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Mr.Chewy delivers your pet’s favorite treats right to your door!

Ginger ordered Mr.Chewy treats

If you've been visiting A Hen's Nest for any length of time, you are bound to have noticed that we like to spoil our Ginger Dog. She's definitely an important member of the family, that's why we were thrilled to be contacted by the adorable Mr.Chewy!  Mr.Chewy is a little dog who has big dreams of … [Continue Reading...]

Fun outdoor Winter Activities for your Family to enjoy together – Guest Post by Dee

This guest post comes to you from the wonderful Dee of cocktailswithmom.com, I'm so excited to welcome her to A Hen's Nest! Enjoy! Winter comes with shorter daylight hours and cooler temperatures but this does not mean that you have to bundle up and hibernate until the spring. There are many … [Continue Reading...]

Win an iPad2 in the Avocados from Mexico Guac Off Recipe Contest on Facebook #guacoff

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocados from Mexico. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you like avocados? I've honestly only eaten them a few times in my life. Since avocados seem to always be a favorite Superbowl party food to add to game day gatherings, I need to … [Continue Reading...]

#Project365 – week number one

project365 week one

I have been wanting to do project365 for quite some time now. Well, this is the year! Every Single Day of this year I am vowing to take a photo of something in my life. I will say right now that there is no way that every photo is going to be great. In fact, most of them will probably be fuzzy, … [Continue Reading...]

Centrum ProNutrients take daily vitamins up a notch! #NutritionPossible

PRONUTRIENTS Centrum pill size

I'm not one for making a bunch of New Years resolutions, they always seem to be tossed out the window within a few weeks anyway! I do like to think about a few things that I need to work on though. This year I am going to be focusing on taking better care of me, not dieting or anything like that. I … [Continue Reading...]

On Our Table

Silk Pumpkin Pie Bread Pudding Recipe #SilkHoliday

pumpkin pie bread pudding

My son and I are both lactose sensitive. While we don't often let that stop us from enjoying our favorite foods, I do try to make them without adding unnecessary milk. That's where Silk comes into the picture. We both enjoy drinking Silk products in smoothies and on their own -- especially the … [Read More...]

One Bowl Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake #recipe

chocolate mayo cake

Cake is often on the list of good luck foods to eat on New Year's day, yes most specify that it should be round cake but to me; cake is cake is cake. The other day on Facebook, my cousin mentioned that she had just made mayo cake from our Gramma's Amish cookbook. Oh yum! I remember that cookbook … [Read More...]

Pepperoni and Cheese Balls and Bread with frozen dough

cheese and pepperoni bread

We bought the store out, so we decided to make our own! Super G. decided that since we always seem to buy up all of the pepperoni balls at the grocery store, that we should start making our own instead. Pepperoni Balls are the easiest things to make -- all they are is dough, pepperoni and cheese. … [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...]