A Travel Tip to Eliminate “Are We There Yet?”
I think the biggest hurdle of taking a road trip as a family is the dreaded “Are we there yet?” spoken in that whining, squirming, tired kid voice that communicates “I am tired of sitting. I’m tired of being in a car. I’m tired of driving. Let me out!!” Before my in-laws moved to Tulsa, we took annual or biannual road trips to visit them in Richmond, VA. It’s a 21 hour drive from Tulsa to Richmond, and while one route is beautiful and scenic with rolling corn fields and forested mountains, the route we used to take was flat soy bean fields and a straight, boring highway. As you…
The Two Routines I Can’t Live Without
I’m not a morning person. In fact, waking up in the morning has to be my least favorite activity in all creation. It’s worse than a mosquito bite on the bottom of your foot. It’s worse than getting stung by a bee. It’s worse than a 5 month old milk bottle found under the backseat of your car. I really HATE waking up. That’s because I’m not the cute little toddler who springs out of bed ready to run full steam all over the living room chasing the dog. Oh no. I’m that mom who has severe brain fog, neurons that don’t fire well until after some caffeine has been…
Ultimate Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies
I was hanging out in my oldest daughter’s room the other day and looked over at her bookshelf. It’s pretty impressive since she likes collecting book serieses (???) but one book in particular caught my eye. She had a cookbook on her shelf. And she’s not a cook. So I promptly stole it from her because that’s what good moms do, right? This stolen book is a cookbook from the editors of Southern Living magazine and it’s called Classic Southern Desserts. I really thought it would be older because I recognized several recipes that my grandma used to make when I was little (and I’m pretty sure this cookbook used…
How to Emotionally Help your Child with Social Distancing at School
Our kids are back at school in person this year, and there are a LOT of creative ways being implemented to keeps our kids safe while they’re there. Some of those things include masks and additional hand washing, but the majority of those safety precautions involve social distancing. I was at a Moms in Prayer meeting a few weeks ago, and a couple of the moms were talking about the effects of this social distancing on their kids. One of our school’s protocols is to keep the classes separated when they go out for recess, basically isolating each class from the others. Although the entire 5th grade is outside at…
Why We Bake with Einkorn Flour
Einkorn Flour? What’s that? And how do you say that weird word? If you’re curious about this ancient grain and why we use it, you’re in the right place! Einkorn (“ine-corn”) is a German word that means “single grain.” Einkorn is an ancient grain that’s grown in Italy and it’s never been hybridized or modified. It only has 2 chromosomes, compared to modern Durum wheat’s 6 chromosomes, and it’s entirely missing Gluten B, the gluten strand in Durum wheat that is responsible for today’s gluten and gut issues. I developed gestational diabetes with my fourth child and had to give up all carbs and sugar completely. It was seriously the…
