frozen dessert

We had such a good weekend. On Sunday, we decided to take a trip to Richmond. It is only about an hour and half from us, and I was there recently to visit the Sabra Headquarters. When I was there, I knew that I wanted to bring my family back to...

This is giveaway #2 out of 4 for my August month of giveaways. To enter, scroll down to the Rafflecopter widget below. Be sure to come back the next 2 Mondays to enter the other giveaways! I have a great use for homemade “magic shell” chocolate sauce that transitions us perfectly to an ice...

June is one of my favorite months mostly because it’s packed with lots of fun celebrations!  It starts out with my Wedding Anniversary, then moves to my dad’s birthday, my birthday (which happens to be today!), the last day of … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Festival of Food Carnival. This month, we celebrate foods with kid-appeal!  Hosted by Diary of a First Child and Hybrid Rasta Mama, you’re welcome to join us next time, or if you have a previously published recipe you’d ...

Dare I say I have created a world's first!?  I don't know...maybe!?  While quilting has taken a back

Oh, dear avocado, why can't I quit you? You are simply irresistible to me.

It’s the first official day of summer! The weather here has certainly made that clear: it’s been in the 90′s and 100′s the last several days. There are only a few things that make 100+ degree weather tolerable and popsicles are definitely one of them. To balance out my Nutella & Cool Whip popsicles...

It’s pretty much summer and that can only mean one thing: popsicles! Popsicles are so refreshing after a hot day and they’re SO easy to make. I recently bought this new popsicle mold (a more traditional shape than my rocket ship popsicle mold) and wanted to test it out. Instead of making a fruit juice based pop, I combined...

I have a fondness for miniature things; they’re just so cute. Case in point: while I was looking for some adorable images of mini things, I ran across this tumblr of tiny animals. Warning: you may get sucked in and lose 10 minutes of your day looking at precious images like this one: Image...

This year, we are celebrating summer with the Happy Family Movement by creating a Summer Bucket List. This is the perfect summer for the kids and I to travel and see as many sites as we can. We leave Kansas in a little over two weeks, but cannot move into our new house until...