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Last night we took the kids to their first Friday night Fish Fry. We ate a ridiculous amount of fried fish (both Walleye and Pollock), fried shrimp, fried hush puppies and fried potatoes...aka french fries :-) And plenty of non-fried items including lemon baked cod, coleslaw, delicious breads and even pizza, mac n' … Continue Reading...
So, little Miss Penelope started ballet last Fall. She really loves it. She looks forward to going to class every.single.week. and every Sunday as we are looking at the calendar and preparing for the upcoming week's schedule she asks, 'I have bah-yay 'morrow?' in her cutest little sing-songy voice. She even has her very … Continue Reading...
Was it you? Are you number 27? If your name is.... Then you are the lucky winner of a $20 gift certificate to Sassy Heart Tutus!!! Please email me so I can get Nicole in touch with you about your gift certificate!! And remember, if you didn't win, you still have a chance to get Free Shipping from Sassy Heart Tutus … Continue Reading...
My momma loves to send out boxes of goodies for me and the kids every month or so. We absolutely love getting them...but c'mon who doesn't love getting packages in the mail! Last month she sent out a Valentine's themed box with all sorts of V-day fun inside but what I loved most about it was that she included a few knits … Continue Reading...
Ah gah! Just when I thought Eloise couldn't get any cuter... I receive the most adorable tutu and headband from Sassy Heart Tutus...swoon...and just check out my little Ellie Belly now! This shop has the sweetest tutus and hair accessories for the little girlie girl in your life :-) To enter today's utterly … Continue Reading...
I did it! I finally chose an item to review from CSNstores!! And let me tell ya, it's a good one... It's a pretty teal blue, it's used in the kitchen and it's rockin' my socks :-) If you wanna read my review click HERE now!! XOXO, … Continue Reading...
Banoffee pie...ever heard of it? If so, you know the deliciousness that I'm talkin' about! :-) If not, let me introduce you...ahem, Banoffee Pie meet my friends....friends meet Banoffee Pie. Oh, Banoffee Pie what are you, really...why the wierd-o name? Well, Banoffee Pie is an English dessert and it's name combines the … Continue Reading...
Hey all, I've got some great news to share with you! Smashed Peas and Carrots was chosen as one of Babble.com's Top 50 Craft Mom Blogs of 2011...holy freakin' cool! I was floored to get the email from the Babble editors and then when I saw the list of blogs who made the Top 50...well, holy WOW!! I couldn't believe I was … Continue Reading...
Yeah, you read that right. I'm a-talkin' about a Chunky. Knit. Cowl. But just typing 'Chunky Knit Cowl' seemed so boring. I just had to change it up for y'all...it was either that or call it the 'Phat Knit Cowl'...umm, yeah I think I'll stick with the first one. I don't think I've ever posted a tutorial on here … Continue Reading...
In our house we love French Onion Soup. It's really so good. All onion-y, and broth-y and cheese-y and crusty bread-y...Mmm, mmm good! Yes, my kids love it too...they eat onions raw! Weird children o'mine. I love ordering it in restaurants, it's always the fancy soup on the menu. I always feel so grown up eating it … Continue Reading...
Alrighty folks, we have a winner... And who just happens to be lucky number 112? Congrats!! Just email your addy to SmashedPeasandCarrots[at]gmail[dot]com so I can put you in touch with Simply. Natural. :-) Oh and P.S. (for those of you that were wondering) we took our little trip this past weekend to Moline, IL and … Continue Reading...
We took a little trip this weekend. All 5 of us. A first for our family. We even stayed overnight in a hotel. And then the kids woke up at their usual hour...what the whaaaaat? {Sleeping in on va-cay, that's for the birds.} Then we went and put our baby in a tire. Props to you if you can figure out where we … Continue Reading...
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