Kyle and I have now been married a decade! How amazing is that!? In truth, it doesn’t seem like that long, but then again, we have done a lot in those ten years! We are getting to the points in our lives where we will have known each other for more than we haven’t – which is crazy! We started dating six years before we were married, so it’s going to be here before we know it! We had no real opportunity to “celebrate” due to the unfortunate timing of things, but my parents did… Read more >

Doesn’t this look sweet? In reality, our first day was kinda the worst. I mean, it was fine. But the situation is really crappy, and then we found out a bunch of other things that made the schedule even more difficult and unmanageable, so that caused us (mainly me) to spiral for much of the morning. Believe it or not, I have been decently on top of all the things that normally cause me anxiety, thanks to some major self work over the past several months. There is also something about life being 100% out… Read more >

I have been promising Kyle enchiladas for so long now and I finally made good on my promise! Last summer our CSA was throwing peppers and tomatoes and tomatillos at me faster than I could even manage to process. I was so overwhelmed and had no clue what to do with them. We aren’t big fans of heat in this house so it’s a bit nerve wracking to get bags (and bags and then more bags) of unidentified peppers of all shapes and colors and sizes. I ended up deciding to make enchilada sauce with… Read more >

Is there anything better than the pristinely smooth top of a new jar of nut butter?? 2020 may have a low bar, but the answer is still no any time you ask me. I’ve been meaning to show you this new jar I opened last week. It’s been on my shelf for a while, but I don’t like having 10 nut butter jars open at once, so I was happy to finally give it a try. It’s wonderful! I rarely get the no stir kinds of nut butter, so it was a welcome change not… Read more >

Oh my goodness we are ALREADY back to packing lunches? I guess not really “packing”, since nobody is leaving. Here’s my strategy though…I am still going to create an at home lunch time/recess just like they would have at school. I am still going to pack them lunch boxes the night before, that they will then take outside with them for a pre-set amount of time. After they finish eating they can simply stay outside and play until the lunch recess period is over. This is actually for my own sanity more than anything else… Read more >