Nitty.Gritty.

ABOUT THIS BLOG- You have stumbled upon a link to the daily musings of my crazy life. I say crazy because things happen to me that probably don't happen to you that often- or even ever. I will write candidly about these events in hopes to learn from them, teach you about them, or just to document that they actually happened. It could be anything...but I promise to keep it real!

Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Autumn, fall, I love it all.

I am not sure how September seems to have suddenly turned into October, but here it is and the calendar doesn't lie! Y...

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Time for "Sweater Weather"!

This is the day that for the big reveal of Cocoa Daisy's October kit~ Sweater Weather. Here in Michigan the weather is a...

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Kindness is a wonderful lesson to teach.

My boys aren't naturally kind. Not to me. Not to their dad. Not to their siblings. Sometimes not even to themselves. These guy...

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Summertime in the kitchen.

With seven mouths to feed and sometimes one more, when Chip is home from work, I find myself in or around the kitchen most of my waking...

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

{Healthy} Cinnamon-Swirl Brioche ala Pinterest =)

We are well into the month of May already and here I am, finally bopping in to my own blog to catch up for a minute. Life has bee...

Thursday, February 02, 2012

A family favorite.

I figured since I am in recipe-posting mode from the previous post, why not post a family favorite {which a friend asked me for the other d...

Monday, January 30, 2012

Time for some chocolate around here!

You can thank me later for this recipe. Actually, you can thank my mom. A few weeks ago she came over and brought with her 2 things- a choc...

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

I can't help but share a little bit of love with everyone that stops by here today. Heather (#36 in the comments from the previous post...

Friday, February 11, 2011

Long lost art...

I have gone through a few boxes of miscellaneous stuff that I received a few months ago when my Grandma Shirley passed away. She was and al...

Saturday, January 15, 2011

She's happiest when...

Guess who spends most of her time sitting in a wheelchair, but got outside to go sledding for a few minutes today? Yep, that's Wyndham!...

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Beyond cake and french fries...

We do our fair share of partying and eating cake and things with whipped cream on them around our house, but I wanted to share a few photos...

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

For those of you who are checking in on us...

{ Cookie photo and recipe credits go to Dawn Finicane at Vanilla Sugar blog .} I made a batch of these cookies tonight and ate some of the...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

My favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe {and story}~

For those of you who are interested in the cookie recipe I used when I made the ice cream cookie sandwiches, here it is. Along with it comes...

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Yum...springtime!

I have fresh, organic Rhubarb Cream Cake baking in my oven right now. {Click here for recipe.} I have all the windows open. I have flower...

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Why I love to bake...

My kids love to help out in the kitchen- especially when it comes to baking. Crew was totally into the banana bread we made yesterday. I mo...

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Growing a belly.

Here is my official first belly picture of my pregnancy at 15 weeks. Which, by the way, where do the weeks go? In just a few more weeks we...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Nitty.Gritty. On Air.

Today is a new day. Thank goodness! Chip's parents have been with visiting us and being entertained by the grandkids since last Friday...

Thursday, January 21, 2010

French inspiration.

Sort of. =) I've been seeing occasional updates from Heidi Swapp's facebook status as she's been enjoying an amazing adventure i...

Monday, December 21, 2009

Yum. Cake.

Yesterday was my birthday. Thirty-seven years of having a good excuse to eat cake in the middle of the busy holiday season. =) I was tre...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Mid-morning coffee break.

I took it as a sign after seeing this recipe pop up on at least three different occasions the past couple of days. My sister (Hi Steph!) e...

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About Me

Jody: Hi. I am a wife and mother of 7- six of them are at home and underfoot, one is in Heaven and they have all captured my heart! I am 42, but feel like I have lived through more than some people do in a lifetime. I have definitely had some rough spots...but have challenged myself to not let those events consume or define me. I try to look at life in a positive light...and most often that means I look to God for the strength to do so. He is the source of my joy and happiness in life- even in the midst of chaos at times. Ultimately I hope to live a life that inspires or challenges other people to be their best. Kind of like a "white Oprah." I mean that with deep respect.

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