Word

January 22, 2012

While filling out my Workbook and Planner, I got stuck on the page regarding my word for the year.  One word for the whole year?!?  There are so many words that describe what I hope for in 2012. I thought about Goddess Leonie’s You Have Permission Post.  Have you read it yet?  Such wise words [...]

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Spice Up That Gift Wrap

January 20, 2012

Thanks so much for all of your kind words, congrats, and excitement regarding the twins.  We’re excited too and so very happy.  Now onto today’s post… I have always gravitated towards Kraft paper for wrapping gifts.  I love its natural look, complete with nothing but a simple raffia ribbon, but sometimes it’s fun to add [...]

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A New Odyssey For The HEAB Family

January 19, 2012

My Food Pyramid for the past few months… Not pictured: Numerous jars of olives & pickles, and several bags of Kettle chips. In other words, we’re expecting again! Oh, and I’d really like one of these… because we’re having twins. P.S. When did McDonald’s stop serving 9-piece chicken McNuggets?  Had to go for the 10, [...]

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The Secret To Banana Bread

January 15, 2012

They say that the secret to a good banana bread is using really ripe bananas, but I must say the secret to a GREAT banana bread is the add-ins.  Last night, I decided to try out XO Baking Co.’s Banana Bread Mix as I finally had three ripe bananas on hand.  Bananas never last long [...]

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Easy Homemade Gift For A New Baby

January 13, 2012

Supplies needed: Wooden frame (got mine at Michael’s for $.99.) Various colors of tissue paper cut into squares Craft glue or any glue that will dry clear Acrylic paint Gloss. I used this one. Water for thinning paint and glue Paint brush Wooden letters Hot glue gun Directions: Dilute a little glue with the water, [...]

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Giving Myself Permission

January 12, 2012

The other day, I was thinking about my plans and goals for 2012 as everyone does come January.  I was looking at the beautiful pages of Goddess Leonie’s Guidebook and Planner, and then I decided to check my Google Reader and low behold, I stumbled across this blog post. You see, not only does Leonie [...]

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Fudge & Frames

January 11, 2012

Remember my butternut squash/pumpkin fudge phase? You know, the trick where you add nothing but a can of pureed squash to brownie mix and bake? Well, I decided to try it with the sample of XO Baking Company’s brownie mix I received a few weeks ago. Looks good, doesn’t it? Well, after eating 1/4 of [...]

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Crafts and Condiments

January 10, 2012

CD is away on a business trip, and Summer and I are really missing him.  Makes me grateful he doesn’t have to travel for work very often.  Anyway, we’ve been trying to keep ourselves busy until his return. Our latest craft project has taken over the dining room table. In-between wrapping yarn and getting hot [...]

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Christmas Foodie Finds

January 8, 2012

While in Arizona, Alice, my mother-in-law, gave us some really cool locally made foodie gifts for Christmas.  Since our suitcases were packed to the brim, Alice was kind enough to ship our Christmas gifts back  to Nashville.  They arrived last night, and I can’t wait to try them. From the Tucson Farmer’s market, CD received [...]

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Breakfast With The Whole Fam

January 6, 2012

Meet my family… It’s rare that we’re all in one place at the same time, but we made it happen this morning.  Mike, my older brother, got in town late last night, and my mom had to leave by 8:30 AM for South Carolina (she travels for weeks at a time with her job).  So, [...]

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