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How I do Thanksgiving for 40!
The past few years I have been hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my house. We have a large family so it ends up being around 30-40 over for dinner every year. Most would freak out about this but I LOVE it! Growing up we always had many family get-togethers and over the years they have grown…
Read MoreNew Giveaway! Amazon Fire!
Holidays are coming and we know you are all going to be busy planning dinners, shopping, and entertaining so why not try your luck and treat yourself! Enter below for a chance to win an Amazon Fire. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Read MoreBack to School $200 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!
My kids are finally back to school! It’s such a bittersweet ending to summer. I love getting back into a schedule but I hate to see summer go. I hope everyone gets off to a great school year start and to help I have joined with some of my fellow bloggers and we are giving…
Read MoreEasy Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta
So, as usual, I waited until the last minute to figure out what is going to be for dinner. Summer gets a little crazy around here and I have been SOOO BAD at meal planning. I see some freezer workshops in my near future! So I was looking around the kitchen at what I had…
Read MoreThis one extra click before online shopping has saved me $177 this year!
Way back in 2014 I joined this program ebates.com. Well, after I signed up I totally forgot about it, and my account sat dormant for a few years. Then last summer we were at a family camping trip and one of our friends mentioned to me that she was using this ebates.com program and saving money…
Read MoreI’m a Foster Fail and found a great way to clean floors without harsh chemicals
Be sure to read to the bottom, there’s a giveaway!! So if you noticed my fourth of July post on Facebook you probably noticed I’m a puppy foster fail, don’t worry that’s not a bad thing. It just means that we were fostering a puppy and well we just couldn’t see giving him up, so…
Read MoreYep, I’m 42 and I still take hip hop dance classes
Some say age is just a number, some say you should follow your dreams. So, yes you could say I live by both those statements. Tomorrow I will be getting ready to go on stage at a dance studio recital. While most moms will be watching their daughters on stage, I will be dancing with…
Read MoreRaising Celiac
Guest Post: This is a post by my sister, Andrea. She has child that was diagnosed with celiac a few years ago. Yep I guess you could say it runs in the family 🙂 Two years ago today I earned yet another badge on my mommy sash to go next to my allergy/asthma mom badge.…
Read MoreDear Mom to a child with Down syndrome – and surprise
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and I’ve gotten together with a group of bloggers to bring you a giveaway and blog hop that we are hoping will bless your socks off! We not only hope to bless several moms with some pretty awesome giveaway prizes, but we also hope to bless many more…
Read MoreHow to get rid of ants the non-toxic way!
It’s spring! And I know this not because of the tulips starting to poke through or the trees starting to blossom. Nope, I know this because I have ANTS! Those pesky little black things that find the tiniest of holes to invade my kitchen and just creep me out. In years past we have used…
Read MoreHomemade Laundry Detergent Tabs with Essential Oils
Making homemade laundry detergent tabs has been on my list for a long time! I’m not sure why I was so scared of making this homemade laundry soap. I guess I was always so afraid it was going to be so hard to make and cost a lot in supplies… but oh my was I…
Read MoreHomemade Lavender Body Scrub
Lately, I have been so into scrubs! Homemade and some bought ones. I’ve really always been more of a ‘Tomboy’ than a ‘Girly Girl’ but I will tell you ever since I have gotten into scrubs my skin has never felt so soft or alive. I have fallen in love with some of the organic…
Read MoreEasy and Quick Breakfast solution – Potato Towers
I came up with this creation one Sunday morning. It was one of those mornings where I looked around and we were out of our usual breakfast items. We do have a grocery store just a half-mile from us so I could have easily gone and retrieve a few things but it was a freaking…
Read MoreMy trip to Vegas on a budget and gluten free!
For a few years now my girlfriend and I have been trying to plan a trip to Vegas to see the Britney Spears show (yes listening to Britney is one of my guilty pleasures). We are both on a tight budget so it had to be on the cheap. I was stalking Southwest and finally…
Read MoreRe-Organizing my baking cabinet
It’s a new year and I signed up with a few of the ‘reorganize your life’ groups. The main one being this: 52 Weeks to An Organized Home. So I have been getting organized, well-making headway anyway, I’m just so scattered brained! I think I have 3 projects open right now and am also trying…
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