This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Schar for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. There are lots of brands of gluten-free food, but Schar seems to be one of the big ones. Personally, I see gluten free packaged foods and bread as still a treat, but if you’re choosing between…
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Branson, Missouri – Another travel locale?
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve still been looking for places for either future family vacations, or “girl getaways” so when Social Spark sent me information about a post for another travel destination, I was happy to check it…
Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 15
Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 15 weeks, 1 day Weight: 134 today Gain: -1 overall Size of the baby: 4 inches. Like an orange Weight: 2.5 ounces Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: More husband-missing. But spending time with great friends this week really helped with overall emotional state. I need to do that more….
Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 14
Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 14 weeks, 1 day Weight: 132 Gain: -3 overall Size of the baby: 3.4 inches. Like a lemon. Weight: 1.5 ounces Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: If I say “not much” here this week does that make me a heartless person? I have just been kind of … surviving…
How to Make Kettle Corn at Home
I grew up with microwave popcorn, and now and then for fun, we’d make popcorn in the fire with our special fire-popping thingy. So I never learned, until very recently, how EASY it is to make popcorn on the stove. Y’all, it’s easy. Like EASY. I’ve been enjoying better-than-movie-theater buttery popcorn, and today I made…
Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 13
Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 13 weeks, 1 day Weight: 131 Gain: -4 overall Size of the baby: Almost 3 inches. Like a peach. Weight: Almost an ounce. Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: This pregnancy is so different from my first one, emotionally. I remember thinking and saying a lot of “I don’t feel…
14 Months of Anneliese
It’s so cliché but my little girl is a ray of sunshine. She’s quick to smile and she can brighten an entire room with her sweet voice. This past month she has grown and blossomed so much. She’s giving me kisses and hugs, and she’s even learning to blow kisses so that the next time…
Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 12
Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 12 weeks, 2 days Weight: 133 Gain: -2 overall Size of the baby: About as long as a plum’s diameter. A bit longer than 2 inches. Weight: half an ounce. Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: My husband was in port for a couple days, so we were able to…
Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen– Week 11
Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 11 weeks, 1 day Weight: 133 pounds this morning. 139 pounds tonight. You tell me if that makes sense. I’m counting morning weight because that’s what I always use… only weighed tonight so I could weigh Anneliese (her+me – me = her = 17.5 pounds, if you were wondering) Gain:…
Grain-Free Gluten-Free Primal Pumpkin Bread
About a year ago, I mixed up this coconut-flour based pumpkin bread. It was good. Really good. Especially after a day in the fridge for everything to meld together. But this morning when I wanted to make some pumpkin bread, I didn’t feel like getting out a recipe (yes, I use my own blog like…
Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 9-10
Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 10 weeks, 1 day. I was going to blog yesterday but then I got confused about my new “week day”… in any case, it’s been a week and a half since the last update. Weight: 136 pounds. It was as low as 133 in the last week, but 136 today….
Bike Riding with REI–and $100 Giveaway
When we were shopping at REI for “summer fun” we kind of had two categories of “family fun” we shopped for. The first was me and Anneliese and our bike… we got Nutcase bike helmets, a floor bike tire pump, an “I <3 my bike” bell (haven’t put it on yet), a Planet Bike tire…
