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Holiday baking, snacking and cooking coupons!

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Check out this week's coupon selection! There are some great ones to help save on holiday baking and cooking, like the $1.00 off one OSCAR MAYER Pork Bacon, $2.00 off HORMEL CURE 81 Boneless Ham, $1.00 off HORMEL™ COUNTRY CROCK Side dish and $0.75 off Fleischmann's No Knead Bread Mix. Holiday … [Continue Reading...]

Floor & Decor has DIYers covered with affordable renovation supplies

Floor and Decor Outlet Store

Chris and I have dreams of owning a fixer upper someday. Since eh is a contractor, we plan to do all of the remodeling and fixing ourselves. While some may think it a daunting task, we cannot wait! My dream is to remodel my future kitchen. I'll be able to create a functional and stylish one with all … [Continue Reading...]

Magic Castle by Blast Zone – Bounce House Giveaway!

Magic Castle Blast Zone Giveaway

Just in time for Holiday gift buying, I'm joining Jessica from MySillyMonkeys.com to bring you this awesome Bounce House giveaway! Wouldn't your kids be SO excited to find a huge bounce house of their very own underneath the Christmas tree? Mine would!  The Magic Castle Bounce House by Blast Zone … [Continue Reading...]

Tips for Remodeling Your Kitchen The Easy Way

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Having a general contractor for a husband means that, for the most part, we can do all of our DIY projects ourselves. Occasionally though, we do need to hire someone for specific construction related jobs such as electric or furnace work. Being DIY'ers, we know that taking on a home improvement … [Continue Reading...]

Wordless Wednesday – Rainy Trick-or-Treating #ww

zombie house

We sure didn't let the rainy soggy weather deter us from heading to town for trick-or-treating! It poured the whole time and we were a soggy mess after an hour of candy collecting. We still had fun walking around with friends. Despite the umbrella mishap. Happy Halloween everyone, hope yours was … [Continue Reading...]

On Our Table

No Fail Yeast Rolls Recipe

No Fail Yeast Rolls

Homemade rolls are a favorite in our home. I love trying new recipes for them and also have a few stand by favorites. This recipe is one I use when I'm short on time. The rolls are delicious, dense and yeasty; perfect for potato soup dipping! Plus it makes a large batch, I can serve half and freeze … [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...]

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...]

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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...]