A trip to the grocery store these days seems to require us all to have a degree in food science. Locally grown? Organic or not? High Fructose Corn Syrup? Too much sodium? Too much salt? And then, to top it all off, you have to remember to bring your bags. Why can't I remember my bags???When it comes to fruits and veggies, I am sure we would all like to buy organic, home grown products. But, it is sometimes hard to pay 2 or 3 times more money for those products compared to the good ol' imports. I ... Read More about Dirty Dozen

It has been a crazy couple of weeks! Back to school for the boys + fall activities + increased work demands = no blogging time! Well, today is my catch-up day. I generally do Scentsy Sundays but who knows what craziness tomorrow will bring!The Scentsy Holiday catelog is out! There are some great warmers for both fall and Chistmas. Here are a couple of my favorites:Gingerbread. How cute is this one? I have a little gingerbread collection that I have slowly been collecting over the past ... Read More about Scentsy Saturday

Connor had his first day of preschool today. (sniff..sniff...) He has been sooooo excited to go. This morning he was full of smiles when he was told that today was the big day. Here is my cute little guy all ready to go, cheesy smiles and all!The smiles didn't last for too long, however, when Connor found out that Mommies and Daddies do not actually attend school. Did I forget to mention that? It is always on these milestone days that you really think how fast time goes. How can my baby be ... Read More about Connor’s Turn

Well, the first week of school is coming to a close. The chaos has started to subside and Matthew is settling into his new class. Matthew and I decided to make a little treat for his friends at school and made these crayon pretzels. All you need to do is take a bag of pretzel sticks (the nice thick ones) and dip each end into coloured chocolate. Place on wax paper to dry and then cover in coordinating paper. I got the download off the internet from here. Make sure you just use the cheap, ... Read More about Crayon Day

After the cookie fiasco of yesterday, dare I turn on the oven again???I decided to risk it. Matthew and I had our apple cupcakes to bake. Matthew wanted to make a treat for his teacher (that is assuming we ever find out who his teacher is!) and I thought these were cute. Amazingly enough, they came out of the oven, no fire alarm went off, and no fireman showed up!! So here they are. Matthew wanted to add a worm to his. :) ... Read More about Apple Cupcakes