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  • Traditions

    Traditions

    December is a time for traditions. Growing up, I don’t remember having any year in and year out traditions. Most years, I opened one gift Christmas Eve, a new church dress to wear to Christmas Eve service. But that’s about where the traditions met their end. We were always with family Christmas morning, but not […]

  • Ricotta Cheese

    ½ Gal Whole Milk¾ tsp citric acid OR ⅓ cup lemon juice¼ tsp salt Recipe:1. Place ½ Gallon whole milk into instant pot- Set to BOIL.2. When done, remove pot and place it on trivet. 3. Add ¾ tsp citric acid and stir gently for 30 seconds.4. Let stand for 5 mins. 5. Cover fine […]

  • Banana Nut Muffins

    Banana Nut Muffins

    INGREDIENTS: WET:3 Ripe Bananas¾ C white sugar¾ C brown sugar1 Lg egg⅓ Cup oil DRY:1 ½ Cup bread flour1 tsp baking powder1tsp baking soda½ tsp salt½ tsp cinnamon¾ Cup chopped nuts TOPPING (optional): Appx 1 Tbsp butter melted, 1 Tbsp brown sugar, ⅓ Cup chopped nuts. Stir together, sprinkle on top of raw batter BEFORE […]

  • Road Trip Recap

    Road Trip Recap

    Final Stats and general thoughts on our 33 days on the road with the kids, now that we are home and unpacked.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 33?

    32 Days in America, Day 33?

    On the final day of our trip we swam in a pool that wasn’t in a hotel, went digging in the dirt, and Ainsley made a big green friend. Oh, and we finally made it home to New York.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 32

    32 Days in America, Day 32

    On the 32nd day of our trip we hung out with some extremely silly characters in Pittsburgh.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 31

    32 Days in America, Day 31

    On the 31st day of our trip we learned about some planewrights, found a huge tire, saw an aircraft with a bad word written on it, and made a pit stop in a town with a name almost as cool as ours.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 30

    32 Days in America, Day 30

    On the 30th day of our trip we didn’t let our kids check out any books from the library, but we did let them hang out with an exceptionally cool construction worker.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 29

    32 Days in America, Day 29

    On the 29th day of our trip we bought a few books and Grayson made friends with a nine foot tall angry red guy.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 28

    32 Days in America, Day 28

    On the 28th day of our trip we found a zebra, an ostrich, a 100-year-old airplane hanging from the ceiling, and bear that looks just like Grayson.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 27

    32 Days in America, Day 27

    On the 27th day of our trip we flew kites, found a human-powered sundial, played board games, and ate some pie.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 26

    32 Days in America, Day 26

    On the 26th day of our trip the kids made card holders out of blocks of wood, we went on a hike, found a playground, ate some tacos and ice cream, and Kevin dropped some knowledge.