Week 3 begins

Is it over yet? This all feels like a dream we're about to wake up from right?

I was convinced that tomorrow was Wednesday, but alas only Tuesday. All the days are blurring together. Today was a particularly difficult working/homeschooling/mom'ing day and I did none of these things particularly well. Good thing tomorrow is a new opportunity!

On a lighter note, we made a warm spinach salad for dinner and it was good. The girls ate it all up (I mean bacon anything C'mon...) and it only took 15 min of prep work.

Link to recipe here:
Spinach Salad

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Week 1

Social Distancing Week #1 is complete. I'll be honest with you, it wasn't easy and that was with two added helpers (Mom and Dad were visiting). Week 2 begins tomorrow, without any helpers. School sent some awesome homeschool material but how exactly do you "work" and guide your kiddos through the curriculum? I'll let you know after this week!

In the meantime, have y'all been cooking at home a lot? Meal planning to make the most of grocery runs has been super important for us. I have been trying to plan out 5 meals at a time (main + sides). We gave this easy Beef Stroganoff a try tonight and it was great, ranking high on the effort vs reward matrix :) We made it with a mix of venison and beef because that's what we had and opted for the 2 hour stove version rather than the slow cooker. The dijon gives it a nice tangy flavor.

Recipe: Beef Stroganoff

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CoVid-19

Y'all how crazy is the world right now? Schools closed, office buildings vacant, travel plans disrupted, extended spring breaks, bars/restaurants quiet, oil prices dropping, upheaval of the stock market, self isolation for unknown period of time...

The chaos is real.

So I am trying to take a deeeeeeeep breath and let each day unfold rather than have anxiety about all the different possible outcomes of the next week or month.

I'm going to need some home workouts STAT :)

I may take a break from the the blog during this time of trying to establish a new normal.

Be safe everyone!

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Camping

Ross took the girls "camping" at the ranch on our last trip. Camping in this context is defined by setting up a tent right next to the ranch house. They set-up the tent, unrolled the sleeping bags, and pumped up the air mattresses. When it was bed time they were so excited to be camping that the littles just couldn't calm down and fall asleep. Every little outdoor noise brought a new question. Finally, after about an hour of this,  Ross and I went in the tent and asked them if they were ready to go sleep in their beds and they said YES!

They'll be ready next time!

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Learning Solitaire

On our last ranch trip Claire was into Solitaire. Daddy tried to teach her some tricks, but C didn't like that sometimes you can't win the game because the deck you were dealt.

Meanwhile P was having a dance party.

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Overnight Oats

The first time I ate overnight oats I wan't a fan. But then it started to grow on me, similar to my journey with sushi. Have you tried it yet? I see it on all the "brunch" menus these days. Rather than the traditional granola/yogurt or hot oatmeal, overnight oats is a combination of the two. The real trick is learning how to customize it to your taste. 

Here's a pretty generic recipe to get you started. You can then add dried fruit, berries, coconut or nuts.  Happy breakfast!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup of Greek Yogurt
• 2/3 cup of nonfat milk (or milk of your choice)
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon of honey, plus a little more to drizzle on top in the morning
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• fresh blueberries, to your liking

Steps:

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and let sit in the fridge overnight. In the morning, stir in blueberries and drizzle with honey. Enjoy :) 

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Best day ever

Best birthday ever! Escape from school, special cheese pick at Trader Joe’s, lunch with sister at Carraba’s where Rosie treated us to a free lunch and got a birthday song from the wait staff, and then jumping world all to ourselves!

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Claire is 6!

We have a six year old!!

Claire is a bright, fun, passionate girl who keeps us all on our toes but she will always be my baby...

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Ranch Views

Oooh the ranch landscape views :)

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