Valentine’s Day Recap

By: Melissa
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I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day!  Tom and I had a great night.  I made T-bone steaks, golden mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus for dinner with homemade chocolate chip cookies for dessert. While cooking I had one of those, “we gotta blog this” moments that I have to tell you all about. …

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Simple Moments and Roasted Strawberries

By: Melissa
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  I can feel the sun is streaming through my bedroom window before my eyes open.  Its going to be another hot one.  I listen for the chickens.  Silence, that’s good.  It must be before 9:00.  I roll over to check the clock.  8:04 am.  Perfect. As quietly as possible I tiptoe past my little…

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Back on Track Granola

By: Melissa
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I stepped onto the scale for a bi-weekly weigh in. Oh crap. Do my eyes deceive me? Is it true? I groan and step off. “Tom, somehow I gained ten pounds in the last few weeks!” Tom smiles and crosses the room to hug me from behind. We both look into the bathroom mirror. “You…

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