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The Family Meal: Summer Salads
Could it get any hotter in the Big D this summer?
I gave up watching the forecast because it’s too depressing, especially when Al Roker says that our own fair city will see no relief...
Play, Laugh, Sing, Read, Listen, Hug
This is the mantra I chose to guide my own parenting, to help me keep my priorities in check when life gets overwhelming with dishes, laundry, to-do lists, and EXPECTATIONS! These are the 6...
The Family Meal: Leftover Blues
Leftovers. Let’s face it, few of us adore leftover food because it never tastes as good as the night you first served it and frankly it doesn’t give us anything to look forward to....
The Family Meal: Sassy Sides
It’s happened to all of us. There’s a great chicken or pork roasting in the oven minutes away from being complete. All of a sudden the panic sets in on what side dishes to...
Dallas Fun: Indoor Safari Park
Update on 6/2015: This business has closed permanently.
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight…
Well, there was definitely no sleeping in the jungle this morning when we visited Plano’s Indoor Safari Park...
The Family Meal: Happy 4th!
I think one of the reasons we love summer BBQ’s so much is because it’s just good old fashioned fun. There’s nothing fussy about a BBQ. Unlike our winter holidays where we get out the...
Grocery shopping: organic, local, conventional – oh my!
DMP Playgroup TODAY at 10:30!
We are trying out the FREE Splashpark on Fisher Road and we’ll also be trying out some juice from Cal-Tex and offering our opinions!!
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With two children under the age...
Dallas Fun: Ham’s Orchard
As my husband and I set out on a Saturday morning excursion with our son I had a flashback to my own childhood. I have fond memories of visiting my Me-Ma out in East...
The Family Meal: You Go Grill!
Summer is here and with it begins grilling season. Grilling brings back awesome memories of hamburgers and hot dogs served up with my dad’s “secret” sauce. My sister and I would run through sprinklers...
The Family Meal: Make Tacos, Not War
The bumper sticker that says, “Make Tacos, Not War”, while hysterical to me in many ways also resonates with me deeply. I love to cook. What I love about food is that it truly can bring...
My Two Natural Childbirth Experiences
When people hear that I've had two completely natural, drug-free childbirths at a local birth center (not a hospital) they often have some questions for me. I thought I might write down some of...
The Family Meal: The Heart of the Home
If the kitchen really is the heart of our homes then why don’t more moms enjoy being in it and preparing great meals?
If your kitchen is like mine, it looks like a land mine explosion any...