I often wonder, how it is parents are supposed to survive. They say take it one day at a time. Yet they never mention anything about night-time. I am not going to lie. I love my sleep. Become a parent and you can kiss sleep goodbye, unless if you are one of the lucky ones… Continue reading Plain Old Tired
I was 41 weeks and 6 days the day I went into labor. I had had three false labors and I was nearing my “due date”. The week leading up to this day had been one of the most stressful times in my life to date. At my 41 week appointment I was sent home… Continue reading Luke’s Birth Story
Last year we went blueberry picking with a friend of ours, to an old family spot of my in-laws told us about. I thought we got a lot of berries last year, but this year I am swimming in them! I have been picking through blueberries to get the random twigs and sticks out since SATURDAY! This year… Continue reading Swimming in Blueberries
When I had my bridal shower the invites went out with a note for everyone to bring their favorite recipe from home. There were so many yummy ones, but my favorite to this day is a blueberry muffin recipe I got from a friend. I have made them countless times and they get devoured in… Continue reading To Die For Blueberry Muffins
A few years back when I worked for a restaurant in town we were picked to cater for the shower Super Nanny. I was so excited because, well no one ever comes to Alaska. Later that summer I tuned in to the show to discover the nanny landing on Fire Lake in a float plane. They… Continue reading The True Alaska
I am sure a large percentage of parents with three year old who has just finished their first day of soccer practice have thought “What a waste of money.” We were part of that percentage of parents, we did not know what to expect from our son, who primarily is a momma’s boy. We wanted him to be part of a… Continue reading What I though Was a Soccer Fail
This past weekend our family went on our first fishing trip together. Although Owl and I did not actually do the fishing, it was still a family event. We drove 3 hours to Seward, Alaska and sayed at the Seward Resort for the time we were there. My in-laws had a nice town house and we… Continue reading Seward Getaway
Every year at Pascha, we have an Agape Feast and this year I signed up to bring a dessert. I wanted to do something simple since Holy Week is crazy, so I thought a no bake cheesecake would be a great idea. Well I looked all over the internet to find something chocolaty and peanut buttery… Continue reading Peanut Butter Choclate No Bake Cheesecake
We went to Costco last night, which meant you needed to make room for everything in the fridge. So today we dyed our Pascha eggs, all natural. With the exception of one cup of blue food coloring. I wanted to try something new this year, rather than use the old tried and true food coloring… Continue reading Natrual Dye Pascha Eggs
I am not here to tell you that you are a horrible parent if you let your child watch television. In fact you are awesome and I am not judging you one ounce. When I was growing up we watched little to no t.v., we even had to mute the commercials. Just like my father… Continue reading Television and Toddlers
Snow Drifts & Snickerdoodles 