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

I’m just so thankful that October is almost over. It was a crazy expensive month for us. A new-to-us minivan. A new dishwasher. I had an overnight hospital visit. Some other medical expenses. If you exclude the 3 times that we’ve bought houses, this was probably the most expensive month for us. Gotta admit – Read more

OH MY STARS! I am so, so, so very happy that I stumbled onto this recipe. Listen to me talking like it’s a new recipe that I just found.It isn’t. I’ve had it all along! See, I like chocolate desserts. Well, my husband REALLY likes chocolate desserts. And I bake for a decent sized group Read more

Dear Groundhog, If you give me 6 more weeks of winter, I’m never speaking to you again.  Hmphf. Sincerely, Jayme I wish I had control over the Groundhog and how many more weeks of winter we’re going to have.  Here in Omaha, it is COLD!  Really, really, really cold.  So very cold.  Makes me want Read more