I love the fact that my garden has been taking care of itself the last week.  With the bits of rain we’ve gotten, I haven’t had to water.  I pull a few hands full of weeds when I’m out there – barely putting a dent into the overgrowth of native grasses.  But more or less, [...]

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One year ago today, I started blogging here at  ThrivingMama!  For those of you who have joined me more recently, you may have missed out on some of my philosophies I shared early on: like how I really don’t like grocery shopping, why I love our cloth diapers, or why I garden.
I’ve shared a lot [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week and practicing gratitude by giving.
As I sit here remembering my week, I’m ignoring the fact that it is May 9th and I saw snow flakes flying around this morning.  Instead, I will remember that it was 80 and [...]

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March is wrapping up and I find myself again, wondering where the time went.  My days have been full of a 14-month-old and husband and all that is involved in caring for and feeding said family.  Budgeting, bills, shopping and home projects seem endless at times.  Days were warmer, which turned energy towards outside chores.  [...]

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For our anniversary last week I made one of HandyMan’s favorites: Creme brule.  I used this recipe and it turned out very good.  Here are my notes on the process
1.  I had to cook mine almost twice as long as the recipe directed.  I’m not sure if my oven was off or what [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
I sit here typing, watching HandyMan reading Winnie the Pooh to a super active GBaby who is busy pulling up on chairs while her daddy reads to her.  My life is full!
We are healthy and enjoying our November.  Friday night we had dinner with a group of [...]

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My batch meal of the week last week was Shepherd’s Pies.  Generally Shepherd’s pies consist of some combination of ground beef, vegetables and mashed potatoes, this recipe follows the basic formula with a few adjustments.
I doctored up the Shepherd’s Pies and topped off the beef and veggies with Garlic Cheddar Smashers.  I also used TVP [...]

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When I visit my folks, or they visit us,  Dad and I like to embark on culinary adventures.  In the past, these journeys have included Mediterranean feasts and homemade raviolis.  Tonight we went on a pseudo-Thai adventure.  Inspired by a Pad Thai Throwdown we used the directions and methods from the recipe given but cheated and used [...]

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This week was banana week in my kitchen.  I ended up with a bunch of bananas that needed to be baked with.  So I made GBaby Teething Biscuits/Cookies, and I made a bunch of Banana Pancakes that have made it to the freezer and I also made the following Tropical Banana Bread.  I made [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
This has been a very full week.  I was able to slip away for a Ladies Bible Study on Wednesday which was a great time with friends.  I also managed to get everything ready for the Greene Apple Festival where I was selling candles and in [...]

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