Some Sick Days Are Good Days

My sister sent me a meme a few days ago: "Only a woman who has given birth without an epidural can understand a man with a cold." Right now my Petie Boo is upstairs with what I call a "boy cold." It's just like a man cold, except the patheticism is much more endearing. Honestly, …

Granola Bar Cookies

I only decided to post this recipe after discovering that all three of my kids, two of whom normally spit out "fruit chunks" in their cookies, devoured them. (Consequently, I took no pictures while making them.) I made them on Saturday to replace the store-bought granola bars we've been relying a little too much on …

So, What’s for Dinner?

Whole30 Day 6. This is the first day so far this week that I am scratching my head and asking myself, "What's for dinner?" Yes, usually Thursday is Leftover Night in our house, but since Doc has been out of town I pulled a single mom survival tip and made Tuesday Leftover Night instead. Which …

A Truly Happy Meal

Photo by a befendo on Unsplash Whole 30 Day 26 for me. For Dr. Awesome, today was simultaneously Whole30 Day 19, and Day "Over." And now our Mama is all alone. I admit, I enabled my darling husband's farewell to this anti-inflammatory diet. I delivered him an inflammatory double quarter pounder with cheese, fries, and …

Binge on a Budget: The Whole30

Looking to do the Whole30 on a grocery budget? Don't. OK, we're at Day 25 here, and I am chomping at the bit to be done. Most of my family members, in fact, seemed surprised to learn recently that I wasn't already done. I'm still here, I've just been too busy to post anything lately. …

Friday the (Whole30) 13th

Day 13. And to call it Friday the 13th is fitting, because this is the first day I just want to say THIS SUCKS! Well, maybe not entirely. But pretty much. So I haven't posted any recaps in the last week of my Whole30, and it's just because I've been too busy with momlife and …

Tessamae, You Saved My Day

If it weren't for Tessamae's Creamy Ranch Dip, I would be as off the Whole30 wagon right now as my husband. Seriously. Dr. Awesome Inhaler of Cake and Pizza didn't last five minutes around the party food. I'm not sure what did it: the fact that he could see those cheesy, tempting pizzas, that fact …

Our Whole30 Day 2

For us, Day 2. For the Church at large, the Feast of St. Blaise. With all this bony meat on the Whole30, it's a good idea to get your throat blessed. So we skipped "Doughnut Sunday," and our children hate us. Seriously, I understand how people feel that a program like this crimps one's social …

The Whole30: Not Just for Health Nuts Anymore

DAY 1. As of two weeks ago I had planned to start my Whole30 today. Dr. Awesome is actually, finally, solidly onboard. But of course I assumed Pete's birthday pizza and cake binge would be behind us, leftovers safely sent packing with the party guests. Wrong. Of course, due to Pete's fever the night before, …

Birthday Reminisce

My baby Boo is now 5 years old. Can I just take a moment? Today my sister texted me a picture of me holding Pete the day he was born. How is that 5 years ago already? Not to be TMI here, but I can still FEEL that moment, if you unmedicated mamas know what …