Momma Musings

1. On a whim, James and I decided to make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies tonight.  Best. Idea. Ever.  I typically don’t “do” sweets at our house, but dangit, a girl’s gotta have some chocolate every now & then!! I finally settled on Oatmeal Chocolate Chip because of the oatmeal.  Healthy, right?  Well, if you don’t [...]

A bountiful harvest…

We’ve been eating our first veggies from our garden! There have been a few tomatoes, a few cucumbers, and these guys! Red ‘tators! Don’t you just love their color? And they didn’t taste half bad, either! One of ‘em did have this weird white pimple looking spot. Not sure what causes that, but I cut [...]

Hump Day Happies: Blogging

This week, I’ve had a really tough time focusing on what makes me happy. I’ve spent a lot more time focusing on what makes a three year old happy, because, quite honestly, if he’s happy I’m happy! We didn’t have an exceptionally happy week this past week because we were out of town with Daddy, [...]

Show Us Your Life: Teacher Gifts

I’ll just go right ahead and ‘fess up. We’ve never given one of James’ teachers a gift.  Ever. He’s only had, like, two.  But, I can admit we should have treated them better. Since that’s the case, I’ll one thing that I think makes a good teacher gift and even one thing that my mom [...]

Tuesday’s List: Favorite Crock Pot Recipes

Okay, so I only have a couple really good crock pot recipes, both of which are (slightly adapted but mostly) from my momma (thanks Mom!). Here goes! Beef Stew Ingredients: 2 lbs stew meat 1 pkg onion soup mix (I prefer Lipton’s brand) A few cups of water Chopped veggies (I use carrots, potatoes, & [...]