In the downtown core where I work, the grocery stores are minimal to be kind. You can purchase milk, eggs, flour and processed cheese, that’s about it. On weekends we bring the kids grocery shopping at larger chains to take advantage of increased selections of produce. Keeping Ryan and Chloe in the grocery cart continues to be a challenge, we tend to bribe them with snacks in order to keep them sedentary and reasonably quiet. Today, ground turkey looks inticing. Chloe enjoys eating meat, any meat, especially burgers, the spicier the better.

I’ve been searching for the perfect recipe for oven fries for a long time. Usually, the fries don’t crisp up. They are so soggy that they need to be drowned in ketchup to become palatable. These oven fries are crispy, crunchy, salty, spicy and delicious. I could eat cumin and pepper with a spoon, the flavours are so vibrant. If they don’t appeal to you, feel free to leave them out. These manly wedges work well with steak. Tonight we had them with salmon smoked from the Big Green Egg. The kids liked them too, no red sauce necessary.

Imagine a camp fire, without the camp fire. These bars taste like a combination of caramel and chocolate, with a chewy marshmallow crunch. They are beyond addictive so beware. You need 5 minutes to prepare the bars, and another 5 to wash the pot. Thank you, Betty.

http://powerapron.com/2012/06/10/super-fast-smores-bars/

It's summer, my mother-in-law is gone - on vacation, my kids are on summer vaction, and I'm working from home. I'm tag teaming childcare with my husband - which in all honesty means I'm overseeing most of the childcare. It's a bit chaotic and I'm leaning into the ups and downs of the daily adventures.

I've had to slow down and face the reality - I can't get evertything done - the way I want it done. I was bumming a few days ago, but now I'm seeing the opportunity in all of this.

Could you fly as a child? I did! The world was at my feet and I believed that anything was possible. The truth of who we truly are was not clouded yet. Life was ONE big magical adventure.

Sometimes the best way to escape life’s everyday stresses is to get away and unwind with your BFF, mother, daughter, sister or cousin. 

The first thing I see when I wake in the morning and the last thing I see when I fall asleep at night is my wall of GRLPWR – my photos of my mom, myself, my daughter, and my grandmother (Nana).  There’s a spot open for my mother-in-law, because she definitely has GRLPWR, too.  The place of distinction, however, goes to Nana.

We all know that Father's day is coming up soon. I wanted to share a poem I wrote to honor mine. It's called "Talking on the Phone" You can find it at  http://voices.yahoo.com/talking-phone-11362312.html  I hope you all enjoy it. He was a great man who was going through his own personal pains. I miss him and I know he's in a better place!

After 40 years of marriage my husband is divorcing me. It has been a terrible blow to my ego. On Mother's Day, however, my daughter gave me an incredible gift. I got my self esteem back.

Mother’s Day

Celebrate!

 What it is

A celebration of motherhood and peace dating back to the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis and resurrected by the suffering of civil war.