Homemade Taco Seasoning
I knew that taco seasoning had to be something we could make at home. I have grown tired of looking for Taco Seasoning at the supermarket that doesn’t contain MSG. It couldn’t be that tricky to mix up, right? Turns out it is very easy: -1 T minced dried onions -2 t chili powder -1 [...]
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A “love”ly breakfast: egg in the heart
Breakfast has not traditionally been a meal that I paid much attention to. Cereal and I got along just fine and I saw no reason to change the relationship. However, just lately I have been having fun trying some new things in the early morning. Below was one that Hunter requested and I thought I [...]
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How to make Hummus (easy peasy and yummy)
Get ready, this stuff is uber good! 1 cup dried chickpeas 3 cloves raw garlic 1/3 cup sesame tahini Juice from 1 large lemon (about 3 Tablespoons) 1 tsp cumin 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp black pepper 1 bulb roasted garlic (optional but oh so good). Simply cut of the very [...]
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Super Sale – Get the Last One!
Glamourmom Nursing Bra Tank Lace V-Neck X-Large Black Marked down from $39.00 to $26.50 Dose Keeper Keep track of how much medicine you gave and when! $4.65 Changing Pad Cover by Button NYC in beautiful pink “Angelfish” style Marked down from $38.00 to $29.99 Popper Stopper Hide that belly button when you need too! $8.14 [bump] [...]
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Weekly Giveaway – Blush Tee Shirt Extender
Congratulations to Jen and momoftwingirls, who both won a Tomat Sooo….NY or Sooo….LA apparel item of their choice! We choose our winners using Random.org. momoftwingirls has won twice this month! You never know what can happen when you keep entering! All Sooo….NY and Sooo….LA items will be 10% off this week (until Thursday night). Babybonkie [...]
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Let’s organize the rest of our day
Judging from the traffic and views from the last “Let’s organize our day: the evening routine,” post and the fact that it was featured on the StartUp Princess website, my guess is that this topic of routine and organization is one that is of interest to us moms. And who can blame us? Sanity is a [...]
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Weekly Giveaway – Sooo….NY and Sooo….LA
The Tag*a*Long Handle to Keep Independent Kids Close Retail Value: $10.99 Congratulations to Kristina, Vicci, and Lona, who all won The Tag*a*Long Handle in the color of their choice! The Tag*a*Long Handle to Keep Independent Kids Close will be 10% off this week (until Thursday night)! Dose Keeper - $4.65 Keep track of when you [...]
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Slow Cooker Refried Beans
A friend split a huge order with me for dried beans from Azure Standard last year (if you remember, eating more beans was one of my resolutions last year). One of the kind of beans we bought was pinto beans. Since I had never used pinto beans for anything before, she shared this recipe for [...]
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Top 5 Questions Received at C-Panty
We hope you have enjoyed the 5 part series on the topic of cesarian deliveries. If you missed out on the last one called “Ok C-Section moms, what’s the big deal?” you should definitely catch up, it is worth the read:)! Below is the final post in our 5 part series, thank you so much [...]
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How to: make homemade yogurt
This week I dusted off the yogurt maker that I asked for for Christmas 2 years ago. Since we started drinking raw milk (a few months after I got my yogurt maker) I haven’t had as much “left over milk” and as such had neglected making yogurt at home. Instead I had been buying the [...]
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Boy or Girl? Drumroll please. . .
What a weekend it was! Trent returned home from his two week short term mission trip to Mexico. It was SO GREAT to see him again. What appreciation comes from being apart. It reminded me once again how blessed I am to have him home so much and for those of you military families, wow, [...]
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Weekly Giveaway – Tag*a*Long
Parking Pal Retail Value: $9.50 – on sale for $7.60 Congratulations to momoftwingirls who won a Parking Pal in the style of her choice! All Parking Pals will by 20% off this week (until Thursday night). We have Baby Burpies by Swaddledesigns 1/ price if you by a Swaddledesigns blanket or zzZipMe Sack! We have [...]
