A few weeks ago I decided to crack open some cookbooks in hopes of finding a few new go-to recipes. I found this recipe which sounded really intriguing, easy, quick & delicious so we gave it a whirl. First off, this recipe smells like heaven. I've never made anything like it before. When I pulled…

3  soft black bananas sat on my counter early Friday morning waiting to be made into something delicious. I was going on about 4 hours of sleep and don't know what possessed me to make muffins for breakfast, but I went for it. Henry is not a big breakfast eater (he takes after his mother)…

 We hit the thrift shop this morning with Rachel and scored some excellent finds. Kate wanted to wear her's. All of them. Wait I think there's one more under there:  Ah yes, the khaki skirt. One dress is actually missing from this picture. I later found her clinging to it while sitting on the couch.…

 Henry is quickly approaching his "100th Day of School." He has been given the homework assignment of gluing 100 of  'something' onto a large piece of red posterboard. After much contemplation, he's decided to go with 100 jokes. We desperately need YOUR help, blogland! Homework is due on Tuesday- yikes!! Because Henry was out sick…

Random.org has chosen commenter #25 for the book giveaway! ************************************* Heather said… Weekend plans, photoshoot in the rain (tricky) and birthday lunch… oh and keeping the hooligans in line! Love your apron Morgan, it is adorable as are all things you:) (Oh and I should probably say I love your mother too who turned me…

1) This painted wood floor in the Feb. issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Everything about it is perfection. I'm completely in love with the color scheme. I want, I want! 2) This wood barn door via house*tweaking. I'm absolutely crazy for the yellow and gray and it's such a great solution to close off…

Depending on how long you've been reading this blog, you may or may not remember way back when (April of 2008 to be exact) I had one of my apron patterns published in a book called "A is for Aprons". The publishers took 12 patterns from that book and created this new book "Simply Aprons"…

Lori tipped me off to this adorable printable woodland kit available from Jessica Sprague. It's on sale today for $1.00. Totally going there right now and purchasing! You can see them in action here. The iron-on for the book bag is to die for. I absolutely must make those for all the children!

Valentine's have been made and sent off to school with Henry. Kate was feeling very sad that she had no school to take any valentines to so a bunch were taken to her nursery class at church yesterday. Inspiration found here. We'll be eating heart shaped pizza for dinner (thanks for the tip, Cheryl) which…