Some of my favorite family things – family travel, family traditions, family recipes, life with teen boys, life with teen girls, military family life.
Helpful things and supplies to have In your home for successful virtual school experience and tips for virtual school success. I don’t know if you know this about me, but my background is in education. I taught elementary and middle school and loved being a teacher. I taught math and reading in both and regular …
What to do when someone you care about is grieving. Advice for helping them get through this difficult time with love and grace. Over the last few months, so many people I care about have lost someone they love. Children, husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, siblings. Most of these people were incredibly young, it seemed like …
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Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Pizza is made on a crispy cream of wheat crust. Topped with BBQ sauce, gouda cheese, bacon, onions, and peppers. Sprinkled with fresh cilantro. So good. I was cleaning out a binder of old recipes and a piece of paper fell onto the floor. I picked it up and found my …
Things that make me happy – my mug collection and hanging mug rack. I don’t know when or how it even started, but there are very few things that make me happier than an a colorful mug. Maybe one with an initial on it. That’s a very close second. I started buying a mug whenever …
My Favorite Christmas Traditions that are carried on at my house year after year. Christmastime at our house is one of my favorite times of the year. We keep our calendar fairly clear so we have lots of time to do the things that matter to us. These are the things that my children are …
I’m starting a new little series called Things That Make Me Happy. They might not necessarily be food related, but things that I want to share with you because they bring me joy in some way or another and I hope that they will to you as well. The Inspiration About 6 or 7 years …
I’m getting ready to head to San Diego later today. I’m going to a photography workshop and I have been looking forward to it for months. I’m also looking forward to getting away from the winter weather for a little while. I love snow. I love being cold. But after 7 snow days in a …
DIY Gift Card Snow Globe – How to make a snow globe. An adorable presentation to gift a gift card. A mason jar, glitter, glue gun and that’s all you need. I originally made this snow globe for the now defunct The Creative Mama in 2010. I get questions about it every year, so I figured …
