A Bowl Full of Simple

Winter Minestrone

January 10, 2013

Did anyone get the newest Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Foolproof for Christmas? I couldn’t wait so I had pre-ordered it this summer. It’s the perfect title for one of her cookbooks as I have always said that they are truly foolproof. I have a friend that always did a test run on recipes before dinner parties […]

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Purging Feels Good

January 8, 2013

Do you guys know the children’s book by Todd Parr called The Feel Good Book? It’s a cute little book about simple things that feel good. Like a giving a hug or getting tickled feels good. I’d add that purging my home of excess feels good. I spent most of the day in my jammies […]

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Happy New Year!

January 7, 2013

Phew! How great does a new year feel? I mean as much as I love Thanksgiving and Christmas and everything in between, it sure feels awesome to start a new year. I love to deck the halls as much as the next gal, but seeing my home cleared out, striped down, free of all that […]

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December 28, 2012

Every year, my whole life, my birthday has seemed like a bust! 3 days after Christmas, 2 days before the biggest party of the year and friends and family scattered around the world visiting loved ones. Bumm-er. But this year, for whatever reason, it has also occurred to me that with a birthday at […]

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Light and Dark

December 17, 2012

As I was sitting in front of my brightly lit laptop early Friday morning, it was dark outside still in California. I was writing about all the beautiful ways my life had been lit that week and the optimism I had for this third weekend in December. We were planning baking and birthday parties, holiday […]

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Friday Favorites {Holiday Fun}

December 14, 2012

It’s been a busy week around here. Sick kids, not fun. We still managed to continue some Random Acts of Christmas Kindness, and have a few special Christmas moments. Up for this weekend- baking, holiday performances, and 3 birthday parties! phew! A few photos of our week and some yummy ideas for your holiday baking. […]

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Gift Guide – part 3 {Outdoor Toys}

December 12, 2012

A friend with young children recently asked me what our family’s all time most favorite outdoor toys were. From big ticket items to the smallest ones our kids have thoroughly used {and abused} all of these from sun up to sun down through each season and from 0-9 years old. So from one outdoorsy family […]

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Random Acts of Christmas Kindness

December 10, 2012

As I mentioned last week, and in my post about Advent, we’ve started a new tradition in our family this year. RACK is a commitment to performing Random Acts of Christmas Kindness for 24 days in anticipation of Christmas. It connects us to other people and reminds us of all our blessings along the way. […]

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Friday Favorites {December}

December 7, 2012

What are you up to this weekend? We are surprising the kids and taking them on the train to see the “Fantasy of Lights” in Vasona Park, they are going to love it! Plus we’ll make Gingerbread Houses and read from more of our favorite Christmas Books. Here are 5 Favorites for Friday this first week of […]