New Year’s Eve Countdown Goodie Bags

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As you are making your New Years Eve plans, I thought you all might enjoy these fun New Years Eve Countdown Goodie Bags that I shared last year. Traditions…one of the things I love most about the Holidays. Many, many years ago, we started a great tradition…New Year’s Eve Countdown Goodie Bags. My boys were… [Continue Reading]

Modern Bird Studios Giveaway

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GIVEAWAY CLOSED Here we are at the end of our week long Blogging Anniversary Celebration! Wow!! What an awesome week we have had! I’m ending the week with the BEST giveaway I have ever had!! I have received lots of offers and goodies in the mail, but this one is by FAR the most memorable… [Continue Reading]

Peanut Butter Mounds: Cook with your Kids #FamilyMeals

Peanut Butter Mounds

My boys love baking with me, and I love having them in the kitchen. There are lots of lessons that can be learned along the way. Math lessons…cooking lessons…baking lessons…and also…helping others! We were recently asked by Collective Bias to Cook with our kids and share what we made with someone in need. Casey wanted… [Continue Reading]

Birthday Decorations ~ A Fun Wreath

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When I saw this fun wreath over at How Does She? blog, I knew right away I wanted to give it a try. Sometimes making time do get crafts done, can be a little hard. But, when you have a special occasion, like a birthday, you can find the time. It was time to celebrate,… [Continue Reading]

Packing a Picnic for the Beach

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With all the hot weather lately, I haven’t been doing a lot of cooking or baking. We’ve been eating lots of salads and sandwiches, which I’m sure most of you have as well. Last weekend, we took the afternoon and headed to the beach. We have beautiful lakes around us. We are about 15 minutes… [Continue Reading]

4th of July Weekend at the Lake

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It’s been such a long time since I’ve shared a Wordless Wednesday post, and I had these great pictures from our weekend at the Lake, I just had to share. Plus, you know, my other blog, It’s A Blog Party…we have Wordless Wednesday every week! So I just had to join in the fun! One… [Continue Reading]

A Celebration Mantle

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I just love decorating our Mantle. If you have been here before, you will probably remember, my most recent Decorated Mantles; Memorial Day and Spring. Last weekend, my oldest son, Andrew, graduated from High School. We had just a small party, but I still wanted to decorate for him. I used an orange and black… [Continue Reading]