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Best Snickerdoodle Cookies
Bean, very clearly states on the regular, that he absolutely hates cookies. I ask…what almost 10 years old, growing boy hates cookies???? So I have been on a mission to find a cookie he cannot deny. The Six Sisters Disneyland Copycat Snickerdoodle Cookie recipe has been the winner every time. It is hard to resist the sugar cookie goodness when it’s topped with cinnamon and sugar. Somehow this cookie recipe puts a smile on Bean’s face every single time I start up the mixer and begin to whip the butter and sugar into oblivion. These cookies are definitely a family favorite. The Six Sisters hit it out of the park again! …
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Motherrunner-My Running Journey
The best way to make yourself start running again…sign up for a race. Technically I haven’t signed up for a race, but I am definitely making a list. My favorite race to run, in the fun category, is the Rock’n’Roll run the Strip race that is every November here in Vegas. The energy of the crowd and the ability to run the Boulevard with hundreds of thousands of other individuals, at night, under the lights…not much else can give you that runner’s high. I began running about 4 years ago, due to a good friend Miss D, befriending me and continually inviting me to the gym. She was the sole…
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Sephora Rouge Sale-My Picks
It is that time of year where makeup junkies black out and sometimes end up with buyer’s remorse when the semi-annual Sephora sale is over. I know I have been suckered in just about every time. I find myself justifying the want to purchase big ticket items just because I have a rarely given coupon code. Sephora only has 2 of these sales a year, a spring sale and a fall sale. The spring sale, for some reason, has a max of 15% off whereas the fall sale has a 20% off for Rouge VIB members. Sephora is a smart bitty this way…only have 2 sales a year, only have…
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Friday Faves
With Goob turning 1 month old tomorrow, life has been crazy beautiful as a family of 6. A few of these items are oldies but goodies and some are new favorites, but all of them have made my life over the last month easier and more enjoyable as a new mom…again. In the chaos of family life, I like to remember how it feels to be put together and feel beautiful. And as a mid-30s woman, I like to think that birthing 4 children (2 at one time) haven’t aged me too much. I am loving these button down, tie front tunics. They are SO comfortable and make nursing/pumping extremely…
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Instapot Honey Sesame Chicken and Rice Bowl
Another instapot recipe win for our family. I even substituted cauliflower rice for the jasmine rice. The chicken was moist and flavorful and the sauce was a nice consistency. Keegs said he thought it was spicy, but the rest of us completely disagreed. In all, I only spent 35 minutes preparing and cooking; and any recipe that is yummy and quick/easy to prepare is a win in my book. This meal will definitely be added to our monthly rotation. Also, I didn’t realize I didn’t have enough soy sauce, so I did equal parts soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Couldn’t taste the Worcestershire sauce at all. It tasted like…
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Battling Infertility
Rewind 15 years and you will find a very different Katie Marie. Within my first year of marriage, I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). At the time it wasn’t completely detrimental news. Mr. Man and I were still college students and weren’t looking to start a family until at least one of us had our bachelor’s degree and started a career with health benefits. Receiving the diagnosis of PCOS wasn’t something I thought about too much until a year after when we decided we wanted to begin trying to start a family. After a lot of medical testing, 2 major moves with the Air Force, and some pretty physically…
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Chore Charts
I am a list maker…I have a compulsive need to check things off, I even add tasks I’ve already completed to my list just to check it off. My planner is filled to the brim with lists. So…it only makes sense to force my check-list compulsion on my boys. Of course, it has absolutely nothing to do with the little issue of the amigos having selective hearing and a mom who is super tired of repeating herself over…and over…and over……… I even went all out this time with the charts and had them laminated. Now to make sure the novelty of them don’t wear off too quickly with the 3 amigos.…
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Hawaiian Kalua Pork-Instapot
I.AM.LOVING…my instapot!!!!!! Best appliance ever! My mom even showed me how to hard boil eggs in it yesterday. Tonight I made this recipe and it was a huge hit with all 4 boys…well the 3 amigos and Mr. Man. Mr. Man kept saying the pork smelled like bacon…can’t go wrong with bacon smell. The only 2 changes I made with the recipe was that I had to cook the pork roast for 65 minutes for it to be fork tender and I added 2 cloves of garlic minced to the marinade. It even tasted amazing with cauliflower rice.
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A Solemn Assembly
In my short (although feels long) 35 years on this earth, I have lived through 6 Latter-Day Prophets service to the Church. (Kimball, Benson, Hunter, Hinkley, Monson and now Pres. Nelson.) I do not remember participating in any Solemn Assembly, except for when Pres. Thomas S. Monson was called and sustained. Taking part in the rare Solemn Assembly is a special occasion and an honor. Yesterday morning in the first session of the 188th biannual General Conference, the 15.8 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had the opportunity to participate in a Solemn Assembly and sustain Pres. Russell M. Nelson as the current Prophet and…
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Dressing the Mom-Bod
Getting dressed isn’t always a fun adventure, especially if your body type isn’t the body type you want. Choosing clothes that look good and fit can feel like a chore. It has definitely caused me anxiety and discomfort a time or two. Jeans have been my arch nemesis over the years. It took me a long time to find the right fit and brand that is comfortable, durable and looks stylish on my body. For a long while, leggings were my go-to; but leggings aren’t a kosher option in most every situation other than running to and from school drop off/pick up and the gym. Let’s face it, leggings are amazing…
