Last week we took a trip to our local orchard and picked our own pumpkins. It was a little chilly, but so much fun. Aliceana has been watching Spookly the Pumpkin* on a near daily basis, so she was extra excited to head to the pumpkin patch. This was our first time visiting a pumpkin patch and picking our own pumpkins as a family of 3, so it was extra exciting. *If you're ...
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How to Make a Tire Swing
I remember the old hay rope we had up in the barn on our old farm, we used to use it to swing from the top of a little wooden motor shed over to the mixer. This was probably really dangerous, no it was definitely dangerous, but we wanted to be like Indiana Jones, I mean who didn't back then right? We never did get anything more than a couple bumps or bruises, which was lucky ...
Loss.
Next week was supposed to be special. I was supposed to be announcing our 2nd pregnancy with an over the top pumpkin themed announcement. Last Friday At 12 weeks of pregnancy, I started spotting. On Monday I was diagnosed with a missed miscarriage. That night I ended up miscarrying at home, I ended up bleeding so much that I could no longer stand or walk on my own, I was ...
Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers
I recently made my first ever stuffed bell peppers, and I gave them my own spin that ended up with these great Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers. They were so good that AJ asked if it was too soon if I made them again the next week. They were that good. I promise. You see, I had only ever eaten stuffed peppers once before, just your basic green peppers stuffed with under-seasoned beef ...
Is a Chromebook Right For Me?
Is a Chromebook right for me? That’s a big question that I had to ask myself. I’m always busy juggling parenting, home life, and all of the work behind this blog. I was in a bind, I had a PC in my office that I could barely find time to get to during the day. I had a tablet that I use during the day when I’m not able to reach my PC, but tablets have quite a lot of ...
A Peek at Netflix HQ and Meeting Piper Kerman
I'm a part of the Netflix #StreamTeam, this post is part of a sponsored conversation. All opinions are my own. Last month, AJ and I got to tour Netflix Headquarters (along with other StreamTeam members.) After touring Nteflix HQ, I think I've found my dream job. It's a little bit like pop culture exploded in this building. You can find fun things in almost every cubical (I ...
Our Travels to California Bay Area
We've been back from the California Bay Area for a couple of weeks and I've really been dragging my feet on writing all about the trip. We loved it so much, we keep telling each other that we should move out there. AJ wants a house in Carmel-by-the-Sea, but I personally would love a place in San Francisco. We were only there for 7 days, but I feel like we saw a huge chunk of ...
Baked Bacon and Mozzarella Sticks
It's that time of the year, it's fair season! We just went to our local state fair a few weeks ago, and now the Wisconsin State Fair is in full swing until August 10th! I'm a foodie, so for me the State Fair is all about food. The common themes for fair food in Wisconsin is definitely lots of deep frying, lots of cheese, and bacon wrapped everything! I was at a breakfast the ...
Aliceana’s puppy dog themed birthday party
Despite the fact that I had no time in our extremely busy Summer schedule (as you're reading this AJ and I in California for a business vacation,) I some how managed to pull together Aliceana's puppy dog themed birthday party. Phew! Last year I went way overboard and I wasn't able to enjoy myself at all, so this year I definitely toned it back, a lot. Instead of DIY everything ...
Easy Marinara Sauce Recipe
I love carbs, and carbs are so much better when they’re covered in a delicious sauce. I’ve been making my own tomato based sauce for months, and recently I added sugar as an ingredient to turn it into a marinara sauce and I’ll never go back. Seriously, homemade easy marinara sauce recipe is the best. One of the reasons why I love this easy marinara sauce recipe so much, is ...
Enchilada Skillet
I love dishes I can make in one pot, easier to cook and easier to clean. It's just so much easier on weeknights when you don't have all the time in the world. Kind of like my easy and delicious viral recipe, the Tex-Mex skillet. Speaking of easy and delicious meals, I have a delicious recipe to share with you today. An Enchilada skillet, a pasta skillet filled with diced ...
Home Made Enchilada Sauce
I love making my own sauces. It’s really nice to know exactly which ingredients are in your sauce none of that “and other artificial flavors” crap that you see on ingredient lists. My favorite part is being able to add your favorite ingredients to your sauce little by little until you get the flavor you're looking for. I love being able to add my favorite spices and flavors to ...
White Chocolate Raspberry Muffins
I bake muffins every week, they’re great for a quick breakfast. I normally try to use different berries so we don’t get bored of the same kind of muffins week after week. This week I decided to add a little something extra to our muffins, I paired perfectly tart raspberries with white chocolate to create a decadent treat. So I made white chocolate raspberry muffins. I ...