I thought about a pithy anecdote about our ridiculous little circus. Lord knows we have plenty. But this morning, violence erupted at the high school my girls are zoned for. In the grand scope of school shootings, this one may register as fairly minor. One student shot and killed another in the heat of a… Continue reading Recipe Roundup

On Thursday afternoon I was trying to convince Nora Beth to silently watch a show while Annablair and Jane Ellis snoozed, so that I could also silently lay still and nap-ish. At 1:30, all of the power went out, prompting Nora Beth to cry, “Does dis mean we have to get a new house?!” and… Continue reading Recipe Rundown: In the Dark Edition

Doing my meal planning and grocery shopping in 2-week chunks with a smaller weekly supplement of our essentials has really been working well. It allows me to do the main shopping in one swoop at a more traditional Publix or Harris Teeter while making regular Aldi and Costco restocks for our favorites, without feeling like… Continue reading On Our Plates v. 82031

I posted this to my Instastories the other night, but after a particularly frantic week that included a full-day work conference, a batch of hand, foot & mouth, juggling and piecemealing childcare and our typical 3-girly household I just needed to announce it: However you are “Momming,” whether it’s out-of-the-home work, working-from-home, staying home, a… Continue reading What’s On Our Plates

Admittedly, I’ve not been much into meal plans or food by the time dinner rolls around the last few weeks of this pregnancy. We keep enough on hand to provide the girls with real-food lunches and dinners, but once they’re in bed, pretty much all I want is a great big smoothie topped with granola.… Continue reading Stocking the Freezer