Cocktail Meatballs

This is a recipe I’ve been making for years. It’s one of those ones that I feel like everyone has a recipe for, or at least a close variation of the recipe, so I had never put it on my blog about this list. Except whenever I take it to group get togethers, at least...

Life Lately

Lately I’ve been reminded of the damage that comes from our ridiculous expectations. We expect people to be perfect (other than ourselves), we expect all of our plans to be fulfilled, we expect rewards without real work, we expect life to go smoothly. But hey, that’s just not realistic. We were never promised an easy...

Antipasto Loaf

We’re now in the final countdown to Super Food Sunday. Some might refer to it as Super Bowl Sunday. Not us.  I’ve been hosting a small Super Bowl Food Party since Mike and I have been married.  It’s just a way for Marla, Caitlin and me to get to sit around and be gluttonous with our favorite...

DIY Branch Table Lamp

Oh lights. They are one of my “house struggles”.  I live in an old farmhouse with basically no ceiling lights, and I’m a person who needs bright lighting, so I need a good number of lamps around.  I can never seem to decide on lighting and lamps that I like.  Or the ones I do...

DIY Cardboard Camper Playhouse

We all wish we had a sweet vintage airstream camper to take with us on our cross country travels, right? Sadly, we can’t all pack it up and head out on an adventure so I decided to make a mini version using old cardboard. The boys can have unlimited adventures in this little playhouse! What...

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