what you need is twins…

Last week the kids and I were leaving the grocery store when a woman entering the store approached us. She was smiling widely and said, “What you need is twins!” From her smile, I assume the comment was meant as some type of compliment. However, I have yet to be able to figure out what [...]

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white whole wheat flour…

I love white whole wheat flour. My husband has been resistant to switching to whole wheat flour. Any time I used more than 50% whole wheat flour in a recipe, he would start  to grimace just a bit. I recently started replacing the remaining unbleached flour with white whole wheat flour and he hasn’t noticed (he was [...]

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be bug cookies…

My 23 month old is enthralled by bugs. Any bug will do in a pinch – insects, spiders, snails, etc. However, his absolute favorite would have to be lady bugs. He calls them “be bugs.” He searches out bugs and then has to share his discoveries with all of us. I happened to ask him if he [...]

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morning serenade…

Lately my 6 1/2 year old has been serenading us every morning. Laying in bed, hoping for a few more minutes of sleep, you just have to laugh at the hilarity of someone jumping out of bed, singing such songs as:

Looking for My Tire
I’m the Son of Apollo
Rain Never Stopped a Canoe

My husband is not a [...]

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