December and January menus

The holiday season was beyond insane this year - full of work, full of blessings.  Here is my (very late) December dinner calendar and my (slightly early) January dinner calendar.  Christmas pics to be posted soon but I wanted to at least get these posted.

Happy New Year everyone!

November Dinner Calendar

Better late than never, right?

I created this calendar early last week but haven't had time to post it.  Enjoy, and please let me know if there are any questions!

October Dinner Calendar

Happy October!  Don't have time to post a family update today, but here's the October dinner calendar.  Our family is moving toward eating whole foods and drastically reducing our meat intake, and this calendar reflects those changes.  Also, we have chosen to reduce gluten and dairy in our diets because so much research shows that both cause inflammatory responses in the body.  We're not giving it up entirely (yet) - right now we're still eating wheat.  The wheat we're eating though, is fresh and pure - no more bleached wheat for us!  (Maybe on birthdays).

As always, feel free to email me for recipes!

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September Dinner Calendar

School's underway and we couldn't be happier.  Summer's been lovely, but I'm ready for routine and crisp fall weather.  I love autumn - it's my favorite season of all.  It's cozy sweaters, hot cider, crunchy leaves, painted trees, and back to school.

In a couple of weeks, Michael and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary.  I wouldn't say that it's just flown by, but I would say that it's been the most incredible journey.  So much happens between ages 20 to 40.  Who you really are, your core values and beliefs, all become sharpened, better defined.  And I could not have a better traveling companion.  Life brings many ups and downs, but it's well worth the ride.

I'll post more about our 20th as we get closer to the day, and I'll give an update on how our family's doing and what our family is doing as well.  In the interim, please enjoy our September dinner calendar.  If you have any questions, or want any recipes, you know how to find me.

Until next time...

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August dinner calendar

The August dinner calender is below.  August has turned into a busy month and this summer has just flown!  I can't believe we don't even have time for a camping trip.  Since August is such a busy month, we're a little heavier on the eating out side of things.  It's so hard to find places where you can feed your family wholesome healthy food that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. 

Hope it helps you other busy moms (and dads) out there, and as always, if you're looking for recipes, message me on Facebook. 

Click on the calendar to make it legible and mangia bene!

Look, up in the sky...it's a bird...it's a plane...it's SUPERDRAMA!

10:00 this morning.  Thomas comes running down the hall, Superman cape trailing in the breeze, arms straight out.

Thomas:  Why won't this fly?

1:00 this afternoon.  Thomas and Max are at a duck pond with our babysitter, Sarah.  Sarah is showing Max the ducks and has her back to Thomas for 15 seconds.  When she turns back around, Thomas is chasing the geese.

Sarah:  Thomas, stop that.  That's not nice.
Thomas:  (BIG SIGH) I never get to live my life.

Creature Comforts

I was grooming my dog this morning, and he was getting a little anxious.  Thomas tried to comfort him.

"Don't worry, Scooter.  Mommy knows everything."

I'll enjoy it while it lasts.