tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48913812164373860622024-10-24T22:17:38.998-04:00Two Moms, Five Boys, and a lot of FoodGoodlicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04271056499528227648noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891381216437386062.post-5285908425256444362016-09-26T20:00:00.000-04:002016-09-26T21:03:21.417-04:00

This weekend we had a party for my graduation. It was so much fun seeing all of my friends who supported me through grad school. And, now I'm busy taking care of (aka consuming) the leftover sangria and cream puffs. Yep, you know it - Costco cream puffs! SOOOO GOOD! I actually had the party catered, and that was the best idea I've had in a while. They delivered the food, set it up, and it was

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We recently took a vacation on the Disney Dream. The four-night cruise was fabulous, with great food, a beautiful ship and lots of fun activities for all of us. I admit, it took some convincing for my husband to agree to the trip. In fact, he wasn't really convinced when I booked it, or even really when we embarked. We'd been on one cruise almost 20 years before, on a budget cruise line, and the

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Happy Monday! I spent the morning at a job interview, and am so happy to be home setting up this post now. I got a very attractive offer, and now I just have to decide if this is what I want to do. I need to "ponder" as the doctor put it. And pondering I am. But, enough of that, I need something to take my mind off of it, so I can allow my subconscious to do the work for me. Tell me what you've

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My friend and I took a trip to Trader Joe's yesterday. Overall I was pretty good. I didn't get any wine, or ice cream, or yummy frozen appetizers. I got apples, some fancy cheese, lentils, and nitrate-free lunch meat. I also got one tub of TJ's crispy chocolate chip cookies, but only a few of those are for me, I swear! They're for the boys (ahem). The one treat I did get myself was pumpkin

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Dietbet has a new app to help people get more active called StepBet. I decided to try it after graduation to get myself moving more and work harder to get to a healthy weight. My husband said I was crazy to sign up for it right before going on the cruise, but I actually got more steps on the cruise than I did the previous weeks. The app syncs with your fitness tracker (I have a FitBit Alta

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I can't believe it's already the middle of September. All of the kids are back in school, cool weather is coming, recipes with apples and pumpkins are being pinned, and the stores have Halloween decorations out. I love Fall. Yes, that's all true, except the cool weather part. If you know where we live here in SWFL, you know that's a BIG FAT LIE that we tell ourselves to get through these

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Do you watch Grey's Anatomy? Remember when Lexie and McSteamy are finally getting back together, she's cooking him dinner on the night he tells her Callie is pregnant with his baby? She says she's putting tarragon in the dish. She doesn't know what it does, but it just seems more sophisticated and mature than the other herbs she usually uses, so she's cooking with it. It's very cute and

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So, my last post was about relaxing and not feeling guilty about it. Well, I'm pretty relaxed, but still a bit over-scheduled. I'm actually posting this while in the Disney Cruise terminal waiting to get on the ship! Yes, we are going on a long-awaited vacation! Seriously, I've been waiting for this for months. I usually book things last minute, but that doesn't really work for super popular (

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What is normal? How much stress do we normally put up with? How do we balance life, work, family, fitness and fun? I am on a mission to figure this out. This month I graduated from PA school. After 27 grueling months, I graduated with honors. Yes, I'm done with grad school. Free to move on to the next step of my life: Find a job, find a hobby, develop my blog. The first 14 months of school

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I take my boards this week on Wednesday, so I've been studying more than anything else. After that, I'm planning my graduation party! Which is why I chose two party-themed posts for my features this week. I love seeing what everyone has to share and look forward to more great ideas this week. If you have any suggestions for a party, leave a comment here or on my Facebook page. Have a great week!

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You might notice that I didn't choose any favorites this week. It's not that I didn't like any of the posts - as usual there were too many great ones to make it an easy choice - it's that I was out of town this past weekend. Where was I, you ask? Why, I was in Fort Lauderdale, GRADUATING! That's right, my educational journey has ended and I am now a physician assistant. The next step is to take

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The school year is off to a good start, even though our oldest switched schools unexpectedly at the last minute. His flexibility and friendly personality amaze me. Nothing gets him down for long. This morning we brought in a large delivery of additional supplies for the class - extra paper, pens, pencils, crayons, etc. I remember I always wanted a Trapper Keeper at the beginning of the year. What

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We went to elementary school open house tonight. Yes, Open House. As in, school starts in two days open house. Yes, summer is officially over here in SWFL. I'm not actually ready for summer to be over yet, but I know the boys will have a great time in school. So, since I'm still thinking it's summer, I haven't done anything for back to school yet. Hopefully I'll be able to get some great ideas

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Welcome to another great week at Turn It Up Tuesday! Thank you so much for joining in the fun! And if you're new here...welcome! Feel free to share, share, share! This week we'll be having an abbreviated version of our party, as Natasha is out celebrating her son's 5th birthday!!!! We'll still be linking up but the Features and Best of the Best will be shared in next week's post!  

