I clearly remember the first time I witnessed extended breastfeeding.  I was a young teenager when I glanced out my window at work and saw her.  She was nursing her toddler and I was shocked.  He looked so big. Years later I was chatting with a friend and she told me that she was still nursing…
The next time you fire up the grill, add some extra chicken breasts that you can use later in the week for any of these simple dishes. It will save some time in the kitchen and money in your pockets. Plus they will help you stay cool since most of them don’t require the oven….
Welcome to the first update of the Just Clean Something Challenge! I have made it my goal to clean at least one thing in my house every day this month.  Let’s see how I’m doing. {day 2} Dusted Grace’s Room This was a hard day.  The day before I had spent a good chunk of my day…
Confession: I have been doing a terrible job at cleaning my house. You know how there are some people who really thrive on having a clean house? Â Or those people who can’t go to sleep at night until they wash the dishes? Â I’m not one of those people. My house isn’t super messy because my…
I wrote a crazy-long list of goals for this year. Â Here is how I did last month on my Insane Goals. June Accomplishments: 1. Grace is fully potty trained!!! Â She still wears a pullup at night time, but 90% of the time she wakes up dry. Â I am so thrilled. Â As a reward for finally…
This post was originally published on November 6, 2010.  It is one of my favorite stories from the archives.  Enjoy. Little Grace loves her pacifier. I love that she loves her pacifier! It sure has come in very handy, but now Grace is old enough that we can start to limit how often she has…