On December 15th 2010 I got married to my now husband, not realizing what the next 15 years would bring. Little did I know, that those 15 years would not be boring ones, by any means. We had already been…
When I first got pregnant with Vito, I wanted to instantly make a baby blanket for him. At the time we didn’t have much money, so I used leftover fabric I found around the house and made him one. It…
I’ve spent most of my pregnancy with little to no energy, not feeling good and just feeling “bla”. So when the nesting hit, and I got some energy back, I was very stoked. My kitchen looks clean (most days) and…
With both Vito and Elizabeth, I packed a hospital bag, pretty late in the game. And I still wound up forgetting things when the time came. This time around I am determined to pack everything I need and potentially a…
Recently, I noticed I was really enjoying my adult coloring books more, epically while I was watching tv nightly with Daniel. Work has been insanely stressful as of lately, and typically, by the time I’m home, I don’t want to…
Recently, Daniel and I recently got this urge to totally clean up the backyard. It had been kind of let go because between me being pregnant, and Daniel still recovering from a broken arm and then surgery, it was the…
Have you ever taken something out of the freezer to cook for dinner and then forget what you were going to make? Yeah, that was me the other day. I took out thinly sliced steak. I had an idea when…
With Daniels arm being broken, and us being in this limbo state of having food stamps now, but still needing help, I’ve been trying to get even more creative in the kitchen. As I’ve mentioned before, we have dinner with…
Lately, I’ve been trying to work with what’s in my fridge, and what needs to be used up. Something I should have been doing for a while now, but there is nothing quite like a challenging time in life to…
Every family has that really cheap meal that they just love to eat. For some families, its rice and beans, or some kind of cheap soup. For our family, its ham hocks and beans. My husband and I have a…
