R is for Recipes: Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Caramel Corn Recipe This post may contain affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. Sweet, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth caramel corn! Yum! This recipe has been in my family for years and is always a big hit. It is simple to make and can be made in big batches for a crowd. Homemade caramel Continue reading
H is for Holidays: Letters to Santa    This is a sponsored post. Oriental Trading provided me with these products for review. All opinions are 100% my own. Find my full disclosure here. Excitement is building as Christmas draws nearer. Ava, who is 4 years old, has been thinking a lot about Santa. She has had two Continue reading
H is for Holidays: Jingle Bell Bottle Wrap with Printable Tags    This is a sponsored post. Oriental Trading provided me with these products for review. All opinions are 100% my own. Find my full disclosure here. The holiday season is such a busy time of year.  Parties and gatherings, work potlucks and school concerts, and opportunities to Continue reading
B is for Baking: Cranberry Oatmeal Pecan Bars This post may contain affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. As soon as Thanksgiving time comes around, I start thinking about all things cranberry. I love the tartness that dried or fresh cranberries can add to a dish. I usually have whole cranberries frozen in the freezer and Continue reading
H is for Holiday: Easy Beaded Wreath Ornament This post contains affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. I love holidays and I love craft projects. It seems to me that I have always been drawn to crafts and creativity even when I was a child.  Would you believe that I still have a bag of these easy Continue reading
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