Enjoy this November 2022 meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. November is here! (Well, just about.) Big things are happening at my house: I’m starting a new job! After 3 years at the same place that I had been at for about 7 years at another time, I’m moving on to Read more

Enjoy this February 2022 meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. February is here! I was just in the grocery store picking out Valentines for my boys to give to their classmates. Time is flying around here! I’m already thinking of what we’re going to do this summer for childcare. Camps are Read more

Enjoy this July 2021 meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. The long, hot days of summer are here! We’ve packed quite a bunch into June – visiting a farm, sleeping outside in a tent, blowing bubbles, going to a Storm Chasers game, trying a new ice cream store, making popsicles and Read more

Enjoy this November meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. Wow – can you believe it? It’s almost holiday time. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, then comes December with all of it’s holiday glory. Are you ready? I admit that this year it’s kind of anti-climatic. Without (major) Black Read more

It’s finally fall! It’s time to visit the pumpkin patch, pick apples at the orchards, and cheer for your favorite football team. It’s also time to enjoy all the classic flavors of fall with these amazing dessert recipes featuring pumpkin spice, apples, and even leftover Halloween candy. Since 2008, we’ve shared delicious recipes weekly and Read more

Well…not gonna lie. I didn’t have homeschooling in my plans with my kids this year. See I homeschooled our oldest for 2 years before admitting that it wasn’t a good fit for us. I wasn’t even purely homeschooling – he was 1/2 in a private school and 1/2 homeschooled. Even the private school said “This Read more

Recently, my husband decided he wanted to start eating healthier, so he’s been monitoring his portions and being more selective about what kinds of things he eats. After a week or so he realized that he needed to have some more filling, but healthy snacks, and suggested I buy granola. Unfortunately, most granola is pricey Read more

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” You just started singing that in your head didn’t you? I’m not one to bake cookies very often, but the holidays have me throwing all the rules out the window. One of my absolute favorite cookies to make is the classic ginger snap. This recipe is amazing Read more

Did you know you can make your OWN brown sugar with two simple ingredients? Homemade. Brown. Sugar. I mean….I’ll be real…for far too long I had no clue you could do that. Nor did I realize that those two ingredients have been sitting in my pantry ALL THIS TIME!!! Surely we’ve all felt that crushing Read more