As I'm typing this, I'm letting out a looooooooong sigh.  It has been one of "those" weeks.  On Sunday, it hit the fan around lunch time.  Katherine had been getting used to the whole eating solids thing until recently, when she decided it might be fun to suck her thumb while eating her food.  She then likes to rub her face and rake...

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Right on time this month.  August's chocolate dessert is Choco-Toffee Bananas.  Despite it's odd look, these were pretty good.  It was the perfect week to make a frozen banana treat since the temperatures decided to rise into the upper 90's.  These were pretty easy to make.  You just need bananas, chocolate, pecans, and crushed Heath bars.  Frozen chocolate covered bananas on a stick? ...

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I always feel a little sad when summer is over.  While it doesn't mean the start of school in my house (yet!), it does mean that the days of swimming and lightening bugs are over.  My sadness quickly fades when I remember that my favorite time of year is near.    I get downright giddy when I think about fall.  This year is...

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I'm liking the new upcycled t-shirt trend (have you seen my Etsy Shop?).  I had been looking into the whole "make a tank top out of your old t-shirt" design on Pinterest.  Needless to say, I needed a design that was quick and required no sewing.  I had dabbled around with a couple of t-shirts and finally made this t-shirt tank work.  I can't take credit...

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I love mummies.  My fascination with mummies and Ancient Egypt started in the 3rd grade after watching a memorizing episode of "Reading Rainbow."  In the episode, LeVar Burton (haven't heard that name in a while) featured a book on Ancient Egypt, which lead to a detailed interview with a real archaeologist about digging up artifacts and finding mummies.  Then, when I thought it couldn't...

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Sometimes getting home from being on vacation is so stressful that it cancels out the relaxing time away you've just spent.  We got back home to St. Louis and I felt like I immediately had laundry to do, the house was dirty, and I needed to unpack.  Instead of doing all of these things, we all went to the park.  The weather was perfect and I got...

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Last week, we took a much needed break from the city and visited our hometown.  My parents have a pool so it's like a mini vacation staying with them.  I tried hard to keep Katherine on her normal schedule while we were away from home.  For the most part it worked.  I was only slightly sleep deprived.    This pretty much sums up...

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