One of my oldest son's favorite meals is popcorn shrimp, which I'm pretty sure he could eat every day if possible. I don't make it too often because shrimp itself is so labor-intensive, plus I'm tr...

A couple of years ago, our family started this tradition where we open the family memory jar on New Year's Eve. It has become a tradition that we all look forward to, and it's a great way to look b...

During the weeks that we don't have camp or any kind of real structure, the days can really run away. Plus, I have found that the kids get into their daily activities, and then when I ask them to w...

My son just turned 15, and since he had just binge-watched the entire series on Netflix, he asked if I could make Friends themed cookies for his birthday. These were the results.

As my kids have made the journey into their tween and teen years, I've tried a number of various methods to get them to help around the house. Most of them, including the Summer Chore Chart from a ...

Lately I have been seeing lots of links on both Pinterest and Facebook with recipes for homemade weedkiller. This was interesting to me since I've been using straight vinegar to kill weeds for sev...

We live in an area that's right near a state park, so we have a great deal of flora and fauna, and so many mosquitos that for half the summer, it's almost not worth going outside. We have this real...

It's funny because it's true.

For years I have been thinking about how to display tickets and Playbill covers from the shows we have seen over the years. I made one recently for the tickets, much like the one I made a while bac...

It's been Busy Baking Times over here, and I haven't had much time to do Pinterest ideas, but I thought I would share some of the things I've made recently. First, there was a cast party for...

My oldest son is in his school's production of The Little Mermaid, Jr. this year, and I wanted to make mermaid cookies for the cast party. The problem though, was that all of the mermaid cookie cut...

It's Spring, and around Easter time, we always enjoy a good carrot cake. Who doesn't? Carrot cakes are tough though. They can often come out dry or crumbly. Some are too spicy, too full of raisins....

Lately, I have been thinking of trying my hand at homemade dog treats, and there were several recipes on the boards that I plan to try. But first, I wanted to start simply, with ingredients I alrea...