This weekend was special. It is our annual Trails for Kids fundraiser. If you have been here anytime at all… you know that usually, we have this ride in April. Also… this year has been “interesting” (to say the least!) so we had to postpone until this past weekend. All summer long we wondered if…
When we went to Alaska, we went to the cutest quilt shop. Our plans were to make the girls quilts to help commemorate our trip. Well, we bought material for the quilts there that you could only get there… with the plans of getting more “filler” material once we got home. Less to try and…
On our 10th anniversary, we were headed toward Metropolis, Illinois. Destination: unknown… oh wait, Mermet Springs for Scuba Diving. This year we decided to stay at the Holiday Inn. And look at that gorgeous sunset!! Holiday Inn Express 2179 E 5th St Metropolis, IL 62960
Making a wedding cake is STRESSFUL! Anyway, it is stressful in my opinion. If it stressed everyone out, we wouldn’t have wedding cakes. haha. Most everyone I talk to agrees (with each other) that the reason I get stressed out with a wedding cake is I’m too much of a perfectionist. Up until here recently,…
*I am posting this after our Anniversary! That’s how some of the info is on here 🙂 Here we are… 10 years into my marriage… And since I did one of these posts about our marriage year, why not do one for our 10 years? 2020 Leap Year starting on a Wednesday. World Series Champion:…
What is Simple Syrup? Easy answer… it is a sweetener. Easier answer: how to make it… How to Make Simple Syrup Use equal parts granulated sugar to water. It is a 1:1 ratio. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add 1 cup sugar. Once the water comes to a boil, reduce to a…
As the summer draws to a close and fall takes over, it’s finally time to harvest your summer’s hard work in the shape of a pumpkin. I have spent a lot of time this summer researching pumpkins. This is the first year I’ve tried to grow pumpkins. In the past, I’ve dumped pumpkin seeds in…
The third set of sugar cookies I’ve made this year. They were so easy and so much fun. I love the bright colors. They initially wanted a llama, but I didn’t have a llama cookie cutter and I didn’t have time to figure out how to do a llama. So since it was a first…
Squash bugs are enough to drive you crazy. You walk out and your garden is growing just fine one minute, and the next there is a crapton of some weird bugs that will drive you mad. Squash bugs seem to appear out of nowhere. One minute nothing and the next BAM! I have no clue…
When I decided to start and plant my garden this spring, I asked my family what they would like to see planted. I mean, after all, they were going to be reaping the rewards too. At that point in the day, I think that we were eating lunch (or dinner… but we were definitely eating)…