tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51096612180474720122024-03-12T22:16:44.283-05:00little bitsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937430327327105159noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109661218047472012.post-91204139389406125802017-03-15T13:34:00.000-05:002017-03-15T13:34:31.716-05:00Semi-Homemade Sticky Buns<div style="text-align: center;">
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If anyone knows me, they know I love breakfast/brunch. I also love sweets. So when I can combine the two and eat my sweets for breakfast - hey, that's a win for me! But let's face it, I'm an adult and I eat what I want when I want.. ha! I just feel less guilty when it's a "breakfast sweet". ;)</div>
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For this recipe, I used <a href="https://ooh.li/58947a9" target="_blank">Puff Pastry</a>.. making this a semi-homemade treat. I love how light, airy, and flaky Puff Pastry is, and how easy it is to work with! It's so versatile that it can be used for breakfast, dinner, sweet, savory, appetizers.. there are so many options. Anyone can make this recipe, it's that easy. They were all gone by the next day because my kids (<i>and husband</i>) couldn't keep their hands off of them.</div>
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Unfold the first sheet of your <a href="https://ooh.li/58947a9" target="_blank">Puff Pastry</a> and brush the whole thing with melted butter. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon and brown on top. Roll up the pastry tightly, starting with the edge closest to you. End it with the seam side down and cut off the ends. Then cut the roll into 6 equal pieces and place into the muffin tins with the spiral side down. Repeat with the second Puff Pastry sheet. </div>
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the muffin tin on top of that to catch any spills. Bake the sticky buns for 25 to 30 minutes or until they are firm and golden. Let cool in the pan for just a few minutes before inverting them. Make sure to scrape any extra toppings from the tins - don't let that good stuff go to waste!</div>
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<br />As you can see, my kid is about ready to go in for the kill. These didn't last long at all.. and I plan on making more very soon! We have family coming in for Easter this year and I think these will be part of a perfect brunch! </div>
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The Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets are perfect for these little treats. And these are fun for kids to help with also - Clara loved sprinkles on the pecans! Easter is coming up, you should make a test run beforehand. ;)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937430327327105159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109661218047472012.post-13035574855916907662016-11-04T20:17:00.003-05:002016-11-09T21:35:37.846-06:00Reminiscing {with WaterWipes}<div style="text-align: center;">
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The first year of my kids lives.. are some of the sweetest, scariest, messiest moments of my life. They are the moments I wouldn't trade for anything, no matter how frustrated or tired I was, I would stop and look at the sweet little faces who didn't want anything but me. Their mama. <br />
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Watching them grow and learn is absolutely my favorite part of being a parent. Growing to laugh and smile.. learning to crawl and feed themselves. It's like a never-ending heart-bursting life journey.</div>
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I wish I would have had WaterWipes with my daughter, but I am thankful to have them with my son. WaterWipes are all-natural... chemical free and contains only TWO ingredients: 99.9% pure Irish water and 0.1% grapefruit seed extract. They are gentle and easy on delicate and sensitive skin (<i>which my son does have</i>). They are proven safe for newborns on up.</div>
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Fall is such a fun time of year - I absolutely love it! There's just so much to do.. pumpkin patches, hay rides, apple cider, all kinds of fun baking, pumpkin carving, and pumpkin PAINTING! We opt to do the pumpkin painting instead of pumpkin carving while the kids are little. It's so much easier, and they have much more fun with it - Clara was not a huge fan of the "pumpkin guts" when we tried carving one year. ;) </div>
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I bought the kids each one of their own pumpkins. Clara requested a "big" one and I got Sam cute lil' one. It was Sam's first time painting on his own and I think he just loved it! They all spent a good 30 minutes working on their little pieces of art. I let Clara use the the "grown up" (acrylic) paint.. and Sam, of course, was using the washable finger paints.</div>
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As you can ONLY imagine... this super fun activity time.. left me with a huge mess. But not to worry, WaterWipes made the clean up pretty darn easy.</div>
