Last night we had an absolutely amazing thunder and lightning storm. Seemed very metaphorical for my life right now in fact. The last 2 weeks have been insane a little crazy to say the least and as a result I've been on a blogging hiatus while I attended a "family" funeral 7 hours away. I've still been bentoing, of course, so stay tuned for "a week of forgotten … [Read more...]
Excuse me sir, your Mo is showing!
We're 5 days into Movember, and cutezcute bear is rockin' his Mo... Are you? (Actually, I guess this is less of a moustache and more of a beard, but you get the drift!) If there wasn't currently an NHL Lockout, you'd think the playoff's had just begun. Men all around are gettin' scruffy. These days are crucial in the world of the Mo. These are … [Read more...]
There’s a monster in my lunch box!!
I've mentioned before that sometimes I have tremendous self discipline and research, and plan out my attack. Those days I typically come up with super cute bentos that will make even the most discerning toddler grin. Other Most days, I fly by the seat of my pants and hope for the best! This is a funny route because sometimes it results in some of my best bentos, and sometimes … [Read more...]
A case of the L.E.L
Today's lunch is brought to you by the letters L, E, L... Little effort lunch! Pretty sure that all my effort and creativity for the week was expelled in the making of this lunch. So today we get a cute, little effort lunch that truly proves that cute can be easy, and easy can be cute! Drawing inspiration from this lunch, I decided to go with the ever popular waffle with cream … [Read more...]
A silly little alien?
Another left over lunch! This is my best effort at improvisation! Reusing last nights pulled pork I decided to make each kid a funny faced alien. I thought it was kind of cute, and required minimal effort! :) In this bento: Pulled pork on a bun, pickle slices, ham cutouts, cheese string, apple slices, yogurt tube, grapes, mixed veggies, ritz crackers, strawberriesEnjoy! … [Read more...]