The Extraordinary Women conference, “Embracing Powerful Peace” was beyond my anticipation!  I don’t even know where to start.  Everything was just so good and top notch and convicting and personal. My cousin, Jen, said she thinks the crowd was smaller than previous years, but it was a good size – kept things feeling intimate and personal. Friday night got us off to a really great start!  Chonda Pierce – oh my...

Do you gotta Latte stuff to do? Well, then you need to visit this blog post at Skip to My Lou and download the “Mom’s Got a Latte Do today” printable.  It’s a really cute and practical list (2 per 8.5×11″ page) that can be printed as often as you want, or printed in bulk and turned into a magnetic notepad for your refrigerator!  SCORE! What a perfect gift for a teacher.  Or a friend.  Or a mom. I love...

I just threw it together the other night – and it was SOOOO good.  I’m all for fast and easy, and this did the trick! My Best Lasagna 1-16 oz box lasagna noodles, uncooked 1 jar Spaghetti sauce 1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained 1-15 oz. can tomato sauce 1 16 oz container ricotta cheese 1/2 cup grated parmesan romano cheese blend 2 tsp. garlic & herb seasoning 3 cups shredded mozzarella 1/2 cup water (optional) Preheat oven to...

Our girls, Curly & Georgie, are 4 and 2.  Curly is in Christian PreK right now and she loves it.  Both girls enjoy being read to and Curly & I have recently made a game of writing her letters or numbers, identifying them, trying to sound them out and more on the big Magna Doodles she got for Christmas. So when I felt like God was saying that as part of the Mothering experience for me may include homeschooling, I laughed. (Yep, call me...

Hello Coffee Gals.  Welcome to the Queen Mommys Cafe today.  Have a piece of birthday cake with your coffee or tea this morning!  We are celebrating my husband, Roy’s 40TH birthday today!  Okay – let’s be honest – I’M celebrating – he’s not quite sure whether he can celebrate turning 40 or not. So I thought I would do a tribute of FORTY THINGS about Roy today in honor of this grand occasion! 1. He...

I’ll admit it.  I LOVE SNOW.  I don’t like the bitter cold.  But I love snow in winter. I was spoiled, you see, because I lived in Alaska as a child.  Alaska was full of mystery and adventure for me.  I had the opportunity to attend a public school on the base my dad was stationed for my 1st Grade year. It was WONDERFUL! I learned so much about the native Eskimo and indigenous Indian people and culture in that one year.  It...

I’ve done just enough this weekend to get a few things caught up – dishes and laundry.  The two never-ending household chores that can’t be left to chance… But it felt good.  Its nice to have cleaned off counters and full dressers.  Other chores will get taken care of this week as my energy comes back – and I’m really trying to “take it easy” the way that I should. Honestly, there have been...

So I’m adjusting to the decaf coffee this week – and not feeling the lack of caffeine too much.  Fatigue is just part of my pregnancies, so I’m happy with 1 cup of good decaf in the morning.  =) My girls & I watched the movie, Freaky Friday, last week.  Although Curly is only 4, she totally understood the concept and we have been pretending to switch bodies sometimes.  It’s been pretty funny.  She likes to be...

So yeah, Roy and I had just decided to join Weight Watchers and I was going to kinda blog about my progress here. Baby changes everything… So instead, I’ll share some of my pregnancy (but not all of it and will warn you with “TMI” if I’m getting ready to share anything too graphic). TMI = Too Much Information Because of my history of preterm labor and gestational diabetes, my diet and activity level are still going...

Okay – I’m back to Coffee after a few tea posts!  I enjoyed a large cup of my favorite shop coffee this morning, but am settling in for a nice cup of afternoon tea for the moment.  Rainy, wet, dreary kind of day – but it’s warm and cozy in our home, so I’m snuggling in. After a few tea posts, I’m glad to get back to some Company Girl Coffee talk!  But its because I have a very exciting...