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I've started my last rotation - interventional cardiology. It's amazing to see how quickly the doctor, whose super talented by the way, can insert a stent and open a patient's coronary artery. Yes, I miss open-heart surgery, but I'm sure I'll learn a great deal in the next three weeks.  And then, GRADUATION! On that note, I promised myself (and you) that I would start posting more.

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A friend lives next door to a blueberry farmer. He started the farm a few years ago, and I got really spoiled having access to fresh, huge, sweet blueberries for $5 a pound. After two years of home delivery, the farm was getting more successful and the price went up to $6 a pound - still a great deal. But then, last year, I didn't get a text when the berries were ready. By the time I tracked

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I graduate from PA school in one month! August 19, 2016 I will no longer be a student. It's been a long, stressful and rewarding experience. I've learned a great deal and am ready to launch my new career in healthcare. I'm looking forward to graduating, but I know it comes with great responsibility. No longer will I be able to defer patient questions with "I'm just a student." I'll have to know

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Wow, how is it that short weeks after holiday weekends always seem longer? Maybe I was just spoiled after being able to sleep in until 9 a.m. for three days in a row, but 5:30 a.m. seemed really early last week. I love my cardiothoracic surgery rotation, but the early hours of surgery are hard to get used to. What time do you wake up?  Turn It Up Tuesdays is all about being happy,

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Welcome to a new week of Turn It Up Tuesday! Hope you all had an amazing 4th - and you got to spend time with family and loved ones. Thank you so much for joining in the fun! And if you're new here...welcome! Feel free to share, share, share!   Turn It Up Tuesdays is all about being happy, excited, energetic...and having fun! Link up all of your favorite posts (old or new) and meet some

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Thanks so much for celebrating the start of Summer with us last week! I can't wait to see what you have thought up for the Fourth of July holiday. It's hot here in SWFL, as in super searing hot and humid. It's not 113 degrees like it is in the southwest, but hot enough to want to be floating in the pool when you're outside. So, what are your ideas for keeping cool? Turn It Up Tuesdays is

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It's officially Summer everyone!!! And we're celebrating all week on Turn It Up Tuesday! What are your plans for the summer? Do you have any tips for having a great summer? Do you have any great summer trips in the past? Share them all here on this week's Turn It Up Tuesday! We had an amazing week last week, and we thank you so much for joining in the fun! And if you're new here...welcome!

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Welcome to another week of Turn It Up Tuesday!!! We had an amazing week last week, and we thank you so much for joining in the fun! And if you're new here...welcome! Feel free to share, share, share!   Turn It Up Tuesdays is all about being happy, excited, energetic...and having fun! Link up all of your favorite posts (old or new) and meet some awesome bloggers in return! Link up your

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Happy Monday! This is my last week in nephrology, and my older son's first week of Summer Vacation. He's thrilled to hang out at home and relax this week. Next week he'll be in day camp everyday, which will keep him plenty busy. What are your summer plans? We had an amazing week last week, and we thank you so much for joining in the fun! And if you're new here...welcome! Feel free to share,

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Happy Memorial Day. I hope all of you had a relaxing, joyful three-day weekend honoring our fallen soldiers. Today we went to the beach for two hours and only one of us got sunburned. Being Mom of the Year, I noticed he'd wiped off his sunscreen and thought, "after he eats I need to put more on him," then completely forgot about it. I'll slather him with lotion tonight and hopefully he'll

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Today I took a photo of my son before school as this was his LAST MONDAY IN SECOND GRADE. Wow. He still has two weeks of school, but since next Monday is a holiday, this is it for second-grade Mondays for him. All of the cliches about time flying really seem to be true.  Speaking of time flying, each week seems to fly by for me as well. On Mondays I post this party, then, before I know

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