Newlyweds — Exploring the joys of marriage

Michael Chiarello – failed challenge

March 3, 2010

This week’s food network chef’s challenge hosted by I Blame My Mother was Michael Chiarello. Boy was this a challenge for the life of me I couldn’t find a recipe of his that I wanted to make. I don’t know what it was but everything I found either didn’t appeal to me and/or it was [...]

Tractors, boys and piles of junk!

March 3, 2010

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Last weekend we went for a trip out to see Poppy (My Dad) he was busy plowing his land preparing to plant rice in a few weeks. We brought him lunch and of course the boys wanted to ride the tractor.

Poppy put them inside the tractor [...]

Pound Cake with Lemon Curd

March 2, 2010

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My Aunt recently made my great grandmother’s pound cake and posted about it on facebook. I don’t recall ever eating her pound cake (though I am sure I did) as I was 5 or 6 when she passed away. But I just knew in her honor [...]

JK Gourmet Granola Giveaway – Closed

March 1, 2010

* Winner announced here*
A few weeks ago I was sent some Granola from JK Gourmet a Canadian based company specializing in gluten free sugar free products. I was happy to eat the granola and give my honest personal opinion of the product and then in return offer a granola giveaway to my readers.

When we received [...]

Winner of One and The Same

February 27, 2010

The Winner of

giveaway is
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Helene February 23, 2010 at 10:44 am
“I’ve been wanting to read this book!! It seems like it’s full of interesting facts!!”
Congrats Helene with 2 sets of twins I know you will surely enjoy this [...]

Garden and New Arrivals

February 26, 2010

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Its week 19 of our garden and we finally harvested our wonky cauliflower and second crop of broccoli.

It was the perfect amount to feed the family for dinner.

Though it wasn’t the prettiest or largest cauliflower ever, it had weird long shoots, [...]

Meet the Newlyweds Jorge and Jessica

February 25, 2010

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Let’s meet Jorge and Jessica. Jessica has a delicious website called The Novice Chef, which by the look of it is anything but novice, she is amazing at both photography and her delicious food. Just check out a few recipes I [...]

Sauteed Bananas with Tangy Sweet Cream

February 24, 2010

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This weeks Food Network Chef’s Challenge hosted by I Blame my Mother is Melissa D’Arabian. Melissa is the winner of The Next Food Network Star, season 5. I remember watching this show and rooting for her because she was a stay at home mom [...]

The park a true learning experience

February 24, 2010

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I took the boys to our local park playground on a beautiful cool sunny day last week, one of very few we’ve had lately. We all needed some sunshine. But as the boys were running and playing, sliding and swinging. A thought occurred [...]

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Howdy, y’all! Welcome to my blog world. I am Sweet Pea, a 20-something Texas native and a newlywed…well, almost. We wed May 2006. Shortly after we were blessed with identical twins boys born November 2007.

My husband, whom I lovingly call Double Trouble (DT), owns and operates a trucking company, and we use our CB handles as our names here.

I however recently converted from a working mom to a stay-at-home mom. I love the new challenges that it brings and enjoy sharing my triumphs, messes, and adventures with you. I hope you enjoy reading about our busy lives with babies, cooking, gardening, trucking, and bargain shopping.