DIY Sharpie Ceramic Mugs and Cups are such a fun family project. Let the kids decorate and give as gifts, they’ll be a treasured memento. I have seen this pinned many many times on Pinterest (including pinning it myself!). It sounds so easy and awesome. The only problem I’ve read over and over is that…
Family and Relationships
1,105 Days of Cancer Hell {my dads journey}
Today my dad would have been 69 years old; unfortunately he lost his battle with cancer on August 3rd, 2012, after fighting it bravely for 1,105 days. On June 25th, 2009 he heard the words that no one wants their doctor to speak. He was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma, which is kidney cancer. He…
1st Birthday Smash Cake
1st Birthday Smash Cake Recipe, celebrate that special birthday with a cake made from scratch. Yellow cake that is tender and delicious. My daughter Leightyn’s 1st birthday was approaching and I really wanted to make her 1st Birthday Smash Cake from scratch. Luckily I found a recipe from smittenkitchen that sounded delicious and made just…
Pumpkin Spice Latte {copycat}
It’s a fall tradition for me, splurging just a tiny bit every once in a while on a seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. But paying $4.80 for a grande makes me cringe, REALLY cringe, when my normal splurge is a $1.39 medium decaf at a local coffee shop. So being frugal, I decided to…
Pumpkins a Plenty
Sadly, in Michigan this fall, there is a terrible apple shortage, something to the tune of $1 billion dollars in lost revenue. Normally every fall there are school trips to the apple orchard, but not this fall. Instead we had a trip to the pumpkin patch today with my daughter Racquel’s preschool class. On this…