Did you hear the news about arsenic being found in rice? Arsenic!?!? Obviously, this is not good.  Recently I read the article Arsenic in Your Food by Consumer Reports and it helped explain how my rice could be toxic. What is arsenic? Arsenic is a naturally occurring mineral, but it isn’t a safe one!  “It’s a carcinogen known…
This post contains affiliate links. We are in the middle of our Christmas bedtime story tradition.  Reading a Christmas themed book every night before bed is a fun and easy way to get excited about the holiday. We don’t completely avoid Santa themed books in our house, but I try my best to be sure he isn’t…
It was a bad day. A day that made me want to cry. A day that made me want to go to bed and start all over. A day that made me want to vent about it online. And that’s what I did. I sent a short little message about feeling frustrated with a little…
My cooking club was one my favorite way to save time and money in kitchen. Â I started it with some girlfriends from church several years ago. Â We haven’t been active for awhile now and I miss it! How did it work? Once a month I picked a freezer friendly recipe to share with the other…
Two years ago I took the plunge and switched to using cloth napkins 100% of the time in my house.  I love them and I don’t think I’ll ever go back to paper.  Cloth napkins are better for the environment and are cheaper than paper napkins over time.  However, dishing out the dough for a set…
(This is a little late.  Grace, you won’t hold it against me, will you?) Grace Renee, You are three.  THREE!  My little girl, you truly are a little girl now.  There is no more baby in you.  I can’t believe how much you have grown up this past year. This, Pumpkin, has been a year full…