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Have you ever just looked at a word and thought it looked like a foreign object? Your mind went blank and your vision got a little blurry? Shish Kabob shish-ke·bab [shish kuh-bob] That's how I felt when I started getting this post ready so that I could share this amazing Chicken Shish Kabob Marinade recipe with you. … [Read more...]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. I am a Girl Scout drop out. Yes, I confess. I couldn't handle the pressure. I was the cutest little brownie you'd ever seen, though. Pig tails, big ol' glasses and saddle shoes. Yet somehow when I graduated to girl … [Read more...]
My dad was a salesman. He sold cars, RVs, hardware (and not the computer kind) among other things. He worked a lot of evenings and Saturdays to provide for our family. In spite of those long hours I still have special memories of time spent with him. One of my favorite ones from my childhood was of my Dad and I riding … [Read more...]
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Lipton, but all my opinions are my own. #bemoretea #pmedia http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV I am a mom of five children with 20+ years of homeschooling living and enduring, blurring the lines between my needs and theirs., I … [Read more...]
If you're anything like me you probably enjoy gazing at the beautiful pictures on Pinterest......until you get depressed because all the projects look amazing and impossible to recreate. You tell yourself you could never do that! "That" being a craft, project or anything requiring lots of expertise or money. I feel the exact same way so I … [Read more...]
One of our favorite family traditions each year is strawberry picking at a local farm. This year the weather couldn't have been more beautiful or the berries more perfect. You might say we spent a few dollars on them! Yes, these are all ours! It took the four of us just over an hour to pick them and about two hours to … [Read more...]
From one year to the next life goes through seasons of change. From the school years to newly married status. Then the seemingly unending years of one, two and maybe even a bunch of kids! Then there is life with teenagers and homeschooling for almost half my earthly years. And now for me, approaching my middle years. (In no way … [Read more...]
I love to set a beautiful table for special occasions in our home. I wish I could say I did this every day, but that's more dream than reality. Since it's ultimately the guests and expression of hospitality that are so important I wanted to encourage you with 5 time and money saving table setting tips to help inspire you to celebrate both … [Read more...]
Do you find that food triggers memories for you? I can remember the smell of lunch cooking as a kid when we walked in from Sunday church. My mom always made sure there was a home cooked meal waiting for us. After I grew up and started a family of my own my mom would have all of us over for family get togethers. We all squished … [Read more...]
Once upon a time there was an incredibly talented and funny young man who didn't quite live up to his potential. He loved his theater major in college but never could manage to finish that degree he started. Years passed. He married a singer and actress and started a family. One child. Another. Then a sibling group of three by … [Read more...]
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