When it comes to dinner time, we all know what it feels like when we see disappointed guests and family members. They enjoyed the starter, loved the dinner, but felt like the dessert was lacking or there weren’t enough after-dinner treats to snack on. So to help sate those needs for something sweet, here are a couple of dinner treats that you can cook up for any occasion. Salted Chocolate Milk There’s going to be a lot of chocolate in these delicious after-dinner treat ideas. Chocolate ...
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Mom The Bookworm: Getting Back Into Reading After Having A Child
For some, reading novels will never be a love. It will be something they just don’t understand the pleasure of, utterly unable to grasp why literature seems to entrance so many. For everyone else… you just get it. Sitting down with a good book is like the beginning of a wonderful journey; one you can take from the comfort of your own home. You can sit with a cup of tea, a book in hand, and travel through your imagination in a way that no other form of entertainment ...
My Craziest Week on Nutrisystem
This week was nuts. I felt like I was constantly on the go. Peyton had her school carnival, I had a concert to cover and I had over 50 payroll tax returns to do this week on top of my typical daily tasks. But I did it. I survived the chaos and I stayed on track with Nutrisystem. Remember last week when I told you that preparation is key? Well, that could not be more true this week. Every night before I went to bed I would take 15 minutes to look over my upcoming day. It really helped me focus ...
Thinking About Going Back to School?
Remember the days leading up to graduation? How exciting it was? How stressful it was? It's not only teenagers that get to have those butterflies in their stomachs and have their nerves stressed. There is always so much excitement around the weeks leading up to back to school. We get our shopping lists for supplies, new school clothes, and we start getting ourselves prepared for a new schedule. And even as parents, when our kids go back to school, our schedules change. Do you know an ...
Dinner and a Show: Beauty and the Beast
We are a Disney loving family, so when I saw the Chanhassen Dinner Theater was going to be performing Beauty and the Beast I had to buy tickets. Some may think I'm crazy for taking a child to a dinner theater but I think it's some of the best money I've ever spent. Plus, I'll let you in on a secret, join their mailing list. They send out offers with discounts for every show! We don't see every show at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. I am pretty particular about which shows we get tickets too. ...
New Foods at the Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair start this week! This is one of my favorite times of year. Peyton and I have gone to the Minnesota State Fair every single year of her life, including the year she was in my belly. It's one of our favorite things to do to end the summer. We head to the state fair early in the morning and eat our way through till we can't eat anymore, the sun goes done or we are so hot we can't go on. I got a little sneak peak at some of the new foods at the fair so I thought I would ...