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Let’s organize our day: the evening routine
After replying to Lana’s comment in my last blog post asking how I manage my time, I started thinking about some of the little things that I routinely do to make my day run more smoothly and organized. It has never occurred to me to write about them because they have become natural to me [...]
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A week in review
For the last week my husband has been in Mexico doing work to help some communities there. His parents graciously have been visiting in his absence and provided some much appriciated adult interaction as well as support and help with the kids and household duties (for instance, I have been very thankful that I have [...]
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Weekly Giveaway – Parking Pal
BabbaCover Car Seat Covers Retail Value: $54.99-$69.99 Congratulations to Sarah, who one the Beep! Beep! Pink BabbaCover Car Seat Cover! All BabbaCover Car Seat Covers will be 10% off this week (until Thursday night). Over 45 items priced to sell! Like…. Four styles of Bebe Au Lait nursing covers marked down to $24.95! That’s over [...]
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What are you getting your BIG Valentine?
Perhaps something from our Passion Spice line? Or our Nummies line? Or an Expressiva Gown? What about a cute Tee from [bump] Maternity? Or something she will keep forever from Bellamerce? Roses are red. Violets are blue. Don’t you forget her, Whatever you do!
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Victory is sweet! (and so are my graham crackers)
I know you have likely been losing sleep over my recent graham cracker failure. You can stop worrying. I faced the beast once again today and was victorious! My secret to “getting it right” this time was: -Not rolling them out as thin. -Putting them in one pan at a time. -Watching them like a [...]
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What are you getting your little Valentine?
How about BabyLegs? Can’t decide? What about a gift set? Maybe a Born to Love beret is more your style? Or a Cuski for your little one to snuggle? Maybe someone needs some great accessories? Like bright patent red Wee Squeaks? or a Giddy Giddy Felt Hair Clip? Or perhaps you’re having a Valentine baby? [...]
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Snow painting with food coloring!
Two things are guaranteed to make life seem more fun. 1) Grandparents 2) Food Coloring* Put these two together and you have a fool-proof recipe for a good time. For Christmas this year, Grandma and Grandpa Ledeboer gave Hunter and Ashlyn a creative “snow toy” which consisted of: -Squirt bottles -Food coloring Simply fill up [...]
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Weekly Giveaway – BabbaCover
Congratulations to Michelle, who won a Snuggle Me’z Infant Car Seat Cover and Blanket in One! Retail Value: $109.95 All Snuggle Me’z will be 10% off this week (until Thursday night)! BabbaCover Car Seat Covers in Snuggle Fleece Retail Value: $69.99 One lucky winner will receive a Beep Beep Pink BabbaCover Car Seat Cover in [...]
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Christmas Aftermath
As originally posted in 2009 Like most of you, I’ve spent most of this week cleaning up after Christmas! Its like a puzzle. Cleaning out old things, finding places to put the new, rearranging furniture, washing countless piles of bedding and towels, taking down the tree…..you get the picture. It got me to thinking….when you read [...]
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Ashlyn’s Castle Birthday Cake
Those are Ashlyn’s three birthday cakes cooling outside on top of our grill. It looks pretty innocent right? But after our dog came over and was giving it some looks I realized quickly that I better move it to a safer location. I moved it to the garage and double checked that the door was [...]
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The cake, the dog and a smile
After yesterday’s failure in the kitchen, you would think I might just steer clear of baking for a little while to let the smoke clear. However, today was Ashlyn’s birthday and I wanted to try my hand at a homemade “healthier” cake (i.e. not a store bought cake or frosting). All went well until our [...]
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Kitchen drama: from graham crackers to blueberry boy bait
As part of my 2011 New Year’s goals, I have decided to embark on a few new kitchen adventures–some recipes that I haven’t yet made but have been wanting to. First on my list was homemade whole wheat graham crackers. Deciding to forgo the opportunity for a Sunday nap while Quinten slept, I instead went [...]
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