The Mom Venture-A Disorganized Mom Blog http://www.mom-venture.com A mom blog about the ventures, or mis-adventures, of the organizationally challenged Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:25:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Homeschooling-Catching uphttp://www.mom-venture.com/catching-up/ http://www.mom-venture.com/catching-up/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:57:28 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1175 Well, it’s almost 2am and I am still awake. Was planning on going to bed early tonight since the kids all got to sleep earlier than normal (a little before 10) And the hubs went to bed earlier than normal (around 11:30) since he has to leave for work early in the morning. Sooooo, I’ve

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/catching-up//feed 0 Diaperless…..http://www.mom-venture.com/diaperless/ http://www.mom-venture.com/diaperless/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:32:51 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1164 Baby (who is 2.5 now) comes out of his bedroom, diaperless, saying ” I didn’t poop on the floor mommy” Me: “you didn’t poop on the floor?” Baby: “No” Me (very suspicious now): “Did you poop on the floor?” Baby: “No” Me (as I’m walking to his room, careful to watch for poop): “Did you

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/diaperless//feed 0 Taking a few “Sun” days….http://www.mom-venture.com/taking-a-few-sun-days/ http://www.mom-venture.com/taking-a-few-sun-days/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:59:28 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1158 So Friday, Monday and today, we’ve been taking some “Sun” days from home schooling(you know, instead of “Snow” days, since we don’t get much snow here in the valley ). It has been raining so much this past month that I decided to just let them play outside most of the day the last few

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/taking-a-few-sun-days//feed 0 Easy Potato, Eggs, Bell peppers, Onions and Cheese Skillet Recipehttp://www.mom-venture.com/potatoe-eggs-bell-onions-recipe/ http://www.mom-venture.com/potatoe-eggs-bell-onions-recipe/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:06:38 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1082 Easy Potato, Eggs, Bell peppers, Onions and Cheese Skillet Recipe. 

Easy to make, and wonderful for a tight budget. This recipe is great for breakfast lunch or dinner and you can add more ingredients if you like too! (mushrooms, bacon, ham, etc……) Makes just enough for our family of 5 (3 small children and 2

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/potatoe-eggs-bell-onions-recipe//feed 0 Oat Bran Muffins Recipe-Cake Mix Muffinshttp://www.mom-venture.com/oat-bran-muffins-recipe-cake-mix-muffins/ http://www.mom-venture.com/oat-bran-muffins-recipe-cake-mix-muffins/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:29:03 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1143 I have some oat bran I’ve been meaning to use more often to add more fiber to mine and my family’s diet. What got me going on oat bran, was when my mom showed me an article in a magazine about the Dukan Diet. She tried it and actually did well losing some weight with

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/oat-bran-muffins-recipe-cake-mix-muffins//feed 1 Turning the Page of Life….http://www.mom-venture.com/turning-the-page-of-life/ http://www.mom-venture.com/turning-the-page-of-life/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:04:36 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1026 My sweet grandma passed away on the 8th of February. It was hard seeing her at the last, but I am so glad I and all the other family were able to be with her in her last days. She passed peacefully and since she knew Jesus as her saviour, I know she’s rejoicing in

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/turning-the-page-of-life//feed 0 March: In Like a Lion…..http://www.mom-venture.com/march-in-like-a-lion/ http://www.mom-venture.com/march-in-like-a-lion/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:07:55 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1041 Well, here I am in the valley here in Oregon and it is March first and, no, not raining, no,no, no, it is Snowing!  Here I was so longing for summer to arrive, and now I’m all excited about the snow again! haha, well, I guess I’m kinda fickle that way. It’s rare that we

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/march-in-like-a-lion//feed 2 What’s New With Me?http://www.mom-venture.com/whats-new-with-me/ http://www.mom-venture.com/whats-new-with-me/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:06:54 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=1022 Well, that’s a good question ;) So I’ll just give the rundown of what’s been going the last few months.

First of all, I was so busy with my candle business over the holdays that I just didn’t have much time for blogging or even working on my websites much, except to make a new

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/whats-new-with-me//feed 0 Baked Salmon Fillet Recipe with Mayonnaise and Brown Sugarhttp://www.mom-venture.com/baked-salmon-fillet-recipe/ http://www.mom-venture.com/baked-salmon-fillet-recipe/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:25:14 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=998 I Love fish! Especially Salmon! Unfortunately, my husband can’t stand the smell of it and doesn’t care to eat it either, so I don’t get to eat fish at home much. Even when I do, and I make sure to cook it while he’s at work, I just can’t hide it because he’ll smell it

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]]> http://www.mom-venture.com/baked-salmon-fillet-recipe//feed 0 How to Cook Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs?http://www.mom-venture.com/how-to-cook-hard-boiled-eggs/ http://www.mom-venture.com/how-to-cook-hard-boiled-eggs/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:59:30 +0000 Melissa http://www.mom-venture.com/?p=965 This is going to be a really short post, but I thought I’d make it a separate one so it’s easy to find.

So you may be asking, just as I had for a few years after I got married, How to cook perfect hard boiled eggs? Ones that are pristinely yellow, no greenish/grey around

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