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  • Another Summer in the Books

    Summer is unofficially over. August really sped by, and not in a good “we’ve had so much fun we were so busy” way, but in a “we are taking this day by day” way. My family suffered more loss this year, and by the end of the month I felt like I needed to do…

  • Another Beet Recipe: Beet Gnocchi

    Another Beet Recipe: Beet Gnocchi

    I got another UKG. It’s a gnocchi board. I say it’s a UKG because my grandma always just used her finger for homemade gnocchi, but I wanted ridges. Could you use a fork to make the ridges? Sure, but why wouldn’t you want a little gnocchi board? Plus you can flip the board over and…

  • Using Transfer Paper to Make Freezer Paper Shirts

    Using Transfer Paper to Make Freezer Paper Shirts

    I went on a bit of a shirt making kick. I made maternity shirts, the baby shirts, and shirts for my husband, father, father-in-law, and brothers-in-law for Father’s Day. I learned quite a bit making them, and I like how they all turned out. I made the baby a shirt for the 4th of July…

  • We’re having a Daisy!

    We’re having a Daisy!

    Recently we had an abnormal blood test come back for the baby, so we had to have a few more screening blood tests done. They all came back great, and I finally did get back the baby’s gender. I wasn’t going to find out, but when they called with the results and everything was fine,…

  • We Haven’t Found Out the Gender Reveal

    We Haven’t Found Out the Gender Reveal

    Happy April Fools! It’s no secret that I like to bust my family’s chops. I’m kind of surprised that they didn’t see this coming. Every since my family found out that the baby’s gender could be determined by a blood test much sooner than an ultrasound, they’ve been hounding me about finding out if Giacomo…

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Hopefully we’ll catch some Irish luck and kick this sickness! In the meantime, I think I might try and make some potato candies.

  • Still Sick

    I have officially been sick for three weeks. Antibiotics did nothing. I was told by my doctor’s office that this illness could last five weeks! At least I’m over the hump. My nose is stuffed, I’m coughing constantly, my ears are clogged, my head is throbbing, and I’m exhausted. The worst part is poor Jack is sick…

  • Don’t Chew on Jesus, The Joys of Stock Photography, and Other Reasons to be Grateful

    Don’t Chew on Jesus, The Joys of Stock Photography, and Other Reasons to be Grateful

    2015 was a difficult year. I suffered more than one loved one having passed, I had terrible separation anxiety from Giacomo, my father had a serious health scare, and the year ended with a such devastating loss for my young niece. I am still too upset over some of these to really talk about them…

  • Know ALL the signs of a heart attack (Not just the typical signs)

    This Thanksgiving, I didn’t realize how thankful I really would be for my family. I was prepared to feel blessed for my new baby, but not prepared for the overwhelming relief and thanks that my father is still alive today. The day after Thanksgiving, my father suffered a massive heart attack. He had to be…

  • Beets for Breakfast, Beets for Lunch

    Most people who know me know I love beets. I know, that’s a really weird thing to know about a person, but I feel with a love that is more than love for beets. I’ve been known to persistently push the purple wonders on people, and I may have even chased my former boss into…