It's that time again!  Hard to believe another weekend has come and gone!  Anyone else's weeks and months just flying by?  And did you have a wonderful Mother's Day? Another busy week ahead for us as we have baseball, the last week of classes for our oldest son, and a special treat - the boys' grandmother visiting!  I'll also be seeing our family's chiropractor again when I take Lincoln in, … [Read more...]

This is an exciting week for our family!  The first grandchild in my husband's side of the family is graduating from college this weekend!  It's pretty amazing to me that this 22-year-old is the same "kid" that we used to pick up and take to Chuck E. Cheese's when he was a tiny boy.  Time has flown! We'll be leaving town for a day to go and celebrate this momentous occasion with him and our … [Read more...]

It's a busy season of soccer and baseball for us right now, so as usual, my menus reflect that.  I have to plan a little better during times like these so that I can avoid eating out as much as possible.  Yeah, sometimes it happens, but I want to serve my family healthy, home-cooked meals as much as possible. Two ways I have found that make eating on the go easier for our large family are … [Read more...]

Wow.  It's been a crazy couple of weeks around here. Do I always say that? Seriously, though.  I feel like a chauffeur most weekdays with one boy taking outside classes, three boys in sports, weekly chiropractic visits, well checks for me at the midwife, orthodontic appointments for the teenager, well checks for baby at the doctor.......the list could go on.  Why am  I telling you … [Read more...]

It has been a bit crazy around here lately.  But I bet you were thinking it's always crazy around here, right? Well, either way, I'm trying to get back to more cooking still.  And menu planning. And ironically, at the same time, trying to figure out how to be a person who is okay when things don't go according to the list.  Or the plan. Or.......the menu. New babies have a certain … [Read more...]

Last week, I mentioned that our menus would slowly be shifting back to somewhat lighter dishes, focusing more on raw, healthy foods.  I'm so excited because I will be ordering our grain mill this week, and I've already placed an order with Azure Standard for about 100 pounds of whole grains, wheat berries, and even some fresh produce.  I'm looking forward to grinding our own wheat for all of our … [Read more...]

It feels good to be sort of getting back to "normal" around here.  We've eased back into our schoolbooks, and I am slowly easing back into cooking and baking. For those of you on Facebook who kept up with what was going on just after Lincoln's birth, I am happy to report that everyone is recovered from the dreadful croupy virus that invaded our home.  It was a rough ten days.  I spent a LOT … [Read more...]

This week I really am keeping our menu as simple as possible.  In fact, most, if not all of these meals, are ones that  my husband and boys could easily make themselves in the event that I am suddenly unavailable for reasons of childbirthing processes. I found the blueberry breakfast cake recipe here on Pinterest and have been wanting to make it for a long time.  I made it yesterday morning … [Read more...]