Let's Try This Again!

Okay, so once again I'm going to re-enter the blogging world!! I know, I know. The past year has been CRAZY though and having a 12 month still waking 3 times a night to nurse while homeschooling two others was quite exhausting! And let's be honest, at this stage in my life I'd choose sleep over blogging any day!! Since I've last blogged, we have welcomed our third little baby into the world!! She is now 14 1/2 months old and an absolute joy to be around!! I've started crafting and sewing again and started a little boutique with my mom called Bunting Babes!! I will be blogging about that here as well!! Hope you will come back and visit often :)

Educating the WholeHearted Child -- A Giveaway for the Best Book Ever!

<i>Educating the WholeHearted Child</i> -- A Giveaway for the Best Book Ever!

1+1+1=1: Tot School Printables

I'm super excited about this! Please go take a look... it's printables for Tot School!! Cooc isn't quite ready for this yet, but I'm going to go ahead a print out the units as they come out so I will have an actual Tot curriculum to work with him on :)

1+1+1=1: Tot School Printables: "I am so excited to share my new project with you ~ Tot School Printables! I am most excited to share because it has been successful wi..."

Parmesan Chicken

Parmesan Chicken
Copyright 2002, Barefoot Contessa Family Style, All Rights Reserved
Show: Barefoot Contessa
Episode: Mystery Guest


4 to 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 extra-large eggs

1 tablespoon water

1 1/4 cups seasoned dry bread crumbs

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for serving

Unsalted butter

Good olive oil

Salad greens for 6, washed and spun dry

1 recipe Lemon Vinaigrette, recipe follows

Pound the chicken breasts until they are 1/4-inch thick. You can use either a meat mallet or a rolling pin.

Combine the flour, salt, and pepper on a dinner plate. On a second plate, beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon of water. On a third plate, combine the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan. Coat the chicken breasts on both sides with the flour mixture, then dip both sides into the egg mixture and dredge both sides in the bread-crumb mixture, pressing lightly.
Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large saute pan and cook 2 or 3 chicken breasts on medium-low heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Add more butter and oil and cook the rest of the chicken breasts. Toss the salad greens with lemon vinaigrette. Place a mound of salad on each hot chicken breast. Serve with extra grated Parmesan.

Lemon Vinaigrette: 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons) 1/2 cup good olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Yield: 6 servings

Comfy In The Kitchen: French Dip Sandwich/ Feasting in Fellowship Friday...

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Women Living Well Blog: Easy Cheesy Beautiful Bread - A Must See!

I HAVE to make this!!

Women Living Well Blog: Easy Cheesy Beautiful Bread - A Must See!: "Janelle featured this Cheesy Bread on her blog at ComfyNKitchen last fall and I felt this was a must see!!!  It's SO simple - you..."

Good Morning Girls

Hey ladies! I just ran across this new bolg and I LOVE the idea behind what this lady has started! It's basically an encouraging accountability group that sends a little encouraging message each morning to everyone in the group once they have finished their quiet time and Bible study for the morning!! I LOVE IT!! I know how hard it can be to get up EXTRA early in the morning... when the baby has been up all night, when you're not feeling your best, when you're 31 weeks pregnant and you feel like you've just tossed and turned all night ;) or when you work inside the home and DON'T actually have to be up and ready to go somewhere!! I KNOW!! I'm living all of these things right now, lol!! But it really has been rewarding for me to get up each morning, while it's still dark, while it's peaceful in my home, and open up my Bible and allow my Father to speak to me. It REALLY helps me set my attitude for the day, so I can set our home's attitude for the day :) But ladies, it's SOOOO much easier to do these things when you know there is someone else doing it with you!! It really helps having that extra encouragement from others.

So, I'm inviting YOU to join me in starting a Good Morning Girls group!! If you would like to join in, please leave me a comment below and let me know by leaving your email address and what method would work best for you, (ie. text message, facebook, email) What I love about this idea is that you don't have to live close to each other to be a part of the group!! That's the great thing about technology :)

Watch this video below to get all the details about what's it's about: