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Category: Art of Homemaking

  • Menu Plan for the Week 10/10 – 10/16/16

    MONDAY [Meatless] Breakfast: Hot or Cold Cereal Snack: Sliced Fruit + Croissants Dinner:  Corn and Potato Chowder, Brioche Dinner Rolls FHE Treat: Cheesecake-Stuffed Apples TUESDAY Breakfast: Waffles with Nuts, Berries…

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 9/26 to 10/2

    MONDAY Breakfast: Bagel, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese w/ Tomato, Avocado Snack: Noosa Yogurt w/ Granola Dinner:  Mexican Lasagna FHE Treat: Death by Chocolate   TUESDAY Breakfast: Waffles with Nuts,…

  • Menu Plan 9/19/16 to 9/25/16

    MONDAY Breakfast: Bagel, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese w/ Tomato, Avocado Snack: Noosa Yogurt w/ Granola Dinner: Smothered Pork Chops with Baked Potato FHE Treat: Homemade Cinnamon Chocolate Fudge with Toppings…

  • Menu Plan for Week of 9/12/16 – 9/20/16

    Menu Plan for Week of 9/12/16 – 9/20/16 Monday Breakfast: Poached Eggs; Toast with Marmite; Sliced Tomatoes Dinner: Root Beer BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Corn with Lime Cilantro Butter FHE Treat: Homemade Decorated Caramel…

  • On Geek Girls and the Moms They Become

    The 16 y.o.: You do realize that the image I will always have of you is behind a laptop screen. It’s like your natural habitat. The Mom: What? Did you say…

  • On Dinglehoppers and Lobster Forks

    The Mom (loudly opening and closing every drawer and cabinet in the kitchen): Does ANYONE know where the lobster forks are? The Mom (walks into media room with an epic…

  • The Cleaning of Spring

    Ah Spring. The second half of April is a busy time around here cause Spring = Cleaning. Deep cleaning. Like move the furniture and vacuum up enough dog hair to cover a…

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