Luke Dawson, also known as Lukey or Lukey-Duke turned eight Wednesday. Eight! Can we just pause and reflect on that information?My BABY is EIGHT. Yes, knowing my youngest is eight does make me freak out a little. Having an eight and eleven year old seems to catapult me into a whole different ...
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Moroccan-Flavored Frittata Recipe
Everyone needs to know how to make an amazing frittata! Let me show you how easy it is with this Moroccan-Flavored Frittata Recipe. This post is sponsored by the Ohio Poultry Association. All opinions are my own. All hail the frittata. It's one of the most versatile and easy meals you can ...
Smoky Black Bean Tacos (With Feta and No-Mayo Coleslaw)
These Smoky Black Bean Tacos are a quick and easy vegetarian dinner idea! Heads up! This Smoky Black Bean Tacos recipe was originally posted in August 2011. Photos were updated August 2018. Text is original from 2011. This remains one of my favorite recipes and it I hope if it's new-to-you you'll ...
7 Signs You Might Need an Iron Supplement
You might need an iron supplement and not even know it. Being iron deficient can have a profound effect on our health. I experienced this first hand in an extreme way eight years ago. Between having my daughter Meghan and son Luke, I had a pregnancy that ended in a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks ...
Low Calorie Chocolate Lovers’ Chocolate Milkshake
This Low Calorie Chocolate Lovers' Milkshake has only 310 calories and is so rich and chocolatey! You won't believe it's lite!When I was pregnant with Meghan (Omgosh! Almost 10 years ago now!) we had an ice cream shop within walking distance of our house. It became our Sunday ritual to walk to the ...
Mexican Chopped Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing
This Mexican Chopped Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing is light, healthy, and bursting with Mexican-inspired flavors! Note: This post was originally published in 2014. I am republishing today with some updated photos. I have made this Mexican Chopped Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing ...
Chocolate Covered Cherry Shake
This post was originally published in 2011 when I was pregnant with my youngest child, Luke. I'm not currently pregnant. :) I reshot the photographs for this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Shake and decided to republish it to put it back on the front page. If this one is new to you, enjoy!I have a teeny ...
On My Baby Boy Turning 5
My baby boy turned five years old yesterday! With every passing year, I get a better understanding of what my mom was feeling when I was growing up. She'd look at me on each birthday and say, "You'll always be my baby."Â Luke Dawson, YOU will always be my baby. Even if you're a big five-year-0ld ...
Curried Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup
I know "pregnancy brain" is a thing, but what about "mom brain." Is that a real thing? If it's not, it should be. Â Then I'll have a valid excuse for my forgetfulness. Last week I was scheduled to bring snack for Luke's school. Â Easy enough. Â I had two bags of baby carrots and some cucumbers in ...
Stitch Fix Review: July 2015
Can you remember life before the Internet? Â I hardly can, but one thing I remember clearly is the catalog shopping days of my youth. Â Not only did I grow up before the invention of the Internet, I also grew up in a town so remote that the closest legit shopping mall was three hours away. Â Lots of my ...
Luke is 3 Years Old!
Doesn't it seem like yesterday that I was still pregnant with Luke and writing pregnancy updates? Â How did 3 years go by?! Luke has grown into such a personality. Â He is equally sweet and sassy, loving and fiesty. Â He brings so much fun and happiness to our family. I just read through his 2 ...
6 Things I’ve Learned in 6 Years of Motherhood
6 years ago yesterday, my first child, Meghan Jane, was born. I spent my pregnancy reading books on babies and parenting, trying to prepare myself for what was coming. Â I didn't know, of course, that there isn't a book out there that will prepare you for this wonderful, crazy, exhausting, ...