Blueberry Cream Puff Recipe

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Wanna wow your guy or your co-workers? Need to take a dessert to a potluck or a work function? This is the one you want to make. It's simple and there are so many fabulous pie fillings out there you can make it in many different flavors. I chose blueberry because it's a favorite of my main squeeze, but you should pick a pie filling that your family loves. If I had picked a flavor like cherry or … [Read more...]

The Perfect Chocolate Frosting Recipe

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  Valentine's Day is coming up and you know what that means- chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! I love making a special treat for dessert on Valentine's Day for after we devour our traditional heart shaped meatloaf, roasted red potatoes and heart shaped dinner buns (awww! so sweet) and a chocolate cake with this frosting is almost always what I make. Most of you don't know me well … [Read more...]

Pinterest Power Party {#4}

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Welcome Back to our weekly Pinterest Party!  Every Thursday we will be hosting a linky party that focuses on YOU, the readers!  Do you have an amazing DIY project, a frugal gift idea, or even a delicious recipe that you want to share?  Well, we want to see them and share on our Pinterest Board’s too!    How do I participate? Easy! First, Be sure you are a Pinterest Follower of your … [Read more...]

Easy and Inexpensive DIY Valentine Decorations

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Are you looking for some easy and inexpensive DIY Valentine Decorations ideas? I’m excited to share two projects that took only a couple minutes each.  The first project is a Conversation Heart Candle votive. You only need 3 items to make this.  Conversation Hearts Votive holder Candle Fill your votive holder half full of Conversation hearts and place your candle on the top. You … [Read more...]

How To Make Classic Chicken Pot Pie

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  Chicken pot is comforting, filling and a fantastic way to use up leftover buts of chicken and bags of partially used frozen vegetables. This pot pie is completely from scratch and is an absolute snap to make. I leave potatoes out of my pot pie, opting instead to serve it over a bad of creamy mashed potatoes and a drizzling of chicken gravy. The cooked pies freeze so well that you might … [Read more...]

Surprise Your Mate With a Breakfast Date (Featuring Starbucks Coffee!) #DeliciousPairings #cbias

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In our home mornings are crazy!  An average morning consists of my sweet husband getting up really early and getting ready and having breakfast alone. He leaves the light on for me but I sleep for about 30 more minutes. Moms need every moment we can get right? When I wake up he has long gone. I start my coffee, wake up the kids, bathe one kid (she will on bathe in the morning), dress the kids, … [Read more...]

Indoor FREE Fun! The Five Senses Mad Lib Activity

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It's January....it's cold outside here, the weather is almost always wet and there just isn't a lot of outside play time.  We have to make our own fun during this dreary month. Being a homeschool mama, I'm always looking for fun ways to add learning to our everyday and these 5 Senses Mad Libs are a great activity for the kids. If they can talk to you, they can play! What You Will … [Read more...]

Playing With Pudding: Game For Kids

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This week I was searching for ways to entertain my son without having to get out of the house. The weather has been very nasty. I turned to the kitchen for ideas. That is where I came up with this really fun, tasty, safe and cheap game for kids. Here is how you can do it too! Pudding and Cereal Tic Tac Toe: Supplies: Pudding (We had chocolate but any will work) Cereal for the x and o. … [Read more...]

Where is my package? How to get better service from UPS

Last week I sat waiting for a package from UPS. It was an important package so I did not want to miss it. It was several days late. I tracked and tracked and even called. All I could find out was that it was at the facility. Why? I needed it now! So I started searching for ways to get reach answers from UPS. I discovered this program: UPS My Choice. When you become a member you get delivery … [Read more...]

6 Easy Tips for Organizing Your Kitchen

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If you are anything like me, once the holidays are over and the Christmas tree has been taken down, you are ready to get yourself organized for the year.  Where is the best place to start?  For me, I spend most of my time in the kitchen so I like to start there.  Here are a few easy tips to get your kitchen organized! 1.  Roll your towels!  It saves a lot of room … [Read more...]