My honest and absolutely terrifying truth (Old Post 3)
**I have more to say on this account, but I am not ready to do so. Writing this was helpful but still not enough. I deal with the outcome...
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Focus on the journey not the destination, joy is found not in the finishing an activity but in doing it
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A family blog about raising 4 girls and living the locomotive family life, recipes included!
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Jasmine L
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
A family of chefs
I do not have a lot of memories of cooking with my mom or great grandma but I know I did. It isn't the easiest thing to have little...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
Winter wonderland
We had a snowstorm of sorts in IL on Monday night. We received a couple inches of fluffy snow. We took the afternoon to play outside and...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Hit the ground running
My day started normally, its Saturday here and I usually try and sleep in a little bit. Which means I was out of bed by 845 AM. Breakfast...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
...and just like that the girls are back in school
A little while ago we got the word that the high school would be starting a hybrid version of school which allows the kids to go in 2...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 18, 2021
- 5 min
Tips and tricks for quick and easy meals (old post 2)
*Make more- leftovers are your friends, When you are planning your meals keep in mind the easiest lunch is leftover. My husband is not a...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
The generic post about us! (The first old post)
Hello, I am Jasmine and I am a stay at home mom who wanted to create something and with the help of my train engineer husband we came up...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
Bringing it all together!
I am going to start posting my old blogs from my original site to here. It will take a little time as I have to do it by hand for each...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 16, 2021
- 3 min
Do not meal plan on an empty stomach
For awhile I was doing really well at meal planning, even planning 3 months out, that is 90 days of different meals because I felt bad...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Still looking for a way to share recipes
As much as I love just writing, I really love cooking and sharing my cooking with people I have looked into special ways to record...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Softball, in January, in Illinois, sure okay...
Brianna and I had a mom and daughter weekend this past weekend, we drove to Pekin, IL about 3 hours away so that Brianna and her softball...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 7, 2021
- 2 min
Early to sleep, still not early to wake
I am not a morning person, I never have been. I like sleeping and I hate waking up.
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Jasmine L
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
Walking into 2021
I have been trying to watch my weight and also start working out more. Dan has a work out plan that kicks my ass pretty much every time....
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Jasmine L
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Turning frustration into Productivity
My plan for this new website was to blog and share my recipes. I enjoy cooking and I enjoy sharing what I make. I've been asked for...
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Jasmine L
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
2021...resolutions
I am falling in with the crowd and I am posting about my hopes for 2021. I do not necessarily believe in resolutions and maybe its...
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