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Oh how I love fall, whether it’s crisp, cool and crunchy or grey, rainy and blustery. Every day that I wake up to the sound of pouring rain or the sound of blowing leaves makes me smile. Pulling on a cozy sweater or wrapping a scarf around my neck makes me feel completely content. The fall […]
About Anna
I believe in God, the power of optimism, and the ability of food to bring people together. I love to share everyday homemade food with family and friends (and the internetz)! I love cheese, proper grammar, an organized house, dark chocolate, my husband, and my 5 sweet kids.
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Marshmallow Pops
Remember that amazing surprise party we talked about on Monday? Well, I was happy to be left with the extra toppings from the apple fondue bar and couldn’t wait to put them to good use!For Theo’s birthday, since Carl was gone and vanilla cupcakes are my weakness, I decided to forego the cake and let […]
Slow Cooker Tomato Parmesan Soup
I recently learned that Carl did not grow up eating tomato soup from a can with a side of grilled cheese. I can’t believe I didn’t learn this sooner. Not that it would have been a total deal breaker but, combined with his hatred of tuna melts and strange affinity for exercise, it might have given me […]
Monday Moments: Surprise!
I’m not really one for surprises, and thankfully Carl is not really the surprise-planning type, so you can imagine my genuine surprise when I came home to a surprise birthday party last weekend! People were packed onto the stairs, into the playroom, and into the living room, and I love this picture that captures both […]
Simply Scrumptious Cinnamon Buns
I’m not one to get easily annoyed. Most things roll off me pretty easily, and I consider myself fairly patient. As a parent, for instance, I can handle whining, complaining, puking, sniffing, questioning and crying without batting an eye or letting my blood pressure rise. But the second you introduce a cough? I become downright murderous. One of […]
Monday Moments
This week has been terribly sparse on pictures – I hope no one did any major changing or developing, because if they did, I believe I missed it. My favourite little photo bomber has been sick, and sick children do not support cameras. They support only copious snuggles and scads of attention. Yesterday morning (my […]
Mini Pumpkin Cinnamon Muffins
I feel like we go through excessive amounts of both soap and toilet paper. You’d think we could get it down to just one or the other. I don’t know if I should say anything though, because it might be ok to scrimp on one, but I don’t really want anyone reducing usage of both simultaneously, which is […]
Slow Cooker Beef & Barley Risotto
We’re 2 months into this new baby thing, and dare I say I think we’re getting into the swing of things? I feel like it’s risky to put that out there but, knock on wood, he now goes down consistently around 8:00pm, sleeps mostly-consistently through the night, is learning to enjoy his swing or his daddy […]
Why you should start a blog before you get stuck in an underground parking garage.
There’s one very good reason every person should start a blog. It has nothing to do with skill, time, topic, or any other bloggy things. It has everything to do with perspective. It’s so that, when anything happens, good or bad, you can think, “blog material”. I’m a lot slower to get angry or frustrated […]
Peach Berry Smoothies {SunRype 900 mL Juice Giveaway!}
Make sure you get all the way to the bottom to enter the giveaway for a whole buncha delicious juice! There are few things that get my kids as excited as a good smoothie. On the rare occasion we go through a drive-thru, no one asks for fries or ice cream, they’re always wondering if the […]
