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Breakfast

Egg "Muffins"

7:00 AM
Baby

Ear Infection

7:00 AM
Around Michael's first birthday, he started getting fussy. He wouldn't nap, he wouldn't eat as much, he was just rather... well... fussy. If you know Michael, that's pretty atypical. He is so laid back and happy 90% of the time. Not to mention, he loves just about anything you put in front of him to eat. We related it to stress, though. We...

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Autumn

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

7:00 AM
The air is crisp in the morning. It's cooler at night. Leaves are hinting at color change. The cool breeze is blowing. Yep. It's autumn! What does that mean? Pumpkin and Apple EVERYTHING. Ok, ok. I promise to give you recipes other than pumpkin and apple cookies, pies, muffins, breads, pancakes, cobblers, cheesecakes.... are you drooling yet? Seriously, though. I promise you'll get...

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Bootcamp

M.I.C.: This Means War

7:00 AM
When I returned from my beach trip, I was ready to butt heads with the Marine Corps. I had that whole, long weekend to let everything seep in. The way the man on the other end of the phone had lied to me, talked down to me. The way Clark was saying he had no idea what was going on. How I had...

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Easy Recipes

(Meatless) Stuffed Peppers

7:00 AM
We have been doing our best to celebrate "Meatless Mondays" in our house for about the past month. I'd say we've done a pretty good job! So, here's a recipe that we tried and Clark loved (win). Hope you enjoy it! Ingredients: - 2 to 6 bell peppers (I only used two, but had a lot of the mixture left over. I definitely...

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Banana

Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

7:00 AM
When putting the care package for my little sister together (previously mentioned in Blogging on a Budget: Seasonal Exceptions), I wanted to include a new recipe (besides the delicious acorns I put together). When trying to subtly ask her what she liked these days (although I'm sure it was pretty obvious), she told me Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins were her favorite thing ever....

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Autumn

Blogging on a Budget: Seasonal Exceptions

7:00 AM
Although I've been beyond focused on sticking to a budget, there come times when you need to just splurge a bit. Live a little. Ya know? I wanted to put together a care package for my little sister (who is a freshman at the University of Kansas this year!), and I wasn't about to do it half-heartedly. Although buying name brand, specific things...

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From the Typewriter

Celebrating Five Years

7:00 AM
It is hard to believe that Clark and I have been married for five years. We definitely didn't take the easy route. After all, eloping to your local courthouse not even a month after starting school isn't exactly the traditional way of doing things. E-mailing your parents song lyrics (oh, yes we did) and explaining to them that you got married isn't the...

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Bootcamp

M.I.C.: And So It Begins.

7:00 AM
When the time came for Clark to leave for bootcamp, it was a bit surreal. The recruiter came and picked Clark up from our house, since Clark wasn't allowed to drive and it would have been rather a mess if I tried to take him. I'm sure there was more protocol to it than that, but I really don't remember. I told Clark...

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Baby

Michael's Birthday Party

7:00 AM
Planning Michael's birthday party was a blast. If you follow me on Pinterest, there was a board dedicated to it up for I don't know how long. Come the end of July, maybe August, I was jumping out of my skin trying to plan the party. It started off with me planning to make all the food. Homemade pigs-in-a-blanket, red-white-and-blue cupcakes, Captain America...

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Apples

Baked Apple Chips

7:00 AM
Oh, it's that time of year again. The time when it starts getting cooler, the leaves start to change, and everything just feels so perfect. Needless to say, this is my favorite time of year. (Please don't pull a Clark and tell me that every season is my favorite season. I may always want the next season... in spring I want summer, in...

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Baby

Michael's First Birthday!

7:00 AM
Thank you for being patient on this one. We had family visiting, friends coming from out of town, and so much going on that there was no way this post would have made it up Friday or Saturday. In case you didn't know, Michael's birthday was September 7th. I still can't believe it's been an entire year. What happens when we reach five?...

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