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Share Holiday Cheer with your own LEGO Minifigure Family!

LEGO Minifigure holiday digital postcard

This post brought to you by LEGO. All opinions are 100% mine. Even if you send out traditional holiday cards by mail, it can be fun to share a custom digital card with your online friends and family. Now, you can even make an adorable LEGO Minifigure Family to decorate your online holiday … [Continue Reading...]

Glade® Inspired Creamy Coconut Milk Hot Chocolate

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One of my favorite ways to create a welcoming home during the holiday season, is to bake up a sweet holiday treat for my friends and family -- when I know they're stopping by for a visit. There is really nothing so comforting as stepping into someone's home from the freezing outdoors and smelling … [Continue Reading...]

Being Thankful – A Rustic Paper and Burlap Photo Garland Tutorial #CanonPIXMA

paper burlap photo garland decoration

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 the new Canon Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One printers, visit usa.canon.com/pps. Life can get so hectic with kids in school, holidays looming and the … [Continue Reading...]

Loving Life with ALPO® Brand Dog Food! #HappyStartsHere

belly scratching dog

This post brought to you by ALPO® Brand Dog Food   . All opinions are 100% mine. I talk about our Ginger dog on the blog and my social media accounts all the time, so I know you'll remember how much she loved ALPO® wet dog food. Since trying it, for the first time, a few months … [Continue Reading...]

Wordless Wednesday – Christmas Tree #ww

christmas-tree

We Finally put the tree up last weekend! And now, with the snow and the decorations, it's starting to feel like Christmas! Our little fake tree looks quite pretty with its eclectic mix of ornaments! Our grandbaby loved checking them all out on her Sunday visit =) ☛ Have a Happy Wordless … [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...]

NatureRaised Farms® Orange-Sage Oven-Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

orange sage chicken

Thank you to NatureRaised Foods for sponsoring this article. Learn how NatureRaised Foods is “Doing What’s Right, Right from the Start™” in your area. It's mid-summer and most nights, the kids and hubby start roaming around the kitchen at 4pm, wondering what's for supper. I love to toss together … [Read More...]

Family Traditions – Cream Cheese Filled Pumpkin Roll Recipe #CanonPIXMA

pumpkin rolls with burlap gift tag

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 the new Canon Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One printers, visit usa.canon.com/pps. One of my daughter’s very favorite autumn treats is pumpkin roll. … [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...]