Hey there! I'm Rachel and Mom of 4 joining you on a quest to be a positive parent! Help me along the way and maybe learn some new things in the process.
Jan 08
I took it upon myself to have a social media and blogging break while my kids were out of school for Christmas break. It was wonderful and I feel more centered, but it’s also good to be back as I love writing about my experiences as a Mom and I love to keep trying to …
Dec 18
This is a photo circa 1979 of my grandpa dressed up as Santy Claus with my aunt, my cousin, and my Dad. Oh the memories! Those were the best days full of love, laughter, tradition, and the occasional family spat. How I miss those Christmases past. Well, we just got finished having a Gluten Free …
Dec 17
I love the silky smooth consistency of a good split pea soup recipe and as an added bonus, my kids really like split pea soup despite the bright green color! It’s a healthy, hearty, and satisfying soup and a go to meal for me when I’m preparing recipes from my food storage. I canned my …
Dec 14
My local Smith’s grocery store was having an awesome awesome awesome sale a few weeks ago that I heard about on Facebook from one of my friends. It was $5 (select) items for $5 or some others for $5.25. When you check out, you get a $5 coupon to spend later. So, what did I …
Dec 11
Blame it on hereditary, blame it on toothpaste, blame it on citrus or tomatoes. I don’t care who or what you blame, but blame SOMETHING! It will make me feel better. Since I was a small child, I have been plagued with those nasty little canker sores (but they feel so big in your mouth!). …
Dec 06
I had an occasion to need some raspberry vinegar to make this lovely cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving. I looked for raspberry vinegar everywhere and couldn’t find it at my normal stores. I did find a small bottle at a local specialty store for $15, but I didn’t feel like it was worth it just …
Dec 02
FUN THINGS TO DO AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO Our family recently went on a California vacation. We went to Sea World, Disneyland, and the San Diego Zoo. It was one of my favorite family vacations because we were able to see a variety of things and spend lots of time together as a …
Nov 30
Well this is the last week in month 4 of my parenting plan. I’ve been working on listening to my kids more and the results have been absolutely incredible. There have been a couple times I failed and I had to apologize and ask my kids to repeat themselves because I was tuning them out. …
Nov 29
Our family went to Sea World San Diego in November of 2012 and we had lots of fun! I think Sea World is a great destination for families to see and explore. It makes for a special day and lots of quality time with the kids. We were already in the area as we went …
