Hello Friends! We're digging out from last week's snowstorm. I'm not sure how you feel about snow, but this year it's really wearing on me. I have no to whip up handmade projects when my free time is spent shoveling snow and vacuuming salt from our floors. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be nearly 50 degrees on Friday as predicted in the forecast. The Boy is on vacation this week ...
Baking Made Easy! Win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer
Last week, I shared the recipe that I use to make the best chocolate chip cookies. One tool that I use when baking those cookies is my KitchenAid Stand Mixer. I find the stand mixer to be extraordinarily helpful when adding ingredients. Perhaps the KitchenAid Stand Mixer is what has made me such an awesome chocolate chip cookie baker? I want one of you to experience that baking joy, that is why ...
An Olympic Experience: Bobsledding and Visiting the Ski Jump
This post is part of a series of #HaveFunWithIt posts brought to you by Smucker's Uncrustables® Sandwiches who sent me to the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York for an amazing Olympic Experience. Some photos from the Smucker's corporation. All opinions and experiences shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them. What could be better than figure skating with an ...
What We’re Eating This Week: Turkey, Pizza, and Caramelized Onions
I'm happy to report that we did a great job sticking with our menu plan from last week - and actually ate everything that we planned! This is a first for us in a long time, we're always tweaking things and changing things up. Let's see if we can aim for two weeks in a row. The Boy is on vacation this week, which means we'll probably do some baking. Did you see my recipe for the Best Chocolate ...
The Volvo V60 Wagon returns cooler than ever!
I am a member of the SocialMoms Community. This Volvo V60 #Wagonspotting post has been compensated as part of the Volvo social media blogging program. Some photographs from Volvo. All opinions and experiences shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them. As I child, I remember my parents purchasing a new vehicle every year. It was mostly my dad doing the shopping and trading of ...
Healthy Essentials for Whiter Teeth
This post is part of the HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® 2014 program by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. and The Motherhood, who sent me a box of products and compensated me for my time. Opinions, experiences and photos shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them. I've mentioned before that The Texan and I don't go out for dinner on Valentine's Day, but that doesn't mean that I ...