HappyKidlets Archive

Road Trip 2013: Day 3

TUESDAY July 30th, we left NC to head toward Tennessee. On our journey down I-85, we dove into Gaffney, SC – home of the Peachoid! It’s a water tower made into a peach. They apparently needed to color it better in the past because ...Read More

Road Trip 2013: Days 1 & 2

SUNDAY We left our house around 4 pm and headed west towards Concord, NC which is where we were spending the night of July 28th. We stopped for a great photo op at the old Shell Service Station in Winston-Salem, NC. The Shell Station was a filling station constructed in ...Read More

My baby is too much like me :(

Another heartfelt post. Sorry to those that are here for recipes but this is a trying time at our house. I spoke to Cole this morning – like a heart-to-heart talk. He said he has no friends. The kid has social cue issues so ...Read More

Lead by example

Occasionally, I will post “mom stuff.” This is, after all, Food Geek Mom! Being a parent is tough. I know y’all are saying “duh,” but I mean it really is. Even when you think you’re doing it right, you could probably be doing it better. ...Read More

Vegan Spaghetti Sauce

I bought TVP from a bin a bit back but didnt use it. At 5:00 one evening, I realized I should probably start thinking about dinner. It has been awhile since we had pasta so, pasta it was but we needed to amp up ...Read More

Zucchini Bread (v. 1)

Tonight I made a healthy zucchini bread. It came out well, so I am going to alter it yet again to make it even healthier because, well, by now you know that’s what I do. The recipe as prepared tonight is below. 🙂 Yummy. ...Read More

Watermelon Oreos?

So I was in Target with OC. He saw these and said he wanted them. I love anything watermelon but Oreos? I kinda cringed and might have gagged a bit at the thought. I re-questioned him and he was SURE he wanted them. Not ...Read More

Geekin’ Out!

Tonight I am fortunate enough to be going with my husband, kids and parents to the new PDQ that opens on June 2nd. Tom & I both won chances to get a sneak peek inside, a tour, and free food. My kids have been ...Read More