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One Easy way for the average person to help the Earth

SCOTT Naturals products

Earth Month is quickly coming to an end, how did you do in the SCOTT Naturals 4-Week test Drive? Good I hope! As I've mentioned in previous posts over the past month, we've been using a variety of earth-friendly SCOTT Naturals products in our home and loving them! Just as a reminder, You do still … [Continue Reading...]

21st Century spoofs recent Geico Taste Test Commercials

taste test commercial spoof

Some recent car insurance commercials have been trying to get people to choose the "better" insurance company by taking a "Taste Test" with juice. Um, Can you even compare car insurance by taste? Plus, it's juice! How does juice relate to car insurance? It doesn't! I think it's a bit ridiculous … [Continue Reading...]

Nickelodeon’s Floam and Gak attack! #review

Floam Gak

Do you remember Floam and Gak? If you grew up in the 90's then you know exactly what I'm talking about! These fun Nickelodeon playtime novelties were all the rage back in the day. The fun texturized play compound, Floam, can be molded, squished, flattened, shaped and squeezed for hours of sculpting … [Continue Reading...]

Wordless Wednesday – Totally random Friday photos #ww

a turtle in our driveway

Gorgeous turtle that crawled out of the ditch looking for water. We re-homed him in the creek down the road. Hubby got out the 1974 Goldwing. We took it for a short test drive up the road. Ahhh! Such a silly girl! The kids were messing around with optical illusion photos. I have more to … [Continue Reading...]

Let Stanley Steemer help you do your Spring Cleaning this year!

Stanley Steemer giveaway

Spring! It's the time of year where the warmer weather lets us get more outdoor time, more walking, more playing, more dirt! Yep, all the time we spend out side is great, but it also means that our family is tracking in more dirt, pollen and dander. It also means our pets are shedding more! It seems … [Continue Reading...]

On Our Table

Cranberry Pumpkin Crunch Dessert : Baking with #PAMSmartTips

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PAM Cooking Spray. It's my favorite time of year! The weather is cooler, the holidays are coming and I get to bake delicious food to share with my friends and family!  I've had this Pumpkin Crunch recipe stashed away in my Gramma's recipe … [Read More...]

Spring Brunch Strata with ham, potatoes and cheese #EBbrunch

egg strata recipe

Recently, I threw a fun egg themed brunch where I focused on creating recipes that use nutritious Eggland's Best eggs. I thought I would share just one of the dishes that I served to my guests. I decided to make a cross between a strata and a frittata -- this is what I came up with after reading … [Read More...]

Berry Morning Breakfast Crisp Recipe! #YayOats

Berry Morning Breakfast Crisp

Since I was a little kid, oatmeal has been a common breakfast dish. I have always loved eating oatmeal in the countless ways it can be prepared. From my memory of Dad's stove-top cooked hot Quaker® oatmeal with cranberries to my favorite oatmeal raisin cookies, oatmeal has always been there to fuel … [Read More...]

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Home & Garden

diy rustic wheel herb container garden project

DIY Rustic Wheel Herb Garden How-To #MiracleGroProject

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Gardening should be fun!  I love to … [Read More...]

my weekly menu board

DIY Photo Frame Menu Board with Fellowes Saturn2 95 Laminator

I know I have been saying it a LOT, but it is almost time for our kids to go back to school! Nine more days until the big day! We have been getting … [Read More...]

Family Moments

Dinosaur Park 1988 - Rapid City, South Dakota

Dad and The Giant Dinosaur :: Throw Back Thursday #tbt

I have wanted to participate in Throwback Thursday for a while now, but I always forget! Not today! I dug out some old photos and hope to remember to … [Read More...]

recipe book from a mini photo album

Preserve Memories with a DIY Photo Album Recipe Book #CanonPIXMA

This is a sponsored conversation inspired by the Canon PIXMA MG7120. All thoughts and opinions are genuine and 100% my own. For more information on … [Read More...]