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Unproductive Weekend & a Feature
This weekend I set out with great plans to accomplish several projects, clean the house, go to the fair, and read. Unfortunately, the projects’ goal was an absolute fail! Nothing was accomplished on that front, except a short trip to Joann’s. I do have a very clean house, we enjoyed the fair and I finished a book and got halfway…
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What to Serve for Thanksgiving Dinner
The other day I shared with you some tips on getting ready for holiday guests, which you can read about here. Today, per the request of a sweet reader from Europe, I’m going to share with you some ideas of what to serve for Thanksgiving Dinner. Some of you may already have your menus figured out, and others have given…
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Spicy Crab Dip
For some reason last week, my husband kept begging me to make crab dip. You’d think he was the one with pregnancy cravings! I do try to please my husband, so I made him some dip and we devoured it. The jack cheese adds a bit of kick and makes it really tasty. This would be a perfect appetizer for…
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Pine Cone Napkin Rings
Yesterday the girls and I took a little shopping trip to purchase some project materials. I had a list in hand of some specific things and was pleased to find that I purchased almost everything I set out to and only spent a little bit of money. I love productive shopping trips, especially when my children cooperate! I haven’t completely…
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Holiday Entertaining: Out of Town Guests
This year we are thrilled to be able to host both of our families for the holidays. First, my parents, siblings, and their families will be joining us for Thanksgiving weekend {and we’ll be joined by my aunt and uncle on one of those days}. Then, my husband’s family will be here the first week of December to celebrate an…
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Pioneer Woman Inspired Corn Chowder
I’m not really sure why it’s taken me so long to do this, but I just recently began subscribing to Pioneer Woman’s cooking blog. And, let me just tell you: she’s amazing! I actually have her to thank for my entrance into the blog world. Back in the early spring, she came to our town to do a book signing.…
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Metal Lawn Chairs & Help for a Reader
I received a facebook message from a reader awhile back, asking for some advice about some lawn furniture. With her permission, I’ve decided to share the question with you all and hopefully together we can help her out! Here’s what she asked: “I have two metal lawn chairs that were given to us. They sit on my front porch right…
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My Simple, {mostly} Natural, Fall Mantel
Decorating my mantel this fall took me forever! I don’t even know how many blog posts I’ve read about mantels, decorating pumpkins, creating the best look, etc., etc., etc. Don’t get me wrong, I loved reading through all of the creative ideas I found, but it left me feeling a bit overwhelmed and curious as to how I could get…
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Window Valance for less than $3
Awhile back I posted about using fabric remnants as a primary resource in home decor. If you missed that post, you can read about it here. During a trip to the fabric outlet this summer, I came across an entire rack of fabric remnants that were on sale for $1/yard. The sizes of each remnant were varied, but I just…
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Nursery Inspiration
For those of you who may have missed my announcement the other day in my post about Cheese Dip, we are joyfully anticipating the arrival of another little one into our family! I’m a little over 14 weeks right now and definitely feeling pregnant. This pregnancy has been a trial for me in truly trusting the Lord. I miscarried a…