Little Miss Throwsafit had a fever all weekend so we didn’t get to church yesterday, but Steve took me out to dinner to the Evans Street Station where I enjoyed their exquisite Char Crusted Aged Beef Tenderloin and a glass of Folie à Deux Cabernet Sauvignon. It was fantastic. I hope you all had a [...]
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Another reason to drink coffee
It fights fat: Coffee contains caffeine, which helps speed up your heart rate and thus helps you burn more calories.
If given the choice, children will pick healthy foods
Earlier this morning, Littlest One opened the pantry door looking for a snack. After perusing the pantry’s contents, he made his choice and showed it to me. This is what he wanted: I wasn’t crazy about him having so much processed sugar so I instead offered him these: So, which one did he pick? He [...]
Christmas party cake
On Sunday, we had our annual Christmas party with my mom’s side of the family. My contribution was to bring the cake, as usual, so I got the brilliant idea to contact my neighbor Kathleen and had her make us one of her wonderful, scrumpdilicious cakes. This time I had her make a carrot cake. [...]
Tea party
On Saturday Little Miss Throwsafit and I went downtown and had a tea party at a little tea house call the British Tea Pantry. We had a wonderful time. She looked so cute taking little delicate sips of our Rooibos Sweet Sin tea from her china tea cup. For lunch she had macaroni and cheese [...]
It’s that time of year again
It’s time to change to the Up North Christmas theme. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our went very well. My mom made a wonderful turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and rolls. I contributed the strawberry jello salad, which I have to say was excellent. I have never been a big [...]
Happy birthday!
Today Little Miss Throwsafit is four years old. Four! It’s a cliché to ask this but it’s so true: where has all the time gone? On Saturday night, we celebrated LMT’s birthday as well as my dad’s who turned 66, I think. I’m losing count. Isn’t that terrible. Anyway, here are a few pictures from [...]
Don’t turn your back
What can happen when you turn your back on a 17 month old while he’s eating ravioli: What a mess! He is going right into the bathtub. This post is featured at I am Blissfully Domestic.
I love chocolate pudding
Is there anything that embodies the sweetness and innocence of childhood than a little one enjoying a treat and getting it all over his face?
Peanut butter and jelly: Comfort food
What is it about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that are so good that I still love to eat them? Is it the happy childhood memories associated with the PB&J sandwich? Maybe it’s the salty/sweet combination. Whatever it is, after I made my daughter a PB&J on whole wheat bread, I made one for myself [...]
