Fuh-real y'all, from the moment this box arrived I was straight up overjoyed. I have tried many by mail meal programs. But this one. This one right here. It takes the cake. First off, fresh ingredients. Easy to read instructions and did I mention it takes like 10 minutes for the HOMEMADE fresh delectable recipes?! I wish our computers had a "smell here" button so you could get a whiff of the delectable aroma! I would like to introduce you to...gobble. My guess on why they named their company Gobble...because you want to gobble it up. I know, I am ridonkulously punny! I get it from my dad!

This is what the contents of a meal look like...there were cookies as well. Emphasis on WERE. I opened my box live for my family and friends and one of the questions was how many did one serving feed (this was a serving) it was enough for Pdaddy, myself and a little bit of leftovers. Pricing is pretty reasonable, I think. Especially since it is like homemade or even restaurant quality. BUT prepackaged, measured and super simple to make in a lickity split amount of time.

For my family that is something we lack...time. You see we have 4 kids. 3 of which play sports. 1 of which plays 2 sports. We have 1 day out of the week we have no sports. 1 day. That is it. Have I told you how sleep deprived I am? I LOVE to make food from scratch, but let's face it. These days if it is not made in my crockpot after I drop the kids to school...it's not gonna happen. We have had days we are so tired, we eat cereal for dinner.


Not anymore! I am jumping on the coupon bandwagon! Yup, there is a discount of $50 off your first box all by clicking this link HERE. Easy! The cost is pretty reasonable especially for the quality and amount you receive!


Not pictured in my fave meal I tried was the cucumber salad (never made it out of the container!) or the cookies...my inner cookie monster couldn't wait. You know what a cookie looks like, if not. Message me and I will describe it to you!

I love that not only do you describe your allergies before ordering, but there are kid friendly options as well. Meals change weekly and should be used within 5 days of receiving the box to ensure freshness.

My family gives this Gobble the stamp of approval. They haven't heard the last from us!

I really don't think its possible for a recipe to get simpler than this one! One of my friends had an entire bag of apples that she decided she didn't like. It was a mixture of Fuji and Pink Ladies and she said she knew I could use them. I made the Apple Coffee Cake Recipe, some yummy apple crisp and then let the Middles help me turn the rest into Applesauce. Which was devoured within 2 days! You can use any kind of apple for this recipe. I like to mix a few types to give it more flavor.

Middle #2 went to work washing the apples in a sink of water! She LOVED her job and took it very seriously! She was then in charge of drying them and bringing them over for Middle #1!

Middle #1 very carefully and veeeeeeeeeeeery slowly. Let me reiterate that again...veeeeeeeeeery slowly, used the peeler and peeled the apples. He then placed them on the cutting board and used the apple slicer to cut the apples. I showed him how to make sure there were no core or seeds in the apple slices and he tossed them in the pot until it was full!

Insert the mom job! Take apple juice and fill about 2 inches deep (with apples in pot!). Then take cinnamon (you can omit this if you like but we like it in ours!) and sprinkle in about 2 Tbsp. More if you want a more cinnamon flavor. On Medium-Low, bring to a boil with a lid on the pot. I check mine about every 5 minutes and stir it up a bit. You want to make sure the apples do not go "dry" by keeping liquid in the pot! Depending on your pot (I have 1 that is WAY slower than the other...very odd if you ask me!) it should take about 20 minutes for your apples to become soft. Like a checking a potato for making mashed taters! When apples are finished I use a slotted spoon and drop them into a large mixing bowl. I use my hand blender to emulsify and turn it into creamy delicious applesauce. I get asked why I don't use sugar. To be honest the sweetness from the apples and the apple juice is all you need. Going back to basics here! I let cool in bowl on the counter to room temperature and then stick in the fridge.

My kids devour it so the only way I am able to do big batches to can is when they are asleep! But then I am also fighting off the hubby! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Have a blessed day!

Be sure to cover all edges and I wanted the door to stick nicely to the wall and not be tugged open! I attached like so...


All while sugar plums danced in this ones head next to me! Sneaky sneaky!


I placed the note above the door and she of course found it first thing the next morning! She was very excited to read it aloud to all of us. We plan on selling our house in the next year or 2 and I figured we will have a NEW door magically appear in the new house. In each child's room as they are about to lose a tooth. If your child has already lost a tooth and you are really wanting to do this idea...in your note from the tooth fairy instillation crew mention that they had been on the waiting list and they are sorry for the delay. Perhaps you moved, you can say that the door was lost in the move. I plan on getting moss and stones to decorate around the door a bit. Use tiny Christmas lights to hang over the door for the Holidays. And possibly make a little burlap wreath! Whatever I can to make our fairy feel welcomed! Have a blessed day!

While with family for Thanksgiving my little brothers girlfriend taught me the downright coolest thing ever. The ballerina bun. BUT this ballerina bun takes about 2 minutes and holds all day! Its gonna blow your mind! FIRST off you are going to need:


I found this at Target for $3.99 in the hair clip section. I also saw different sizes and colors at H&M in random bins by the register for about the same price!

1. Make a high pony tail. I like to make sure I have added a bit of pouf to the front of my pony (on top of my head) and have everything smoothed into place. 
2. You are going to split the pony tail in 1/2 and flail around your head like the picture above.
3. Next take another hair tie and drop around the flailed hair. For Ava Faith's hair I have to twist the ponytail band around it twice to make it tight and not floppy! The arrow is pointing to wear you can still see the do dad below the hair so you will shift the hair to cover it!
4. Next you will side swipe the hair all the way around the bun pinning around with bobby pins. The wide open skinny type work really good to start and then I use the regular kind for small hairs I want tucked under.

