL MONDAY.
So I’d like you to meet The Daddy. He’s absolutely the Perfect Guy for me. For example:
When I make a German Chocolate cake that has the potential to look like this:
And yet somehow turns out like this:
He insists that it is The Best Thing He’s Ever Tasted.
Food is his love language. […]
Filed under: Meet-and-Greet-Mondays on January 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
(Because I love alliteration.)
I think it might be generally unknown around here that I’m in a kind of leadership position at my local MOPs. I’m a discussion leader. When asked if I was interested in the position, I said, “Why sure! I do love discussions!”
And it’s been fun. And easy.
We talk about our children. And […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 28th, 2008 | 9 Comments »
It’s Bloggy Giveaway time again and since hundreds of you were eager to sign up for free baking mixes last time, I thought, “Why strain to be creative when you’ve already found success?”
But, they won’t be the same baking mixes.
Introducing:
Half-Whole-Wheat Sugar Cookies
Half-Whole-Wheat Cornbread
and…
and…
I feel there should be a third one here…
um…
It’s just that I’m at […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 28th, 2008 | 257 Comments »
“Lorraine Allard was told four months into the pregnancy the devastating news that she was in the advanced stages of cancer.”
She refused treatment so that her child could live.
He was born, naturally, at 25 weeks - a week before her scheduled C-section. His mother began chemotherapy immediately after.
Two months, to the day, after her […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 25th, 2008 | 16 Comments »
About a month ago, I was able to get Apple Cinnamon Cheerios for $0.50/box. The whole family was understandably excited.
See, being the Natural Mommy, I try my darnedest to get the family to eat such healthy breakfast foods as granola, oatmeal, and shredded wheat.
My husband tends to prefer Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
So, in order to […]
Filed under: Frugal Fridays on January 24th, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Say that five times fast. Actually, you know what? Just say it once.
‘Tis the season for runny noses. Add to that the teeth violently pushing their way through my little guy’s gums and you get a constant stream of drippage.
Oh, but just reach for that Kleenex box and he’ll leap right out of your arms.
He […]
Filed under: Works For Me on January 22nd, 2008 | 12 Comments »
(If I wasn’t then, I sure am now…)
I was all set to wait another six months for Olivia to accomplish the … other half … of potty training.
But no! Nope! I was wrong!
She came up to me after lunch today, handed me her diaper, went in, did her business, and then we […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 22nd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
