The last couple weeks, my mom has been sending me home with lemons. Her and her neighbor share a lemon tree, and whatever branches hover over my moms side of the fence, well, my mom gets to keep as her…
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Recently, I was given leftover ham from a party my mom went to. And honestly, it looks like it was barley even touched! So needless to say I was excited about the possibilities with this. Soups, sandwiches, breakfasts. The possibilities…
I was determined to give birth to my third child naturally. I always said I was with my second, but this was different. When I was pregnant with my son, I didn’t continuously tell myself that’s what I was going…
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…
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…
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…