For Ava Faith I add a simple bow clip and spritz the hair with hairspray all around to help with fly aways! For me its wonderful on days we are on the go and I need to get moving fast! It keeps the hair in place ALL day and I have yet to readjust in the middle of the day! We have baby fine, thin hair. Most hair styles don't work that we find online! So this is our new go to hair style! Simple, easy and I feel like we are "put together"! Have a blessed day! 

OH mylanta! I went to cook dinner...and I really didn't feel like it. Looked around to see what I had and BAM...the bomb diggity of all mashed potatoes recipes were born. RIGHT THERE...in MY kitchen!


Are you ready for this?! Preheat your oven at 350...You will need:

• 4 large russet potatoes (peeled/washed)
• 1/2 jar of bacon bits
• 1/2-1 cup of cheddar grated
• 1 large clove of garlic
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 oz cream cheese
• milk
• salt
• pepper

First off prep your potatoes by cutting and boiling till soft. You should easily be able to stick a fork inside. When you are finished boiling your potatoes, dump the water out and use a masher inside the pot dropping the butter into melt.

In a separate bowl you will put the sour cream, cream cheese 1/4 of the jar of bacon bits, 1 large clove of garlic (minced...pressed...you get it!) and then dump your potatoes inside and start mixing together! You will add milk as you are whipping your potatoes and salt/pepper to taste. When that is to the correct "mashed tator" consistency you are going to mix in 1/4 of your cheese mixture!

 
Place your tators in a casserole dish and dump the remaining cheese over top and 1/4 of the container of bacon bits. Place in your oven at 350 for 20 minutes and VOILA...the tastiest tators you ever did try! Even the baby loved them!!

As a mama of 4 some days my life is complete chaos! Lets face it...my home is over run by little people! Imagine 4 tornado's hitting your home at any given moment! I get asked all the time...how I manage to have pets and children at the same time. Well...here is a simple trick I use so that we can keep our beloved pet fish of 3 years Nemo! Its so easy consider your mind BLOWN!


I cheat...I have 3 of these $1 "candle" holder bowls that are perfect size for our Betta (did you know that a Betta is a "puddle" fish in Thailand?!) and a bag of $1 store filler rocks. I put rocks in the bottom...fill with tap water (yep...I do not use special water!). Reach my hand in {gross} grab the fish and drop it in the clean bowl! I then dump out the water dump the rocks into the garbage can. Soak the bowl in sudsy water and then stick in the dishwasher on the bottom. Voila! Clean as can be! And SUPER easy!

We used to have a tank. With the filter and the cleaning snails (also have tried the sucker fish) but it was a royal pain in my batooty to get that sucker clean! I do not have time for high maintenance pets!  I used to be worried about the water and you know what. The moment I stopped worrying we stopped killing fish! So there you have it!! I hope you are having a blessed day!!

Here is a funny for you - and a reason why I haven't blogged in a bit!

I was "mug stalking" on a hash tag for the great mug swap of 2013 on Instagram a few weeks ago {blog post Thursday on what this is!} and another mama had this amazing little corner she turned into a coffee corner with a tray and all of the coffee necessities on it. I literally thought GENIUS...I am TOTALLY doing this! So I searched through my Get er Gone site to see if I could find anything...low and behold I bought this tray for $3! It was bubbled from water damage and had a few dings here and there but the bones were good! So I bought a can of semi gloss Aqua spray paint and did about 3 coats! I love that its easy to wipe and brightens up my kitchen (perfect for the upcoming drab Winter days that are fast approaching!).


I found the little cream container at TJ Maxx while shopping with my bestie for only $2.99 and its perfect as a simple vase! The little blue jar was $1.49 at World Market, houses our sugar and of course a whisk to stir my creamer into my Mama Bear mug (also found at World Market for 99c)!


The tin was also a World Market find! It houses my K-cups perfectly!! And its pretty to boot! I now have everything I need to make a good cup of coffee first thing in the morning at my fingertips! I literally smile each time I walk past it! Super easy and can easily adapt for most kitchens! Have a blessed day!

Don't you just love the pop of color in the wine barrel?! I cannot wait for my mums to bloom!

A new favorite of mine since dealing with the health aftermath of having Livy Joy is Kale Chips!! They are extremely high in iron and taste really good! OH and they are super beyond easy as well! Paul says they stink as you bake them...but I think its all in his head!

What you will need is:

• Fresh Kale (washed)
• Seasoning salt
• Olive Oil

Preheat your oven to 325. Shred the kale onto a cookie sheet and lightly drizzle with olive oil. You will then do a light sprinkling of seasoning salt and place in your preheated oven for 11 minutes (should be lightly
crispy).


I eat them straight out of the oven! Be forewarned...you WILL have green stuff in your teeth!!

Oh me oh my OH me its...pie! Yes indeed my friends! This is my fave go to dessert I created fresh from college. Its easy and delish! I actually used to get phone calls from friends asking for other versions to make!! The possibilities are endless but this one is my fave!

All you need is the following:

* Pint of Ice cream (this recipe I used Starbucks Java Chip Frappe ice cream...its divine!) (ignore the quart sized my hubby brought home! If you use this size you have enough for 2!)
*Hot Fudge
*Oreo cookie crust
*1 snack sized pack of Oreo's (I used to Trader Jo cookies as I had them already!)


First you will take your crust and the hot fudge, heated I might add from directions on label (45 seconds), pour 1/2 the jar onto your crust. Use a spreader and spread that bad boy out!

As I laid on the couch for weeks on end I came up with an easy idea for a gift for my daughters teacher. I bought an apple and an Ice drink. I had Emily Grace make the card and I told her what to write (and how to spell it!) I love how it turned out and her teacher (Kindergarten) had a giggle too!



She got a kick out of being able to do the entire thing herself! We stuck it in a gift bag and had the card inside! Easy peasy. Done!! Have a blessed day!