It Is Not Death to Die…

The beauty of this season is beginning to fade. Soon all of the trees will all be bare in their dormancy. The earth will be brown and void of  life.  The gloom of losing the brilliance of fall, is sometimes hard to accept in the Midwest. The cloudy cold long days of winter will soon …

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“Thankful” Pumpkin Bars with Alpha-Bits Cereal

This post is part of a campaign with Mom It Forward Blogger Network and Alpha-Bits, but all my opinions are my own. It’s November – the month of thankfulness. And couldn’t we all benefit from another helping of thankfulness?  We’ve been talking a lot about gratitude around here, and trying to be even more intentional with our kids …

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Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Another great Halloween is in the books! We had a great time with our four Buckaroos racing door to door with neighborhood friends. It was so fun as a parent to step back and just watch them enjoy it all! They loved their costumes (especially the guns – boys!) We had most of our costume …

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A Pumpkin Peace Offering…

Trick-or-Treating was cancelled in our town last night due to the weather.  It was the controversy of all controversy. “When I was a kid we trick-or-treated in the hurricanes and monsoons.  Nothing stopped us from ringing doorbells.”  “I’m leaving my porch light on from 6-8 on Thursday only. Get the candy then or else.” Nevertheless, …

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Pumpkin vs. Ghost Toilet Paper Bowling

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group and Cottonelle, but all my opinions are my own. http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO {For short, when I get an opportunity to “work” by shopping at Target and get good deal on toilet paper which disappears by the roll around here, I jump on …

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Fall Cravings…

Oh Fall!  You had me with the cooler nights. The sweaters. The beautiful leaves. The boots. The pumpkins on every door step. But oh how smitten I am with your flavors! I’m convinced I  could survive on a diet of pumpkin and apple anything until Christmas. Today I’m sharing my 25 of my Favorite Foods …

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Out of the Suburbs and Onto the Farm

Brad and I are making an effort to not raise “city slickers”. We escape our suburb and  immerse ourselves in nature as often as we can manage. We don’t live in a concrete jungle; There are corn and soybean fields within a short walking distance of our house. Nevertheless, they blend into our scenery. We …

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7 Easy Soup Recipes for Fall

This weekend felt like the first weekend of fall. We wore sweatshirts, played football,  we took a hayride through the fields, we gathered around a fire and ate s’mores. It was lovely.  As much as I love the summer, it’s nice to have a chill in the air and fun things of the season to …

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