Bento Box 4: Pork chop and Rice

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  This bento box consists of: 1.) pork chop and fried rice:  I put salt and coarse black pepper on both sides of the thin pork chop.  Then added a bit of low sodium soy sauce on one side  when I grilled it in a pan.  After pork chop was done, I then fried the rice in the same pan so it also absorbs the taste of the pork chop. …

Summer Nearly Over

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Summer is about to end.  No more waterplay Fridays for my daughter.  No more warm evenings when we take out the dog for a walk outside.  No more summer tops and shorts.  No more sandals or flip flops. A lot has happened this summer in our household: My daughter started day care The arrival of my son My daughter turning 2 years old!              

Bento Box 3: meatballs w/ soba noodles and spinach

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Today’s bento box feature consists of: meatballs (Yes, these are from Ikea) soba noodles (My daughter loves anything noodles) spinach blueberries and rasberries    

Organize Bedroom Shelves: Completed!

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I finished organizing the bedroom shelves in the master bedroom.  Check out the before and after pics! This is the before pic:  After looking at the pile of books and finally getting rid of my college textbooks, DVDs, and junk I was able to organize the shelves properly. After pic:  I know the bins don’t all match, but wanted to use what I already have.  There really is no reason …

Joining the band wagon

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  My daughter got this awesome wagon from my sister and her family for her 2nd birthday.  It’s from Little Tikes and my daughter loves it!  We also love the fact it has cup holders, comes with a cooler that attaches to the back, and also an umbrella which is detachable to provide a cool area for little ones.  The seats also come with seat belts to make sure little …

Bento Box 2: Spinach Ricotta Ravioli

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  I created this simple and easy bento box for my daughter.  This took me 10 minutes to put together.  The longest part is waiting for the water to boil for the ravioli.  It consists of: Spinach Ricotta Ravioli (Spinach is her fave.  It’s store bought and I did not make it.) Created peanut butter sandwiches using crackers Organic Blueberries My daughter’s favorite yogurt (strawberry/banana) I packed everything in this cute …