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WaterWipes! Who knew there could be a brand of simple baby wipes that I would just love so much. Have you ever heard of them? If not, let me tell you a little bit about’em. These wipes are so pure and so gentle, they only contain two ingredients: 99.9% pure Irish water and 0.1% grapefruit seed extract. They are completely chemical free, making it the perfect wipe for your babies delicate skin. If you’re looking for a safer option for your newborn or little one, WaterWipes would be a great fit!<span class="s1"></span></div>
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I hope you all had a beautiful, wonderful, relaxing Christmas. The holidays are my favorite time of year - especially now, with two children. It's more exciting with kids.. seeing their faces Christmas morning and doing all the fun holidays crafts. I'm always a bit sad when it's all over with, but I'm looking forward to a new year and a new start. I know it's been quiet around here, but I have lots of plans for 2016 - here's to hoping I can make it all happen. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937430327327105159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109661218047472012.post-3411876628777453462015-12-14T22:59:00.002-06:002015-12-14T23:01:50.647-06:00Tylenol: How We Family<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm a northern girl living in the south.. and if there's one thing I've noticed.. it's that they drink sweet tea with everything. All year round. I've gotten used to keeping Milo's Tea in the fridge at all times for my husband (<i>who is from Arkansas</i>). We love <a href="http://www.drinkmilos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Milo's Tea</a> because it's all natural - using no preservatives or additives and only fresh ingredients, which is what makes it different than other beverages out there. They also have the No Calorie or Unsweet option if you're into those. ;)</div>
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With the Christmas holiday coming up, there's absolutely NO doubt that there will be tea served with dinner. My husband will more than likely be enjoying his <a href="http://www.drinkmilos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Milo Sweet Tea</a>. Me, on the other hand.. I always prefer more fruit drinks. So I decided to try out a new recipe, and I must say, it's a keeper. </div>
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I was so tired of seeing the dreaded "storage almost full" box pop up on my phone - I take SO many phone pictures because it's always on me and so convenient. I was tired of missing moments because I haven't yet cleaned off my photos and my storage was full. So I was on the hunt for a GOOD way to print those off and have them in our home to look at any time. I mean, what good do they do if they're locked up on my computer anyway?<br />
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I've looked into so many photo books, it has made my head spin. But then I heard about <a href="http://chatbooks.com/" target="_blank">Chatbooks</a>, and once I tried it was so ECSTATIC.. because it was easy, convenient, and I was <i>finally</i> getting all my photos printed. Grab the app for your phone and you can make Custom Books or you can make Ongoing Series Books - I do the Ongoing Series. I add in the photos as I go. It's $8 for a 60-page soft cover book, or you can upgrade to a hard cover book for $13 and there's always free shipping. It's a 6in x 6in book, and I love how the spine of the book has the dates on it. Each page has the date of the photo on it also, so it's just a continuing book of your life basically. ;)<br />
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Once you reach 60 images, Chapbooks sends you an email giving notice that the book will go to print in 3 days. In that timeframe you are able to edit the title, cover photo, edit captions, or delete images if you want to. Then off it goes. I love that automatically goes to press because then I won't forget to order, etc - it's all taken care of for me and in a couple weeks I'll have it in my mailbox. Easy peasy. <br />
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Clara loves flipping through them and enjoying the memories - totally worth it to have them printed instead of just sitting on my phone or computer where they don't get enjoyed as they should! Have you used Chatbooks? Do you use a different photo book service, or how to use organize/print your cell phone pics?<br />
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The holidays are my favorite. And I especially love Thanksgiving. Good food, good family time, good time to kick back.. relax.. and not have to rush or worry. These days should be enjoyable and not stressful - but I still love to decorate and have things looking nice for guests. That's why I like to keep it SIMPLE. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{ <a href="http://lemonthistle.com/friendsgiving-2015-casual-and-organic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SOURCE</a> }</td></tr>
