For the last few years I’ve used February as a month where I purposely cook a little more, but only on items that I already know our family enjoys eating! I fill our freezer with full meals, components of a meal, or snacks that we can enjoy over the coming weeks and months. Today: Chicken…
Fill Your Freezer Day 1 & 2
Happy February! If you missed my last post or new around here I host a “Fill Your Freezer February” Challenge. I focus on making and freezing meals, snacks, and items that I know my family actually enjoy eating! Starting Where I Am My refrigerator freezer currently only contains some frozen cherries, homemade jam, corn, couple…
2020 Fill Your Freezer February
After a health scare last month with someone in our family, which in turn ER visit, a rare disease diagnosis called Eosinophilic Esophogitis. Which is a food/environmental allergy that goes undetected by the usually allergy signs (rashes, hives, anaphylaxis) it is a chronic inflammation in your body that manifests in your throat and can cause…
Life Update- Baby #5 is Here!
Goodness gracious it’s been awhile! Not sure I could count how many times I wanted to make time to hop on here, but alas, it kept getting pushed down the list. Baby #5 Baby Boy – four days overdue, decided to join us! I had an easy, unmedicated 7 hour labor ! Born at 7…
Freezer Cooking Tips
Today I wanted to share a little of what I have been cooking up lately. I have only recently gotten back into weekly meal prep and really trying to get my freezer stocked. This pregnancy has been a little rough and I didn’t get the 2nd trimester “relief” or energy back with this time, at…
Last 90 Days Challenge & Goals 2019: Decluttering and Welcoming Baby #5
Well, we are in the last 3 months of the year! I can’t believe how last and slow this year has been for me! .. This will be my 3rd year joining in Rachel Hollis’ Last 90 Day Challenge -read more here – the whole idea is that we should be ending the year just…
Grandma Dee’s A to Z Quick Bread
For as long as I can remember my Grandma has made loaves and loaves of this A to Z Quick Bread. I don’t think she could even make an accurate guess on how many loaves she has made over so many years! I have memories of crawling up on Grandpa’s lap and him sharing a…
Small Bathroom Makeover on a Small Budget
It’s almost comical how badly our small bathroom needed a makeover. We’ve went back and forth not only on the color we wanted to paint to whether or not to rip it down to studs and do a total remodel. My husband is handy like that! Lately I’ve been in the mood to finish projects…
Brick Curb Appeal: Before and After Photos
We have done many projects to our home since buying it 4 years ago, but this brick project to help our front curb appeal may be one of my favorites yet! I knew I wanted to do something to the brick along our house shortly after we finished replacing our front door, not originally for…
Pregnancy Announcement: Baby #5
It has been a minute since I’ve made time to sit down and write on here. And I thought by jumping back in I should start with big family news: Baby #5 is coming!