Monthly Archives: February 2015

It’s Snack Time – What’s in My Pantry

It’s Snack Time – What’s in My Pantry

Excuse the photo quality. I was going for quick. Sometimes we get in a snack rut at our house. There’s only so much Skinny Pop popcorn and wine I can consume. Ha! And my kids? They go through phases. One week they love something and the next week they won’t touch it. Therefore I’m always looking for a new snack to add to the rotation.

I thought things might be similar for you. Here is what is currently in my pantry. Now…don’t get judge-y. You will see organic, non-organic, allergy crazy, sweet, salty, etc. in my post. Which is exactly like my pantry. I can never make up my mind on what exact type of foodie I am…my food thoughts are often scattered.

I was really unsure about these Wasabi & Soy Sauce Almonds. They were a Christmas present. I forgot about them and then got them out at my last Scandal party just to see if anyone would try them. Oh.my.yumminess. I am now so very sad I shared. I might have two more containers restocked in the pantry.

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Pretzel Crisps are a family favorite in general. Um, anything in bulk at Costco normally is. However, like anything else, we got tired of them. Then I saw these at the grocery store. Mini anything is super cute…am I right? The kids acted like they had NEVER had pretzel crisps before and asked for more and more and more. They are also an awesome size to pack in tiny lunch containers.

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Oh the curse of Brownie Brittle! A friend introduced this to me and we now buy it in bulk at Costco. They carry large bags and individual bags at our location. A great sweet treat.

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Peanut butter is a favorite at our house. These pretzel sandwiches are a good snack at our house. They would be an allergy nightmare at others.

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I love chocolate. I love caramel. I love peanut butter. Therefore, these are all mine. I keep them hidden and the kids have never even had the chance to try them. I LOVE chocolate. These are a great lower calorie, really chocolaty treat that keeps me from eating entire boxes of Girl Scout cookies or pints of ice cream.

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Goldfish and bunnies are hit or miss with my kids. Since they don’t ask for them all the time, I usually buy them when they do. They also pack great in small lunch containers.

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These pumpkin-nut-cluster-thingies were truly one of those “the-snack-lady-at-Costo-made-me-buy-it” purchases. All the kids loved the sample and so in the cart they went.

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What snacks are in your pantry?

Types of Parents at an Indoor Play Place

Well, Mother Nature gave it to us. Snow and cold temperatures have been here all week and school has not. I think I’m one of the few parents who LOVES being stuck home with my kids on snow days. We stayed home Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. So by Thursday morning I was ready to get

The Wet Brush

The Wet Brush

This brush is AMAZING. Life changing. If…you have girls in the house. Recently I was at the salon and asked about a brush that would not cause my girls to scream every morning and evening. I was ready to pay ANYTHING to make hair brushing better at our house. All of the ladies said I

Good Old Fashioned Classic TV

Good Old Fashioned Classic TV

My kids have discovered the television show “Leave it to Beaver” thanks to both Common Sense Media and Netflix. I am thrilled that there are 101 glorious episodes to view. They now beg to watch one show before bedtime. I think we are on episode #7. I get so tired of what is currently on TV.

Beach Mountain Snow Tubing

Beach Mountain Snow Tubing

Back in November we tried out Beach Mountain the weekend it opened. We went on a Friday night and it wasn’t crowded at all. I don’t think enough people knew about it yet. It worked out to our advantage. The kids had a lot of fun. There was a small play area especially for those

Charlotte Turns Six

Charlotte Turns Six

Throwing a child’s birthday party is like torture to me. For real. Don’t get me wrong, I love to entertain. Adults. Family. Girlfriends. Not small kids. So every time one of my own kids’ birthdays approaches, I get the nauseating feeling that he/she will want a party. And I thought I was going to have

Summer Camp Sign-Up

Summer Camp Sign-Up

It might only be February, but some summer camps are already advertising and taking enrollments. And for a few of them, if you don’t sign up early, you won’t get in. Last year my girls did a variety of different camps. Charlotte did the Pony Camp at Parky’s Farm and a Caregiver Art Spark camp.

#GoRed

#GoRed

In honor of Go Red for Women Day, everyone is dressed in RED. If you are not aware about heart disease, make yourself aware. It is the #1 killer of American women. For real. Read Mayhem’s blog today. Her mom had a personal heart scare. It could happen to any of us. Plus, check out

My Favorite Fitness Apps

My Favorite Fitness Apps

I’m back into the fitness/health/exercise/call-it-what-you-want thing. The holidays are never easy for me. Not enough time to get to every exercise class and food and drinks and Christmas cookies are everywhere! But now I’m back into my routine. And I have three main apps to thank for that. The MINDBODY Connect app is my link

Cincy Brew Bus

Cincy Brew Bus

Cincinnati is hopping with craft beer. (ha ha) And my husband LOVES beer. He also turned the big 40 on Christmas Day. But…It’s kind of hard to throw a birthday party during the holiday season. Instead, I scheduled a surprise craft beer tasting tour through Cincy Brew Bus a month AFTER his birthday. And surprised

Lego Mom

Lego Mom

We have had very little snow days this year…one (early November)? Maybe two? But the second one wasn’t even for snow…I think it was more about temperatures and ice? Anyway, on our most recent snow day (weeks ago) my kids became BORED because there was no real snow to go out and play in and