If you still have hard boiled Easter eggs in your house, as I do, try out yet another get rid of hard boiled eggs recipe, Sausage Egg Roll Casserole. Check out Cori’s recipe for Egg Salad Sandwiches, as well, for a great way to use up those hard boiled Easter eggs! This Sausage Egg Roll Casserole recipe is surprisingly ... Read More
Sharing Ideas to Keep Life Simple and Fun
Easter, Holidays, Main Dishes, Simple Recipes
Awesome Egg Salad Sandwiches
I bet you have a dozen or so colored Easter eggs taking up residence in your refrigerator right now. This happens to me every year we color eggs! My kids love to color them, but have trouble eating them. I hate to see any food go to waste, so it’s time to make the best egg salad sandwiches to use them up, don’t you think? Egg ... Read More
Dessert, Easter, Holidays, Simple Recipes
Easter Nests
Happy Easter, Happy Spring, Look Forward to the Joy they Bring! Don’t you just love spring and Easter? What are your favorite traditions? Easter nests are one of my favorite spring traditions! I love waking up Easter morning to cute homemade edible Easter nests. They look just like real sticks stuck together and they ... Read More
Family Fun, Great Ideas, Seasonal Ideas, The Great Outdoors, Travel
Tulip Festival Season is Here!
It’s no secret that I am completely in love with tulips. I’m not sure where the love started except that I grew up in an area where flower fields abound in the springtime. I can remember as a kid going to the flower farms and taking in the rows and rows of colored jewels. It has stuck with me and is still one of my favorite things. ... Read More
Nails – Making a Difference!
Lately I have been contemplating what I can do to make a difference in the world. With so many sad stories and unfortunate events that occur almost daily, I wish I could do something to make the world better. But what can I do? I’m not a significant person in the world. I don’t have access to unlimited resources. And if I did, who would listen ... Read More
Breakfast, Miscellaneous, Simple Recipes
The Easiest and Best Banana Muffins
Bananas are a riddle at our house. There are some weeks where I can’t keep enough in the kitchen and other weeks where I’m left with a bunch of brown, overripe fruit that are no longer acceptable for consumption. Anyone else have that problem? If I’m on top of things, I’ll do something about those brown bananas. But if ... Read More
Children, Mom Life, Seeking Self, Working Mom
Sometimes Being a Working Mom Stinks
There’s just no other way to say it- sometimes being a working mom stinks. I didn’t always feel this way. Actually, when I was little and people would ask the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” a mom was NOT on my radar. Sure, I wanted to get married and have a family someday, but it was ... Read More
Books, Children, Family Fun, Mom Life
Book List to get Your Teenage Boys Reading
Are you trying to get your teenage boys reading? I hope this post will help as I have two teenage boys who could spend just about every waking minute reading if I would allow it. Because I am also a reader, I encourage lots and lots of reading time. I wish someone encouraged as much reading time from me and not as much housework, haha! Besides ... Read More
Instant Pot, Main Dishes, Other Holidays, Simple Recipes
Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
I’m all about my Instant Pot making dinner easier and this Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe is a winner! The total truth though, is my kids hate cabbage. As you can see from the picture, there isn’t a bit of cabbage in sight. We improvise with other vegetables that they will eat and the meal is still a success! I have some ... Read More
Boredom Busters For Long Car Rides That Aren’t Electronics
We are gearing up for Spring Break at our house and as we have plans to head out of town, my mind is wandering to what we are going to do in the car for a couple of days. We need some boredom busters! I know that it might not be popular opinion, but I hate when my kids just sit on their electronics the entire time we are in the car. Yes, it ... Read More