This post contains affiliate links. Hello, my friend!  Are you thinking this is the year to start gardening, but you don’t know how to plant a garden?  Planning is key …

Have you been thinking about getting backyard chickens?  If you have, there are some things that you need to know before you get them!  I love the convenience of having …

Camping season is coming soon, my friends!  Are you starting to think about places to visit this summer?  Well, I put some ideas together for you of beautiful, fascinating places …

This posts contains affiliate links that help support this site. Not only is the Amazon echo dot a lot of fun, but did you know it can help you get …

With so many delicious recipes for Rice Krispie Treats out there, you might wonder what makes this one so “perfect”.  Well, I’ll tell ya.  I have certain standards when it …

Oh, my goodness, you guys!  The holidays are creeping up on us!  Are you ready?  I’m not quite, but I am getting there.  The holidays mean having company and company …

This post contains affiliate links which help support this site. When you go to the store to get your groceries, do you put some planning into it?  Do you know …

Sometimes the pumpkins you grow in your garden aren’t big enough to be your Halloween jack-o-lanterns, so what should you do with all of those pumpkins?  Make homemade pumpkin puree!  …

I am going to be real here for a minute and tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly of preparing to send your child on a mission. This …

This weekend I have been dehydrating apples with cinnamon and sugar.  It is such a yummy and (relatively) healthy snack.  You may have figured out by all of my recent …

This post contains ads. This week I have been canning homemade applesauce.  I have a sweet neighbor who has an apple tree and he gives me lots of apples from …

This post contains affiliate links (which means I may receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you, on purchases made through links on this site). I started  looking …

I have been reminded again how important it is to have an emergency plan as I have watched the news coverage and seen the images on social media of Hurricane …

Right now I have a surplus of crookneck squash from our garden, so I’m making some grilled squash to go with BLT’s for dinner tonight.  We are getting LOTS of squash …

Special thanks to the Kansas City Zoo for the tickets they provided to my family so that I could write this post.  We had a wonderful time!     Some …

My husband, our youngest kiddo, and I did a little Utah camping at Gooseberry Reservoir this past weekend.    The campground at Gooseberry Reservoir was a real treat.  Some of …

Who doesn’t love homemade bread?  It just puts store bought bread to shame, don’t you think?  It’s a must for every recipe box!  Warm homemade bread is such a great …

This post contains some ads. I know I am always looking for ways to save money.  Who doesn’t want to save a few bucks?  There have been times in my …

Hey, guys! Welcome to another Funtastic Friday link party!  We’ve got some amazing stuff for you to check out from some of the internet’s best bloggers!  🙂   Click on …

Hello, my peeps!  Welcome to another Funtastic Friday Link Party, where you can see the best stuff that the bloggers of the internet have to offer in crafting, recipes, gardening, …