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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

coconut-milk-hot-chocolate-drink

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

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...]

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...]

Bake Sale Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

soft chocolate chip cookies

When I dropped my daughter off at basketball practice tonight, I realized that I had forgotten something. Everyone was carrying various trays and bags of cookies which reminded me that I was also supposed to bring 2 dozen cookies for this weekend's bake sale. Woops! A stop at the store, 2 hours, … [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...]