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End of the Year Teacher Gifts

Lauren — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:28 +0000

Georgia graduates from preschool on Friday! I am the mom that cried through the end of the year conference. I will cry at graduation. I will cry when she gets on the bus in the Fall. I’m not going to try to contain it, I’m just going to let myself sob. That’s okay, [...]

Dinnertime

Lauren — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:12:18 +0000

image via naturally ella

Friday: spiced black bean, grilled avocado, and goat cheese tacos/lime tortilla chips {from the store}

Saturday: grilled turkey burgers/cucumber + tomato salad + feta salad {several tomatoes cut into chunks + a couple of [...]

{Honest} Summer Workout Plan

Lauren — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:48 +0000

It’s Spring. Summer is around the corner. You don’t want to feel like you’re stuffed into a sausage casing every time you put on tiny shorts or a swim suit. My body has produced two kids so things are in unusual places. I still have those two kids so I don’t have lots of time. I [...]

Make Your Own Soap

Lauren — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:26:13 +0000

Remember the DIY Mother’s Day post from last week? I gave Georgia the choice of making any of those projects to give to our mothers, and she decided to make soap. We used this recipe from PBS Parents. The soap was easy to [...]

Spinning Too Fast

Lauren — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:38 +0000

We spent the weekend with our family, and it was the very best way to celebrate Mother’s Day. I hope you enjoyed time with children, with people that you love, too! We took Georgia back to a park where I’d taken photographs of her about a year ago. What a difference a year makes. She [...]

Mother’s Day Gift Post

Lauren — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:34:49 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from my friend, Melissa. She is a new step-mother {remember her wedding shoes?}, and a regular reader {thank you, Melissa}. She asked if she could write a post on my behalf for Mother’s Day. I was touched by the gesture, and glad [...]

Dinnertime

Lauren — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:56:42 +0000

image via turVS

Friday: crispy chickpea pitas/greek olives {from the olive bar beside the deli}

Saturday: chopped thai chicken salads

Sunday: Mother’s Day {take your mother out to eat, cheapskate}

Monday: cheesy sausage + spinach breakfast [...]

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Lauren — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:33:59 +0000

image via the creative mama

There is a blog called The Creative Mama, where a bunch of mom’s post about the things going on in their lives. Sometimes they post about recipes, sometimes craft projects, sometimes life lessons.

Nice Package

Lauren — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:56:09 +0000

Do you like to go to the grocery store? Sadly, it is not one of my great joys in life. I’m thankful to have food, I love to cook it and eat it, I just don’t find the store very exciting. If I have to go with both kids in tow, you can [...]

Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts {that kids can actually make}

Lauren — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:03:37 +0000

Happy Monday to you! How was your weekend? Did you play outside? Did you clean? Did you laze about like a beached whale while your significant other fed you peeled grapes? Hopefully, yes.

Today I’m thinking about Mother’s Day gifts. I’m thinking most about those that little hands can make {maybe with [...]