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Tinker Bell & Friends Halloween Craft Ideas for fairy lovers

If you have a little fairy-loving girl in your home, then check out these adorable and free Halloween Craft Ideas from Tinker Bell! Celebrate with complete instruction for Tink's Pumpkin Party. You'll join Tink and her friends as they make delicious fairy friendly party cakes, easy DIY fairy wings, … [Continue Reading...]

Perry’s Ice Cream taste test party! What’s your favorite?

Perry's ice cream cookie dough

It may be fall but that doesn't mean my family will stop enjoying our favorite snack -- ice cream! I think we could all eat a bowl everyday, if we let ourselves! When we are stocking up on this treat, we gravitate towards one of our favorite regional brands, Perry's Ice Cream.  Growing up, Perry's … [Continue Reading...]

Celebrate World Pasta Day with Barilla Ditalini & White Bean Soup!

Ditalini White Bean Soup

What's for dinner tonight? Why not celebrate World Pasta Day along with millions of others around the globe! Whether it's spaghetti, linguine, tortellini, farfalle, campanelle or just plain old elbow noodles, be sure to take time to enjoy your favorite pasta dish today! Barilla has got you covered, … [Continue Reading...]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – a long autumn day #ww

pink lights at the womens hospital

Just sharing a few photos from my Tuesday! Chris put new brake pads on the Durango, Umm, super glad he did because as you can see from the one on the left, they were GONE! Spent awhile with my favorite kitty, KiKi, she is getting so big! … [Continue Reading...]

Where will you find your Halloween Costume this year?

Halloween 2004

As Halloween closes in yet again, lovers of the gothic and the absurd will face the task of coming up with costumes that will wow friends and strangers alike. Though making something from scratch is always an option, many of these products can appear amateurish if they are not given a lot of thought … [Continue Reading...]

On Our Table

Recipe : Mini Meatloaf Muffin Cups

mini meatloaf cups

Sometimes, dinner pops up when you least expect it! Last week, I was busy getting my new computer all set up and before I knew it, everyone was asking what was for dinner! Dinner was "supposed" to be meatloaf, but I had forgotten to make the loaf and put it in the oven an hour earlier. So, Mini … [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...]

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...]

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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...]