March 2010

Project 365 2010: Week 9

March 11, 2010

February 26, 2010: Augie checks out his first pineapple. He was doubtful about it until I cut it up and let him eat it and then he decided pineapples are a good thing. February 27, 2010: Wyatt has been giving Augie tooth brushing lessons in the evenings. February 28, 2010: Zach finally gets to meet [...]

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Blood Orange Marmalade

March 8, 2010

My first attempt at canning produced this delicious blood orange marmalade. Try it yourself…if you DARE!

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The Week in Bentos: March 1-5, 2010

March 5, 2010

Monday: Monday’s snack box contained a buttermilk biscuit decorated with the Batman logo (I used food-safe markers). The monkey box has a little bit of strawberry jam to spread on the biscuit. I rounded it all out with some dried cranberries. Tuesday: Tuesday’s lunch and snack were packed together in the big box. It had [...]

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Confessions of a Stay At Home Mom

March 3, 2010

To say that I have mixed feelings about being a stay-at-home-mom might just be the understatement of the century. When I went out on maternity leave after Augie’s birth, I started toying with the idea of quitting my job to stay home with the kids. And then when I was laid off from my job [...]

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February 2010 Goals Update

March 2, 2010

I had a great month for completing the goals on my big list! I knocked 6 items off my list and made progress on 3 more. Woooo! Here’s what I accomplished: Completed: #19 Make a softie for my niece-to-be. I used this pattern from Betz White to make this cutie little hedgehog out of some [...]

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Project 365 2010: Week 8

March 1, 2010

February 19, 2010: Augie loves, loves, loves jumping right now and he especially loves holding onto the edge of his crib and going up and down. Sometimes Wyatt likes to join in by jumping with him. February 20, 2010: This is my new niece, Evelyn. Isn’t she a little snuggle bunny? She was born on [...]