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Hen’s Friday Giveaway Linky 11/8 – 11/14 #giveaway

ahenshest friday giveaway linky

Happy Friday all! We are counting the days until Thanksgiving and getting excited about the upcoming holidays -- Wooo! Make sure to take a peek at Hen's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide, I'm adding items and giveaways weekly! This week, Enter to win a Key Ingredient Recipe Reader -- to organize all of those … [Continue Reading...]

Holiday Gift Guide: Professor Kobré’s Lightscoop for better indoor photography #giftguide

Lightscoop photo test

I take a ton of photos for the blog and while I am in no way a professional, at all -- I do try to share only my best photos. The trouble with taking indoor photos is that our home is tiny and has very little natural light. It's so hard for me to get a decent photo in this house! It can be very … [Continue Reading...]

Wordless Wednesday – No Stopping Her Now! #ww

The grandbaby is on the move! She has bypassed walking and is now RUNNING! When she comes to visit on Sundays, she just zooms all over the house -- with Daddy close behind. Poor Ginger Dog tries so hard to stay out of her way :)  ☛ I want to see your Wordless Wednesday posts! Link them up … [Continue Reading...]

One Small Change Challenge Wrap Up – How are you doing? #onesmallchange

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Although I was compensated by Puritan’s Pride for this post, I feel strongly that making One Small Change can truly benefit our lives. All opinions expressed here are genuine and 100% my own. Can you believe we’ve been on our One Small Change Challenge for so long now? Some of you may have … [Continue Reading...]

Holiday Gift Guide: Key Ingredient Recipe Reader #GiftGuide

Recipe Reader7

Before you print of yet another recipe, let me share a cool new kitchen gadget with you! The Key Ingredient Recipe Reader is a must have gift this holiday season, for foodies and folks who like to have all of their recipes at their fingertips.  I know that I waste way too much printer ink printing … [Continue Reading...]

On Our Table

Spaghetti Torte Recipe – or make ’em think it’s cake!

April fools day spaghetti cake

Here is that Spaghetti Torte I tricked the kids with on April Fool's Day. I am going to be making this recipe again, it was very good, and very cheesy. I don't even want to know how many calories are in it though! I'm sure that if you were to use lower fat varieties of the cheeses and sauce, and use … [Read More...]

Chicken Noodle Soup with Fresh Homemade Egg Noodles

I wasn't planning on posting this chicken noodle soup recipe, hence the horrible quality cell phone photos!  Once the family tried it, though-- we decided it was probably one of the best soups I have ever made!  Which means I had to share it so I would remember just how I threw it together!  The … [Read More...]

Welch’s Share Your Moments + PB&J Cookies! #Sharewhatsgood

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I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Welch's. I received product samples to facilitate my review, and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. This photograph of my cousin, daughter and son at his graduation party in July makes me smile every time I see … [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...]