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As we tumble quickly toward Summer, I realize that we begin to move away from soups and toward grilling. But it's downright chilly here today and I have a little man who is in love with soups right now, so I thought I'd give soup one last shot before we pretty much call it quits till October. So if you're in the mood for one last taste of warm and comfy soup too, here's a recipe for you... This one has made the rounds on Pinterest so you may have seen it or even tried it. If not, you must! It is so yummy, so easy, and such a crowd pleaser that you just can't go wrong with it. The original recipe, which I've adapted a bit, is called Cheesy Vegetable Chowder and came from luluthebaker.blogspot.com. But really, I think it's more of a nice, thick, cheesy, potato-broccoli soup...with a few other veggies thrown in. Regardless of what you call it, it's just plain yum. I highly recommend serving it with a nice loaf of bakery bread. I like a good sourdough. Tho...

Okay, seriously, what the hell is that? That is not a part of my current hairstyle. That is a photo of one of the crazy, one-inch-long sprouts of hair that has recently cropped up all over my head making me appear generally fuzzy and unkempt. Look at it...it's kinda like wildlife photography...or this book Portia checked out of the library last week called Look Look Look. You look through little 2"x2" clear windows to the picture on the next page and guess what is pictured. Not sure what I would have guessed with this picture. All I know is that I am thoroughly annoyed with this new hair phenomenon. I realize that it's regrowth from all the hair that fell out after I had Holden. And I suppose I should be happy that it's growing back. But it does not make for a good look right now, and nothing keeps it under control...not hairspray or gel or serum...nothing. It just stands straight up. Ugh. I guess I should be honest, though. The hair, really, is the least of...

Hello food friends! I'm pretty late to the food game this week, but my entire week was thrown off kilter by being sick Friday thru Tuesday. You know how it is...you get a couple of days behind on your to-do's and then you just frantically play catch-up all week. So here I am on Friday, just getting to This Week In Food! Tragic. I hope you haven't all starved without me...or worse, just eaten the same old chicken breast every day. Ick. Anyway, let's start with a quick recap of last week. If you recall in last week's post I mentioned that I was starting a diet. Well, I worked really hard and did really well following said diet for one week. Then I got sick and now can't stand the thought of eating any of the diet food anymore because I now associate it with feeling sick. So much for that. And I had even lost a couple of lbs on it. Oh well. I guess it's back to my normal "eat healthy most of the time, exercise regularly, and hope for the best" appro...

Aaaaaannnndddd, we're back! Vacation was awesome (hurray!). There really is no better way to take a vacation when you have small children, than with multiple grandparents! If they had just slept a little better, it truly would have been perfection. Still, it was great! However, vacation bliss, at least for me, comes at a price...and that price is paid by my gut! You see, when I "fall off the wagon", I REALLY fall off (as anyone who has seen me pregnant can attest to--Whoa Mama!!)! One week with zero workouts and non-stop food indulgence means I came home not only looking worse-for-wear, but I feeling it! So it's time for vacation detox! In addition to planning meals for this week that would allow both Rolland and I to detox from our crazy eating last week, I am also trying out a new diet in an effort to drop the last five pregnancy lbs...but we'll leave that for another post! Really, what it all means for this week's menu is that I'm doing simple, basi...