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Easy Locker Decorations or Team Door Hangers
Calling all team moms! I have an easy and fun locker or door decoration craft for you. As you may already know, my daughter plays soccer and she travels quite a bit with her team. If you're any kind of team mom, you'll know that when the team is traveling, they often...
Tips for Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park
Are you planning on visiting Rocky Mountain National Park? If so, here are my top tips after a recent trip with teenager and dogs in tow.
The Best Independent Coffee Shops in North Texas
I dare you to spot me out in the wild without a cup of coffee in my hand (unless it's after 5 and then you know, we switch to wine). Oh how I luuuuv a great cup of coffee. It's my eternal wish to be able to replicate that coffee house taste at home -- and trust me,...
Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado
“I’ve never experienced anything like that before in my life.” Can I just tell you how difficult it is to get a statement like that out of my husband? He’s been talking up our visit to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, to everyone. It was initially a...
How early is too early to decorate for Christmas?
What's up with Fall Christmas trees, anyway?! There are two kinds of people. One rolls their eyes when they hear Christmas songs in the supermarket in September. The other (like me) loves ALL the holidays and believes that there is no such thing as too early to...
The Yard Milkshake Bar Arrives in The Colony
The Yard Milkshake Bar is OPEN in The Colony, Texas and you need to go get you one because it’s all that. Trust me. If extreme desserts are your thing, you need to go get in line because The Yard Milkshake Bar is a culinary experience. And when I say "get in line," I...
Easy Locker Decorations or Team Door Hangers
Calling all team moms! I have an easy and fun locker or door decoration craft for you. As you may already know, my daughter plays soccer and she travels quite a bit with her team. If you're any kind of team mom, you'll know that when the team is traveling, they often...
Tips for Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park
Are you planning on visiting Rocky Mountain National Park? If so, here are my top tips after a recent trip with teenager and dogs in tow.
The Best Independent Coffee Shops in North Texas
I dare you to spot me out in the wild without a cup of coffee in my hand (unless it's after 5 and then you know, we switch to wine). Oh how I luuuuv a great cup of coffee. It's my eternal wish to be able to replicate that coffee house taste at home -- and trust me,...
Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado
“I’ve never experienced anything like that before in my life.” Can I just tell you how difficult it is to get a statement like that out of my husband? He’s been talking up our visit to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, to everyone. It was initially a...
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Friendsgiving gift ideas
What in the what is happening right now? Wave 2 of the virus is hitting us right when we were all planning our Friendsgiving, darn it. If Judge Clay...
Halloween Printables
Feeling neighborly? Halloween is round the corner and it's the perfect time to surprise your friends with a little "Boo." If you aren't familiar...
How to BOO your neighbors
There's a fun little tradition around our parts. Your doorbell ring but when you go to see who it is, there's only will a festive Halloween package...
Blessings Week!
Why do you love November? I love November because I get to see my family and celebrate Thanksgiving. I also love to focus on our many, many blessin...
7 Ways to Create a Thankful Heart
Thanksgiving is fab with the football, the parades, the turkey, the family (usually, lol) and the pie. With all that going on, it’s easy to lose ...
Pumpkin Pie – three ways
I don't know about you, but pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving go hand in hand for me. I'm almost superstitious about it, on par with having to eat...
Fall spice cake
I’m a little obsessed with this dessert I just made. So it started when Fillables sent me these awesome non-stick baking pans to review. They com...
Last minute Halloween ideas
Someone please tell me how Halloween snuck up so fast? Seriously, I still have to get my decorations out of the attic! If you're in the same boat as...
Ideas for an easy black cat Halloween party
I think there's a cat problem in our neighborhood. Oh whoops. My bad. That's just my Girl Scout troop having our October meeting - with a black cat...
DIY Witch Luminary
I went to the dollar store to find jars to put homemade Halloween gummies that the Cupcake made for her kids’ craft exchange. And like EVERY...
Bottle in a Balloon Halloween DIY
I’m a little obsessed with balloons lately. There’s nothing more festive than having a bunch of balloons wafting above your party table to set ...
Make it for Less: Decorative Thanksgiving Pumpkin
I saw this great pumpkin back in JULY at a major craft retail store. Loved it. It’s rocking that whole black, white and gold vibe that I can’...
DIY Halloween Glass Block Lights
I have a thing for glass block lights. I love making them, displaying them, giving them as gifts… I’m a blockhead I guess. Halloween is...
The Look for Less: DIY Flower Pumpkin
Last week I showed you my $15 DIY decorative pumpkin – the twinkie of the Grand In Road version for $39. It was pretty easy peasy. Well, I’ve g...
The Look for Less: Grand In Road Halloween Pumpkins
I love GrandInRoad.com, especially their holiday décor. I mean LOVE it. Like I want everything on their pages – but I can’t afford it. Thankfu...
