Its bitter outside. But its homey and warm inside. Because a few nights ago I crockpotted a whole chicken, then turned the left overs into a warm chicken soup. So easy you're going to hate me because you never did this before. So good you'll love me because you'll start making it all the time. Ingredients 1 whole chicken (about 5 lbs) chicken broth (about a cup) salt pepper paprika peeled orange yellow cooking onion, cut into crescent moons carrots favorite chicken spices (tarragon, … [Read more...]
He doesn't know his princesses, either
December 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
In October, I realized that my boys didn't know their princesses. And, so, for the past 2 and a half months I have schooled them. Trained them. At times practically sat on them to make sure they watched every single princess movie they didn't know at Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic. And short of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (which, mind you, I did "borrow" from the library, but it was VHS and I couldn't tame the tracking because the tape was in such bad shape) they were able to completely … [Read more...]
Whatever happened to… Precious Personalities?!
December 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
This week, while checking out Just-Precious' stats, I noticed a large number of searches related to Precious Personalities. And it reminded me that I haven't blogged about good ol' PP in a while. Because. Its not there. Go ahead. Click on it. Owning and managing a boutique was a dream for years. And when Big was about a year old I decided to make it happen. It was wonderful. I loved shopping for others. I loved finding new products that weren't at the Big Box stores. I loved making people's … [Read more...]
Blogging it forward: Great gifts for 6 month olds
December 22, 2009 By 1 Comment
I'm very, very grateful. This weekend we received a very generous check from my Grandmother, specifically requesting that we spend $xx on each child in gifts this holiday. With her permission, I'm saving about half of that so that they can select gifts on our upcoming trip to Disney. But because I want to make sure that they open something under the tree, I went back to their amazon lists and selected a gift for Big and a gift for Middle that hadn't yet been purchased. (Incase you're just so … [Read more...]
Sometimes the best Saturdays are spontaneous time with friends, no matter how messy the house is
December 21, 2009 By 5 Comments
So, if I tell you I live in the Philly suburbs, you'll probably figure that this post has got to be about snow, right? Because we were bombarded by a blizzard and blah blah blah we were snowed in all weekend. And, because I know you've been reading my blog, you also realize were were snowed in sans-oven. Finally, because you know me so well, you realize that I do my grocery shopping on Mondays. Not Fridays. No matter what kind of storm is coming. And, one more, that the house is cleaned … [Read more...]
Oh no he didn't!
December 21, 2009 By 1 Comment
This is not a conversation, but some recent one liners: Huz: wow, if my dad gave me a bowl of carrots for snack, I'd throw them at him. What's wrong with our kids? Big: In Kindergarten, we don't have a caboose. We have more substantial jobs. (like what?) Leader. Middle: Mommy, is Santa really watching at Shabbat? Nana: Well, the next time you talk to the doctor, you tell him Nana suggests cereal. (Mom, you swore you'd never...) Friend who recently became a Grandmother: I read him a … [Read more...]
