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Real Advice. Real Life.
Straight-talk advice on marriage, parenting, work and the everyday crossroads of life. From a longtime wife, mom, and marketing VP who’s been there. Welcome.
Sunday 2/20 b/ French Toast Casserole, Bacon, Milk l/ Fish Pie, Whole Wheat Bread s/ Breakfast Bars d/ Ouefs en Cocotte, Creamed Spinach, Apple Flapjack Crumble Monday 2/21 b/…
5 cups bread cubes 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1/4 cup white sugar, divided 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon margarine, softened 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon…
The 4 y.o.: Mom, I don’t know who I am going to marry. It’s certainly not anyone I know right now. The Mom: Well, you have a long time to…
Although these oaty-chewy bars take 1 hr to bake, double the recipe and make a batch on the weekend so they are ready during the week when you need breakfast…
Yield: 2 servings Ingredients 1 c finely chopped strawberries 1 tsp pomegranate juice 1/2 c diced mango 1/2 tsp lime juice 3/4 c blueberries 1/2 c vanilla yogurt (or 2%…
This morning, the 4 y.o. announced that when she was ‘growed up’, she was going to own her own school to teach kids how to be just like her. She…
There is a tornado of blue jays, bugs and Fergus poops in the backyard today! The 4 y.o. enjoying the February thaw and seeing grass for the first time in…
The 8 y.o. (in the car): All done with the pretzel. Thanks for the snack. What do I do with the bag? As she is talking, the 8 y.o. hands…
The 4 y.o.: Daddy, I’m hungry. Can I pwease have something to eat? The Dad: It’s past your bedtime now. I asked you before you took a bath if you…
Mommy? Promise me you’ll make nice things to eat for dinner with lots of meat every night? And put treats with chocolate in my lunches every day? And let me…
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