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Ok I have not posted about this topic, partly because it was not a huge part of my life this last year, and also because it is a personal issue that brings forth a multitude of emotions and reactions.  What is the taboo topic I am speaking of???  Weight!!!!  Or more specifically my weight and …

Ok as many of you may have guessed this fall has been beyond busy for me as my company Good Prairie was in charge of running a very large first year event in November.  And when I say company I mean my business partner and friend Hope and I !  While this was super exciting, …

I was having a great day, productive, efficent, and feeling good.  On a side note I ws having a great hair day too.  So all was rainbows and unicorns in my world, until I got home.  I am used to coming home to a slightly less than perfect house and today was no exception, this …

This time last year I was super busy working full time at a bakery.  We had time to have a little fun however and made these cupcakes for April Fool’s Day.  I thought I’d share the pictures of them.  They are not hard to recreate, the fried rice is rice crispy treats broken up.  All …

As many of you know, and now you all do, I am a proud Army wife.  I met my hubby in college and he had already served his country as an enlisted soldier, got out, and was serving in the National Guard and going to school while in ROTC.  So basically I married the Army …

My daughter and I started a tradition of cooking together via The Pioneer Woman, and her cooking show on The Food Network.  We began watching her show when it first came on, we would pick one of her recipes from the show and make it sometime during the week.  This has been a great way …

Well Spring has sprung, the weather is unusually beautiful and just like clock work Spring Break had rolled around.  This vacation has not played a huge part in our families vacations plans.  We usually hang around home, maybe go visit my brother and his family for Easter.  This year however Easter is still several week …

While working out with my trainer(totally my friend who keeps me motivated) we discuss alot. We talk about life, our family, our frinedships, likes, dislikes, and it goes on and on… This last few weeks we started discussing parties, how few we have anymore, how much we love them, and how we never get dressed …

I am a lot of things.  I am even pretty good at a few things.  Just ask my friends, they would tell you I am usually happy, bake pretty well, can put a darn good meal on the table, can quilt(not sew) a cute baby blanket.  There are a few things however they will NOT …

Every once in a while, the planets and stars align, the blue moon rises, and my families schedules all are free on the same day.  Yesterday was one of these rare occurrences.  A day where after a few obligations, i.e. Emma’s basketball game, we were free to head out as a family. Nine times out …