Barnstand
PLEASANT HILL/CASS COUNTY FARM STAND ROUNDUP
How nostalgic it would be to spend a beautiful Saturday morning with the windows down visiting all the local family-owned farm stands selling their homegrown, fresh baked, homemade goods. I want to spread the word in support of all...
Celebrate
TURNING OUR BARN INTO A RECEPTION VENUE
This is the story of how we turned our barn workshop into a venue for our son and daughter-in-law’s wedding reception. They had a destination wedding and wanted a low key reception with friends and family a few months...
Create
MAGICAL PUMPKIN TREE LIGHTS | EASY DIY
If you want an extremely easy and cute Halloween idea for outdoors, try creating pumpkin tree lights using the $2 pumpkin pails from Walmart. Drill holes in the bottom to allow any rain water to drain that could weigh...
Eat
WHAT’S FOR DINNER | WEEKLY MEAL IDEAS
Happy Father’s Day week! Let’s make some dad-approved meals this week. Here is what our family is having for dinner: MONDAYHobo Hamburger-Potato Foil Packets TUESDAYBlackstone Grilled ShrimpPasta Salad WEDNESDAYBeef & BroccoliCubed Apples THURSDAYFrench Onion Chicken OrzoSugar Snap Peas FRIDAYHot...
Home Decor
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE HOUSE | 2024
It’s the day after Christmas and, as typical of the rest of my 2024, I’m behind. I never had a chance to post Christmas around the house because I was still decorating up until a few days ago and...
HomeTour
TREAT YOURSELF TO A COZY BED | CHRISTMAS SHEETS
For the longest time I’ve wanted a cute Christmas comforter in the bedroom but couldn’t make myself buy something so unnecessary that would only be used one month out of the year and I didn’t want to have to...
Kylie's First House
FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HER FIRST HOUSE
Welcome to an “Anthropologie Christmas on a Dollar Tree budget” as our daughter puts it. It’s her first Christmas in her very own house and she made it magical. She created art from free digital downloads and framing scraps...
Letter Board
RING IN SPRING WITH HOMEMADE POUND CAKE
I mean, a few germs help keep your immune system strong, right? Just kidding! I wouldn’t do that to you. My family, maybe. You, never. The sun is shining, the weather is getting warmer. The time is right to...
Misc.
PLEASANT HILL/CASS COUNTY FARM STAND ROUNDUP
How nostalgic it would be to spend a beautiful Saturday morning with the windows down visiting all the local family-owned farm stands selling their homegrown, fresh baked, homemade goods. I want to spread the word in support of all...
My Gift to You
PLEASANT HILL/CASS COUNTY FARM STAND ROUNDUP
How nostalgic it would be to spend a beautiful Saturday morning with the windows down visiting all the local family-owned farm stands selling their homegrown, fresh baked, homemade goods. I want to spread the word in support of all...
Remodel
DIY PAINTED FIREPLACE TILES | LOGAN’S FIRST HOUSE
Our son has slowly been fixing up his first house redoing the front of the house, reconstructing kitchen cabinets to fit a dishwasher, DIYing concrete countertops, remodeling the bathroom, clearing out brush to extend the backyard, etc. His recent...
Shop My Favs
BASKET WALL | DECORATING YOUR HOME
It started with the three white baskets in the middle. It has since taken me three years to finish this small wall while I found the right pieces. I added a few more wall baskets last year. This year...
Travel
CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO | 2024 VACATION
Back in January we escaped the Missouri snow to enjoy a week in Cabo San Lucas with family. It was the vitamin D shot we so badly needed in the middle of winter. The cool 65 degree mornings and...
Uncategorized
HOMEMADE BUTTER
Buy me a dairy cow and put it in the backyard. I made homemade butter. And it’s so easy. I’ll be doing this when I have heavy cream that didn’t get used up and is about to expire. For...
