A little bit "crunchy" in South Texas!

I'm exploring the blog world by moving. You can now find my ramblings at: http://alittlebitcrunchyinsouthtexas.wordpress.com Come by...

So as so may as well already know, I'm pregnant with baby #5! I have so many mixed emotions about this pregnancy. Don't get me wrong...

Chilaquiles are a breakfast I had many times as a kid. My mom always made them so delicious! I seriously don't know how she does it. Be...

My first son was born almost 13 years ago... where on earth did the time go? Back then, I only had the support of my close friends and famil...

A year ago today our entire family changed. We were faced with news that we could never have imagined we'd ever hear. We came face to f...

This is the first pregnancy post for baby #5! I suppose I can blame that on the fact that keeping up with 4 kids, homeschooling, and pregnan...

Week three for us has been the wake up call from the "honeymoon" period. Haha! Or at least that's what I'm telling myself ...

Being vegan doesn't mean having to sacrifice good flavors and comfort foods. It simply means you'll probably have to get a little cr...

Recently we got a little more insight on what is happening with our latest little one. It looks like everything is lining up for us to be ad...

Growing up I ate a lot of molletes. I mean A LOT! If you're not familiar with this particular meal, I will explain. A mollete is a sin...

Poblano spaghetti is a common side dish used in a lot of Mexican dishes. This little mysterious green pasta always looked and tasted so del...

My oldest child brought up homeschool a few years ago ( maybe 3 ) and I just nodded and smiled along with his idea. I wasn't in a place ...

I have two sons who I raised by trail and error per say... I have always just followed my mommy instinct and tried my best at giving them lo...

Growing up we never really did the grilled cheese and soup combo. I grew up in a traditional Mexican family so believe me, soup was a regula...

Facebook has a way of making life easier for moms... and sometimes more difficult. (It's a complicated emotion right?) haha I have j...

This is the 3rd time the Rio Grande Valley has been able to participate in the Big Latch On . We have been blessed to have the event being s...

Have you ever noticed that taking pictures of your littles can easily turn into the nearly impossible task? Well that's what it turns in...

Three boys... 12, 9, and 2. In all these years of parenting, I had never encountered Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. In fact, I'm pretty su...

It's been a while since my last post and a lot has happened in this busy home. Our foster baby will be five months old soon and she'...

New baby in the house. Chores being ignored. Coffee is a survival tool. My own meals are set aside, skipped, or ignored for the sake o...

Yesterday was a craaaaaaaazy day!  So I might as well confess that I fell off the wagon. Caffeine was my best friend yesterday evening a...

The migraine. Yes, the inevitable migraine began late last night and continued today... ALL DAY LONG! Am I a caffeine junkie? Yes, yes I...

I was recently asked by a fellow Facebook friend to join her and a group of other lovely ladies on a "14 Day Water Only Challenge....

My baby has a fantastic Godmother. She is a few hours from home and since Ben is not the biggest fan of his car seat, we hadn't taken a...

I originally meant to publish this post at the 18 month mark, but with busy motherhood at hand... That has now turned into 20 months! Well, ...

In my neck of the woods, we have a local fast food drive-in that sells these little fried potato concoctions which I loved to eat during my ...