I Hate Goodie Bags!

Semi-homemade Halloween Nursery Rhyme {Silhouette Template}

Do you need a Last Minute Halloween Costume or non-spooky Costume? The night before a school parade I found out that Tyler needed a costume of his favorite nursery rhyme, ...

My First Encounter with the Alpha Mom

This soccer season my Hubby volunteered to be a Coach. When he first told me over the phone he was calling me from his “Man Conference” in Orlando.  My first ...

Back to Nature Organic Macaroni and Cheese – Giveaway

Recently Back to Nature was kind enough to send us some Organic Macaroni and Cheese, as well as their competitor’s Macaroni and Cheese with no obligation to actually post about ...

How to Tell if it is “Good” China

You’ve probably heard either someone say in real-life or in a movie “fine China” or “she brought out the good China”; I never really stopped to think about it before ...

Why You Should Blog and Helpful Tools

  This week is my 1 year anniversary of blogging!   This is one of the longest posts I’ve written because I’ve got a great deal of passion for what ...

Recover Breakfast Room Chairs

The chairs in our breakfast room have survived the drippings from two drooling, spilling, spaghetti throwers, sticky hand wiper baby to toddlers.  My hope is that the kids are now ...

Silhouette Labels for Canning – Tips and Template

This past weekend I finally took the time to make labels for all of the jars of jam, sauces, and food that I’ve canned over the last several months; labeling ...

Happy Birthday to Me!

Thanks to my Mother-in-law I went on a bit of a shopping spree for my birthday at Anthropology!  I absolutely LOVE Anthropology, not only for the clothes but also the ...

12 Whys in 2 Minutes

I’m about two minutes behind Em and LilMan’s activities. As I’m trying to catchup, I’m walking from upstairs to downstairs, moving from room to room, asking myself: Why is the ...

Wine Peach Sauce – Perfect Accessory

Recently I was introduced to 14 Hands Wine and it has become one of my favorites.  The 14 Hands Hot to Trot White Blend’s flavor is crisp, light and leaves ...

Kids and What I Learned Today

Every major event in our child’s life is a big deal for us parents, we take pictures, make scrapbooks, blog – do everything we can to document these moments.    ...

Decorating Pillows – Embellish with Ribbons

Last weekend Em made another pillow from with a bowl of ribbon and stuff that I had made or collected that I hadn’t found a use for just yet.  She ...

Candy is Dandy but Liquor is Quicker

Trial and Error A friend and colleague of mine asked me “Do any of your projects mess up or turn out bad?”  My response “Oh, yeah definitely!”  And I gave ...

Kids and What I Learned Today

It’s the simple pleasures that kids love and they love for us to show/share with them. Tyler is staying with Grandma and Grandpa this week while he is between summer ...

KRAFT Fresh Take – Giveaway

I’m always looking for fast, easy recipes and nifty tools to give me more time to do more with my time. So, I was super excited when the folks from ...

Decorating Pillows – Make Them Sparkle!

Em got into my craft room and found a bowl of ribbons, sparkly things, just stuff I didn’t quite know what to do with yet but definitely wasn’t ready to ...

Brown Butter Ravioli with Chicken, Bacon and Sage

My friend Amanda, from KevinandAmanda.com, put together a recipe for “Brown Butter Ravioli with Rotisserie Chicken, Toasted Walnuts and Crispy Sage”.   I’ve made it several times, each time I ...

Huntsville Botanical Gardens – Great for Kids!

We live in Huntsville, AL and have for the past 4 years.  It’s a quiet city with the highest number of PhDs than anywhere else in the US (NASA, Boeing ...

One of a Kind Piece of Art

My Mom is a creative-crafter.  Such an odd statement, I know, but it’s true.  My Mom has the unique ability to be both creative and crafty; she’s a dreamer and ...

Reeses Peanut Butter Icebox Pie

A while ago I made the Peanut Butter Banana Icebox Pie, it was delicious!  I took the same recipe, removed the bananas and added crushed Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.  Talk ...

Green Tomato Blueberry Jam

Last week I posted Cinnamon Blueberry Jam (which was Amanda’s favorite of the blueberry jams), and here is mine and my mom’s favorite of the blueberry jam.  GREEN TOMATO BLUEBERRY ...

Cinnamon Blueberry Jam

Tis the season to pick Blueberries! Are you looking for something to do with all the blueberries?  Well look no further! Here is one of two FABULOUS Blueberry Jam Recipes: ...

Praline Key-lime Icebox Pie

Did you know taste buds change every 7 years? I had heard that and now I know it is true – I used to hate key-lime pie because it seemed ...

Silhouette Stenciled T-Shirts

On a hot afternoon, over a 100 degrees, we stayed inside and made some t-shirts. During the kids naps, I made a couple of stencils on my Silhouette Cameo machine: ...