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I can’t thank you enough for coming to my site. I’ve been blogging for a long time, and it warms my heart to know you’re here. Consider yourself truly an ornament of my world. I hope the pages offer you laughter, learning, and friendship. Stay awhile and come back often!
– Trista Perot
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Prayer Planner Instructions
New! Prayer Planner There are a lot of people dealing with a lot of stressful things right now, and it may seem like the most you can do is pray for them. I get it. I'm always grabbing a sticky note from my desk to make a reminder to check in on someone, send a meal...
Date your Dog on Valentine’s Day in Dog-Friendly Texas
Who loves you unconditionally, day in and day out? Your fur family! You hang the moon for them, and I’ll bet you love them to that same moon and back. Here’s an idea – skip the long lines and reservations this Valentine’s Day and take your one and only on a doggie...
Artist Dog Challenge
Could you have made it through the Covid quarantines without your fur-family? That’s a hard no from the Perots. We adore our doggos and their hilariously opposite personalities. Spending so much extra time with them during quarantine has been a positive and led me to...
How to Create a Gallery Wall!
Not everyone can create a gallery wall like a pro! I’ll never forget the day I went to my sister-in-law’s to see her brand new house. She was still fuming at the “help” my Mother-in-Law had provided earlier to get it set up and decorated. There was probably a 7-inch...
Meaningful Jewelry Gift Ideas for Galentine’s Day
Not a typo! GALentine's Day is February 13th and is only the most fabulous holiday ever, created in 2010 by Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), the main character from the NBC hit comedy, Parks and Recreation. Leslie made the day to pay tribute and celebrate her gal pals,...
Visiting Pawhuska and The Pioneer Woman
“It’s always on the way.” That’s what the greeter at the Pioneer Woman’s set (her lodge!) told me about Pawhuska, Oklahoma. “It doesn’t matter where you’re traveling to; people always tell me that it’s on the way,” he chuckled. And isn’t that the case with your...
Prayer Planner Instructions
New! Prayer Planner There are a lot of people dealing with a lot of stressful things right now, and it may seem like the most you can do is pray for them. I get it. I'm always grabbing a sticky note from my desk to make a reminder to check in on someone, send a meal...
Date your Dog on Valentine’s Day in Dog-Friendly Texas
Who loves you unconditionally, day in and day out? Your fur family! You hang the moon for them, and I’ll bet you love them to that same moon and back. Here’s an idea – skip the long lines and reservations this Valentine’s Day and take your one and only on a doggie...
Artist Dog Challenge
Could you have made it through the Covid quarantines without your fur-family? That’s a hard no from the Perots. We adore our doggos and their hilariously opposite personalities. Spending so much extra time with them during quarantine has been a positive and led me to...
How to Create a Gallery Wall!
Not everyone can create a gallery wall like a pro! I’ll never forget the day I went to my sister-in-law’s to see her brand new house. She was still fuming at the “help” my Mother-in-Law had provided earlier to get it set up and decorated. There was probably a 7-inch...
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St. Patrick's Day is coming!
Tullamore Dew Whiskey Cake
First world problems: our liquor cabinet is overflowing at the moment, and we have an impending move looming on the horizon. My job is to purge all...
St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold
Well blimey! We got visited by a lucky leprechan who left us a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! How cute are these tiny pots of gold??? I may...
Lucky Leprechaun cocktail recipe
Happy St Patrick’s Day! If green beer isn’t your thang today, how about you try my “Lucky Leprechaun cocktail?” It’s the perfect drink to...
St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
So the hubs comes home from work one night and says he has to take cupcakes to the office. “Say what? Why?!” “Because I’ve ...
