DIY projects, thrifty home decor and easy crafts
I am incredibly grateful for my daughter Rachel who jumped in this week with her easy Slow Cooker Chili recipe served over a roasted baked potato. (If you haven’t read the crazy happenings in our family you can read all about it here.) She and Emmaline are such blessings here on the blog, aren’t they? (Did you read our news here?)… Read More
Living in the South I never know what to expect from our winters. Usually it’s just a lot of threats and cancelling school before the first flake or icy drop descends from the skies. (My youngest kids haven’t quite figured out the homeschooling angle. They go to school when the other kids are at home and then we take… Read More
Do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up? I do. Many an afternoon I spent in my pink room at the top of the stairs playing teacher with my Barbie. Although it wasn’t a “real” Barbie, it was a Stacy, but that’s beside the point! I loved writing in broken cursive on my child sized chalkboard for… Read More
Filled with pantry staple items and inexpensive meat, this Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Soup is both delicious and hardy for the whole family! I am constantly on the search for new soup recipes, especially for the slow cooker. There’s nothing better to me than piling all the ingredients in the cooker in the morning and smelling the delicious… Read More
This slow cooker Tomato Basil Soup recipe tastes like you spent hours slaving in the kitchen. It’s delicious, easy, economical! When I first started blogging I adopted the tagline “home is where your story begins,” Making memories with my family and telling stories is an important part of my identity. With two adult married children, two grandsons and another on the… Read More
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Smithfield®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #PutPorkontheMenu http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” If you’ve read my blog for very long you’ll recognize that I love my slow cooker! I use it for everything from side dishes to entrees to soups. I love that I… Read More
There is nothing like coming home to the aroma of soup on a cold, busy day. This slow cooker potato soup recipe is easy and ready when you are! I have been blessed to be a stay at home mom for a majority of the past 25 years. When I gave birth to my first child I had no idea what… Read More
To me, slow cooker chicken and rice soup represents home. Taking care of my family when they’re sick. Celebrating the fun of a snow day with delicious smells wafting from the slow cooker. Because you know working out in the snow is hard work. Especially when the igloo needs to be “this big.” This guy shoveled and hauled… Read More
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup is a favorite comfort food for my family. I love the ease of a good soup recipe, especially when I get to use my slow cooker! Everyone here loves it (well, everyone but my DIY hubby who only likes it if the temperature is 30 degrees or lower!) This soup is part of a… Read More