A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

It's sad. I'm cheap. I kind of feel sorry for my cherubs. For example:  why buy a dip of ice cream from my favorite ice cream store when I can buy a container of ice cream and get way more servings for not that much more money? Sooooo!  Why would I buy chocolate dipped ice cream bars when I can make our own chocolate dipped ice cream bars at home? Is it the same? Uhhhh . . . .kinda! OK -- do you remember the Primo "fragrance?"  The slogan was, "if you like Giorgio, then you'll LOVE Primo!" This is sort of the same situation! Lately, my girl cherub has been interested in buying a "dilly bar" from Dairy Queen. First question to ask:  How does she know about "dilly bars?" Answer:  I have no idea! Here's how the conversation went: "Hey mom, can we go to DQ and get a dilly bar? "Well honey, I think we have ice cream bars at home ." "But mom, it's not a dilly bar!" "Tr...

I don't even know what to call this sandwich from today! But we all called it good! Life at my house is just like life at your house right now! I'm not sure why Spring is this way . . . . but it is ridiculously busy and I'm not too sure that I can say that I enjoy it all! This weekend, we ate out twice! T.W.I.C.E! We just don't do that. But today, driving home from church, I was tempted to just pick something up! That would have made three times to have eaten out . . . in ONE weekend! UGH! On the drive home, with the cherubs, we discussed what to do for lunch. I already had Italian sausage thawed out in the refrigerator. That was our start! Here's what we did! We made Rustic Italian Sandwiches. This is nothing new for some of you, I'm sure! But it was new for us and we sure did like it! We are thankful for the bit of leftovers! Somebody is going to be very happy at lunch one day this week! Rustic Italian Sandwiches ...

If you put "breakfast" in front of a recipe, more than likely I'm going to be willing to serve it to my cherubs! When my oldest cherub was born, we had the best pediatrician in the world! She was older, wiser, and calmer! When my cherub was old enough to move beyond baby food, she would say things like this: "pizza is a great breakfast food!" "grilled cheese for breakfast is a great idea!" "sandwiches are perfect breakfast plans for little people!" Clearly, portion sizes were important, but her idea was balance:  carbs, proteins, fats, dairy . . . it's all there! When I made these "Breakfast Cookies" today for the cherubs, I thought of her! I think I would have made her proud today . . .and I know my cherubs would thank her! In the morning, I plan to pair these breakfast cookies with yogurt and a banana for the cherubs and I think they'll love it! These cookies are bulky and substantial.  The more ad...