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What do you like to do for your Thanksgiving decor? Are you a simple gal, or do you like to dress it up a bit more? Either way, I guarantee <a href="http://www.wayfair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wayfair</a> has what you need - I absolutely LOVE their decor selections!<br />
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As you may (<i>or may not</i>) have known, after 6 years of renting.. we bought our very first home. It was exciting, nerve-wracking, stressful, and fun. We've been here a little over a month now, and I'm still trying to get everything in it's place.. but it will get there.. eventually. Ha!<br />
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Getting all moved in was way more work that I had initially anticipated - especially with two kids. I think sometimes I can be a little too ambitious for my own good, haha. The house had been vacant for a few months already by the time we moved in, and it needed some real good top-to-bottom cleaning. And there's one thing that needs to be REAL good in my cleaning supplies closet.. and that would be the vacuum. With two kids, a dog, a husband.. I need<i> a</i> <i>real good vacuum</i>. ;) <br />
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This vacuum meets all of my requirements and then some! It has a removable canister, powerful suction, reusable filters, easy to switch between carpet and hard floors, light and easily portable, and best of all... it's CORDLESS! I've never had a cordless vacuum before.. but I know one thing, is that I never want to not have a cordless vacuum again. No cord means you have freedom to move about your home with ease; no plugging and unplugging, no winding and rewinding and most importantly, no tripping, tugging, or tangling!<br />
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Guys, this whole cordless thing has me on some weird cleaning cloud nine. I'm no longer trying to wrestle my baby away from the cord.. I can go from room to room in our new house without having to stop and plug in the vacuum in each one. And <a href="http://hoover.com/products/details/bh51120pc/air-cordless-lift-upright-vacuum/" target="_blank">Hoover Air Cordless Lift Upright Vacuum</a> comes with <i>two </i>lithium batteries... so while you're using one, the other can be on the charge. :) The batteries last quite a while. I was able to vacuum my whole house, plus take the canister off and vacuum out my car and it still had power left on it. I'd say that's pretty good! LithiumLife batteries have double the capacity of our standard 18-volt lithium Ion batteries which means longer runtime and fade-free power.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Science was always one of my favorite subjects when I was in school. I was always pretty intrigued by it - and I thought it was fun (</span><i style="text-align: left;">yes, I was one of those people who loved school</i><span style="text-align: left;">)! I had wonderful teachers, all through out middle school, Jr. High, and high school.. who encouraged me and helped me along the way, and for that I'm so thankful.</span></div>
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Clara is in preschool now and loves learning and going to school everyday... she's like a little sponge.. and I hope she continues to love it as she gets older, just like I did. And every day I pray that she will have great teachers who will encourage her also, just as her pre-k teachers are doing! I would love to say a HUGE thank you to her teacher.. for doing so much to help my little one grow.. and Clara would like to say THANK YOU too!<br />
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But it's important to keep the learning fun going, even when not at school. It doesn't have to be complicated or intricate.. So parents, here are just a few ideas to have some scientific fun with your kiddos at home:</div>
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<b>1.</b> <i>Lay out in the back yard at night and do some star-gazing.</i> Learn about planets and constellations. Then afterwards you can do a fun little art project, such as this <a href="http://www.messforless.net/kids-art-project-q-tip-star-ar" target="_blank">Q-Tip Star Art</a>. </div>
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<b>2.</b> <i>Find a local science museum.</i> These are fun because kids love being hands-on. Our local museum, <a href="https://www.museumofdiscovery.org/" target="_blank">the Museum of Discovery</a>, is amazing, and Clara loves it! There's always special events going on for kids and they have lots of fun things for kids to tinker with. This would be great to do on a weekend or during a school break!</div>
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<b>3.</b> <i>Bake something!</i> This is a favorite in our house... because, yes.. baking is a science! You could teach your child what baking soda does while making a batch of chocolate chip cookies (<i>hey, and then you get to eat the cookies - yum!</i>).</div>
