With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I wanted to share with you the secret to getting light and fluffy mashed potatoes. I have a mashed potato recipe for you today. Every year for Thanksgiving I make 10lbs of these mashed potatoes...I never come home with any! I'm eating these potatoes tonight...the night before my first half marathon. They are a great carbohydrate for the night before a race. I ... Read More about Recipe: Light & Fluffy Mashed Potatoes
Felicity American Girl Party ~ Party Favor Bags {Tutorial}
Today I'm going to show you some more from our recent American Girl Party. I made these party favor bags for each girl. If you know how to sew a straight line, you can make these bags. You can also customize the size to fit the favors you want to go inside each bag. These bags fit our Felicity American Girl Party theme really well as they fit what may have been used to wrap things during that time ... Read More about Felicity American Girl Party ~ Party Favor Bags {Tutorial}
Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 17 & 18
Hi everyone - this will be the last post before my big race! I can't believe I have made it through 18 weeks of training and my race is just a few short days away. I think my training has really slacked in these last few weeks, but sometimes that is what life brings. My Dad keeps telling me I have built a good base and I am going to be fine. I hope he is right because I sure deviated from my ... Read More about Training Tuesday: Half Marathon Training Week 17 & 18
Felicity American Girl Party ~ Invitations
For Pumpkin's 6th birthday party, she wanted an American Girl Party. Her favorite American Girl is a historical character, Felicity. Felicity is a character from colonial times. I created these invitations for her Felicity American Girl Party. I really tried to make them to match the theme and the time period. They were very easy to put together once I figured out the different elements and ... Read More about Felicity American Girl Party ~ Invitations
Felicity American Girl Party ~ Food Ideas
My youngest daughter recently celebrated her 6th birthday! She loves American Girl Dolls and decided to have a Felicity themed American Girl party. I've got all kinds of ideas and tutorials for you so you can have your own Felicity American Girl party. Today, I'm going to show you a bit of the overall party as well as show you all the food I served for the party. I made tons of pom poms to ... Read More about Felicity American Girl Party ~ Food Ideas
Mashed Potatoes – Guest Post
Today, I'm guest posting over at The Frugal Girls. Every year for Thanksgiving, I make 10lbs of mashed potatoes. Whew! That is a lot of potatoes. I have figured out how to make them light and fluffy. Today, I'm guest posting showing you my secrets! You can learn all my secrets over at The Frugal Girls or you can get your mashed potato recipe right here on my site where I have a printable recipe ... Read More about Mashed Potatoes – Guest Post
Thanksgiving/Fall Centerpiece ~ Updated
When we last chatted about my 'Fall' Centerpiece, it was a bit more of a Fall centerpiece with Halloween flare. Not truly a Halloween centerpiece, but hints of Halloween. I got rid of the Halloween hints and made it simply a Fall centerpiece. It was just a matter of taking out the black feather boa and adding leaves in its place. I also added new wine bottles etched with Fall themed items rather ... Read More about Thanksgiving/Fall Centerpiece ~ Updated
Bathroom Towel Rack {DIY}
Today, I've got a DIY bathroom towel rack with hooks for you. It wasn't too hard to put together and I am hoping that it will be indestructible as my children use it! :-) Looks pretty, doesn't it? This towel rack came out of necessity. My girls had totally destroyed their towel bar. It was a double towel rod so there would be enough room for both of their towels. Apparently, they are really ... Read More about Bathroom Towel Rack {DIY}
Organizing Ideas: Crafts & Office
Back in August, we were on our usual summer organizing roll around our house. It always feels so good to get things organized again. I have some organizing ideas for you today. Today I have office organizing ideas and craft organizing ideas as well.Our office/craft room is what is supposed to be our formal dining room. We would use it a couple of days a year as a formal dining room (if that), so ... Read More about Organizing Ideas: Crafts & Office
Slow Cooker Applesauce Recipe
We recently went apple picking. We picked 20 pounds of apples! I knew exactly what I wanted to make with a big portion of those apples...this fantastic and super simple cinnamon applesauce made in a slow cooker. It is so quick and easy to make and is oh so delicious to eat. My kids gobble it up. The cinnamon is a subtle flavor in this recipe and not totally overpowering like some recipes I have ... Read More about Slow Cooker Applesauce Recipe