I’ve realized I’ve had pictures of our kid’s beach bathroom project on my phone for over a year and I’ve never had the time to post about what we did. It was our Pandemic Memorial Day Weekend project and we did this on a pretty tight budget. Everything we updated came from Amazon to make … Read more
When we bought this house, we knew that the original windows would need to be replaced. Other home improvement projects took priority, like rebuilding our dining room after a flood, but the windows were a high priority. We knew the value of that project since we replaced the windows in our last home. It made … Read more
Our preschool gift guide for reading makes it easy to shop for kids ages 3 through 5. Whether you are shopping for a birthday or for Christmas, this list is great for boys and girls. We limit our Santa Christmas gifts to four categories and one is READ. Our Big Nugget LOVES to read and … Read more
I lost my Dad almost 10 years ago. The pain is always there. Most of the time it’s a dull ache, a hole in your life that you can’t fix. Sometimes that pain will turn sharp and smack you in the face. You expect it on milestone days, weddings, holidays, and birthdays. It can happen … Read more
This slow cooker beef stew is incredibly easy to set and forget. It’s another recipe that I grew up with, just like our chicken soup and chili recipes. It’s got 5 ingredients, so simple. Do you know why food bloggers always add a story to their recipes? It’s because Google requires a certain word count … Read more
Pistachio Delight dessert was a childhood favorite in our house and it’s the one no-bake dessert that my friends will request that I bring to parties. Our family’s version is made with a pistachio pudding, unlike other Pistachio Delight recipes which are also known as a Watergate salad. It’s a pistachio dessert with a Ritz cracker … Read more