Whole Grain Blueberry Pancake Muffins

Pancakes without standing at the stove, full of nutritious delicious goodness in less than 30 minutes? Bonus, no sticky syrup on table, fingers, faces and furniture because Mommy cooked it in? Yes, Please! 

This little cutie thinks they're great. She ate a whole at the table (um, wow) and working on another one right now 

:) Good Stuff

Here's how the kiddos can help:

- Measure and Pour Ingredients 

- Place liners in muffin tin

- Add the fresh blueberries!

- Watch muffins cook through stove window and announce loudly every time the timer dings :)

Preheat: 350 F Cook Time: 15-20 minutes

Servings: 12 medium Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of Whole Grain Flour (any single or combination of flours is good)

3 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 Tbsp Maple syrup/raw honey  

1 1/4 of liquid (cow's milk/ water/ almond milk/buttermilk- or anything else you have on hand)

1-2 eggs (more to pump up protein) 

3 Tbsp of melted butter or unsweetened applesauce

1/2- 1 pint of fresh blueberries :)

Mix dry ingredients (flour, soda, salt). Make a well, add wet ingredients (syrup,milk, egg(s), butter) and mix until smooth. 

Pour into tins (3/4 full) and top with a hand full of blueberries each.

Pop in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool and enjoy... Or eat scalding hot because you don't want to wait :)

Project Gratitude Update!

Here's my first real update :)

So two weeks ago I managed to stay up late a couple nights and make it through one entire box of papers and all the miscellaneous ones strewn about the house. I organized, piled, purged and shredded. It was great! While we still have two more I our room and at least 4 more in the garage (most of which I know is garbage), it feels like something was truly accomplished and we have a place to jump from now.

Since then, all incoming mail has been sorted within a day or two. I purchased a wall organizer for files and love it already! Woot woot! 

Today I cleared "action file" items that had been building for months. Simply because they were easy to access. 

Most importantly... We wrote our first THANK YOUs!!!! Little boy wrote his first two for Christmas :) I am so excited!

I still have one week to finish organizing my space, which with a system seems doable and then I can really start the thank you writing :)

I am so pumped about it right now. There's a lot going on in our lives (as usual) but taking the few minutes to give thanks every day (almost) we are already feeling better, with better attitudes, better relationships within the household and better organized spaces all around!

Hope you're keeping up with me and I haven't lost you too much with my rambling! There are lots of posts I have percolating right now and I'm so excited to start rolling them out soon :) 

Day 22 {Year of Gratitude}

Today hubby comes home from almost two weeks away, with single nights home here and there a couple times. I am so excited to welcome him home for six nights in a row!

Today I am grateful for:

1- 6 nights in a row 

2- phone calls with good friends miles away

3- one little boys growing confidence 

Day 20 {Year of Gratitude}

Today

1- alone time

2- the help of other moms, especially ones who know how to do little girl's hair

3- cell phones 

Day 19 {Year of Gratitude}

Today was a good day--- we met some great homeschooling families that live somewhat close by (we're considering homeschooling as one of many options and have starting easing into it)

Today I'm grateful for:

1- internet for networking

2- time to lay in bed and rest because kids are I worn out from playing at the park

3- the chance to start exercising and feeling the strength of my body increasing!

Day 18 {Year of Gratitude}

Today I am grateful for-

1- community coming together

2- cuddles on the couch

3- a peaceful mass again

Day 15 {Year of Gratitude}

I've been working on some really great posts lately. Cooking, birth, life lessons, and I was planning on sitting down and really working through some of them tonight to put out there. 

Then I decided to do some budgeting. I, overall, think budgeting is a good thing. It helps you focus your spending, gives you freedom without anxiety and open communication. Tonight however, the reality check I was given hit a bit hard and so in response I'm going to eat leftover hidden Halloween candy and watch Star Trek until a child wakes up and needs me and/or I fall asleep. Sorry, but since nobody is out there reading yet anyways... I'm just gonna give myself a pass.

Goodnight world, oh and, Today I'm grateful for:

1- Great bosses

2- Friends that follow through

3- Blessings and prayers answered, even when the answer is tough