You’ll Want To Rub Me All Over

March 12, 2013

I won’t let you, mind you, but you’ll want to. A few weeks ago I stopped in at Lush, in celebration of our (mostly) completed bathroom and bought some bath and shower treats. I bought the boys some bath bombs and bubble bars, but since our master bath only has a shower, I bought myself [...]

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Kids Gone Wild – Spring Break 2013

March 5, 2013

We haven’t been on a family vacation in, well, forever. We’ve taken a few quick trips the past few years, to visit family or attend a wedding, but we have never been on a trip that’s been just the five of us. That’s all about to change. After talking with some friends about spring break vacations, [...]

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A New Blog ‘Do

February 23, 2013

To go along with my new hair I decided to give my blog a facelift. I woke up in the middle of the night a few days ago and thought that California Dreamin’ was a good direction for my site. I’ve been wanting to focus a bit more on where we live, and giving my site [...]

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Treating Myself – To A New ‘Do

February 15, 2013

I spent a good part of Valentine’s Day sitting in a salon chair. I decided a few weeks ago that, after several months of daily ponytails I was going to bite the bullet and get my hair done. The whole enchilada, if you will. Mmmm, speaking of mexican food, we’re headed out to our favorite [...]

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Annual Staph Meeting

February 6, 2013

Because apparently Zachary’s brush with staph infection wasn’t enough for this family, Ollie now has it, too. This is the email I sent to my mom on Monday morning. She was out of town (for her birthday! Happy Birthday mom!) so I gave her the cliffs notes version: So, today has been eventful. But I [...]

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Where Do They Come Up With This Stuff?

February 4, 2013

Every week Zachary’s teacher sends home a newsletter about what they’ve been working on, and what they’ll be doing the next week. On the back side of the letter she does a little “interview” with one of the kids. It’s called “Personality of the Week,” and it is adorable. It’s fun to see what the [...]

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Our Master Bathroom – A Vision Realized (Almost)

January 14, 2013

If you’ve been following along with our house remodel on From Demo to Dream (when I get around to updating it!), you might remember the “inspiration” photo that we used for our bathroom design. I honestly hadn’t looked at that photo for a while. When I pulled up that old post today, I was surprised [...]

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Your New Favorite Appetizer – Salami Roll-Ups

November 13, 2012

The recipe for these guys have been floating around my family for ages. I could swear that I remember my mom making them for get-togethers when we were growing up, but she says it was my Aunt. Either way, these have long been one of my favorites, and now that I’ve started making them for [...]

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She Should Be Five

November 11, 2012

Happy Birthday sweet Maddie. We miss you. We love you.

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Fall Inspired Cake Mix Cookies

October 14, 2012

A few years ago, I posted a recipe for Cake Mix Cookies. They are insanely easy to make (with ingredients you probably already have on hand!), quick to bake and delicious. They come out of the oven soft and chewy, and since you use cake mix as your base ingredient with whatever mix-ins your little [...]

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