A couple Saturdays ago we were enjoying quite the snow storm. My husband and boys spent most of the day shoveling driveways. Needing to feel like I was contributing to their efforts, I wracked my brain trying to come up with something to feed them when they came back inside. It needed to be warm and heart, but no more soup! I had been on a soup kick and they were sick of all my soups! I was making raspberry twist to share with the neighbors when I remembered my mom's famous BBQ Chicken … [Read more...] about Baked BBQ Chicken Subs
Week At A Glance
One of my New Year's resolution is to plan better. To take control. To be proactive and not reactive. In order to be proactive at home I know that I'll need to have a plan. I used do pretty well at flying by the seat of my pants, but have recently realized that there might be a better way for me. So I'm going to give planning a chance. I made up this simple chart to help me. There is so much packed into this bad boy that I'm actually giddy over it! I've taken some ideas I know will work and … [Read more...] about Week At A Glance
Coat Closet Makeover
Happy January 1st! Our Michael's Makers challenge this month was to organize an area of our home. So, naturally I picked the absolute worst area of our house to tackle. This closet serves as the drop zone for pretty much everything. It holds coats, backpacks, cookbooks, art supplies and anything else that we want out of site. It has gotten so bad that you had to kinda lean into it to get the door to shut. Know what I'm talking about? It was high time for a coat closet makeover. My husband … [Read more...] about Coat Closet Makeover
Neighbor Gift: Let Us Do The Dishes
Let us do the dishes this holiday season with a printable gift tag! I love giving little Christmas gifts, and neighbor gifts are about as small as they come. Although, inexpensive gifts don't have to be dumb. When it comes to neighbor gifts 3 things make it a success, in my opinion. 1. No Calories 2. Useable 3. Nothing to store And if it has a cute and clever tag to go with it, all the better! These "let us do the dishes" tags make giving a practical gift easy. It says … [Read more...] about Neighbor Gift: Let Us Do The Dishes
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies Christmas season isn't complete without a batch of sugar Christmas cookies! My very favorite cookie recipe is the William-Sonoma Valentine Sugar Cookie. I enjoy baking the cookies, and my sister prefers to do the decorating, so we make a great team! To create the reindeer, stocking, tree, and snowflake cookies we'll need white, red, black and green frosting.. After cookies have cooled, use the Wilton Royal Icing Mix and Wilton Color Right drops to create the … [Read more...] about Christmas Cookies