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Who sparked your scientific creativity, or your child's scientific creativity? Was it a parent? An Aunt or Uncle? A teacher? From September 9th to November 25th, Bayer is asking people of <i>all</i> ages to share a thank-you message to that person who has helped science make sense in their life. Take a photo with a handwritten message, or a video and submit to SayTkU.com and on social media with the hashtag #SayTkU. For each thank-you message shared, Bayer will provide a child with a free admission to a STEM venue - such as a trip to a local hand-on science museum. <span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Bayer is committed to providing access to </span><i style="color: #212121; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">one million hands-on science learning experiences for kids by 2020</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">. How amazing is that?</span> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937430327327105159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109661218047472012.post-55836656182379310792015-09-12T09:25:00.002-05:002015-09-12T09:25:37.705-05:00Five MonthsI'm a few weeks overdue on this one.. I did actually take the photos (<i>kind of</i>) on time, though... so that counts for something, right? Ha! I can hardly believe how much he has grown these past months. He weighs 18 lbs.. the same weight that Clara was at her one year check up! So it's safe to say that he's my chunky baby.. and I'm loving it.<div>
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It's that time of year. School is starting.. it's going to begin getting cooler (<i>hopefully?!</i>)... soon everything will be doused in pumpkin and apples... and this year I have a pre-schooler! Which means next year she will be a Kindergartener! Which means... I don't even want to think any further right now. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">By now it's no secret that I love creating delicious recipes with P.A.N. Cornmeal. So far I've made some delicious </span><a href="http://hwescott.blogspot.com/2015/06/homemade-pupusas-cooking-from-scratch.html" style="font-size: 15px;" target="_blank">Pupusas</a><span style="font-size: 15px;"> and </span><a href="http://hwescott.blogspot.com/2015/07/breakfast-bites-panfan.html" style="font-size: 15px;" target="_blank">Breakfast Bites</a><span style="font-size: 15px;">. Today I have a another yummy recipe for you - Arepas! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Arepas are a sort of flatbread, popular in Colombia and Venezuela. You can take your favorite sandwich, and swap out the plain ol' bread for these arepas.. and you'll have a fun twist on a Venezuelan classic! It can be stuffed with many different things.. meat, eggs, tomatoes, cheese, avocado, seafood. You can do whatever you want to make it your own dish.</span></span></div>
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So what better time to go out for <a href="http://www.lepops.com/" target="_blank">gourmet popsicles</a>?<br />
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I opted for the strawberry... which is made with locally grown berries. And I had it dipped in belgian dark chocolate.. and coated in homemade graham cracker crumbs. Clara had a dark chocolate pop and Coleman had a plain strawberry pop.<br />
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We've been here multiple times and I really enjoying trying all the fun flavors, and getting a different popsicle each time. It's a fun place to go to enjoy a unique treat - I love that they use locally grown produce when they can! I'm all about the support local.<br />
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So the moral of the story is, even some adult things suck.. you can always go get fun treat. Because you're an adult. And you can make those decisions. And you probably deserve it for putting up with all those stupid adult things.<br />
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The kids like those days too (<i>Clara obviously really enjoyed her chocolate popsicle</i>). ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937430327327105159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109661218047472012.post-25584018316713145052015-08-05T23:17:00.003-05:002015-08-06T22:58:02.373-05:00Shaun the Sheep Movie {entertainment}<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There is no shortage of kids movies and TV shows in our household. Some of it can get old real quick, but there are some that I just love to snuggle up on the couch with her and watch! <a href="http://shaunthesheep.com/" target="_blank">Shaun the Sheep</a> is one of those show we watch quite often - and it something all of us enjoy! I was SO excited when I found out they were making a movie. I can't wait to surprise Clara and take her on a little date to go see it when it comes out on August 5th!</span></div>
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Meet Shaun! He's a young sheep who is fed up with getting told what to do every day by the farmer - so he decided to head out on an adventure. He's kind of the ring leader, and the trouble maker. But everyone loves him!<br />
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