Fun Friday Favorites: Surprise Cake recipe, spring fashion, and my favorite book

It's been a busy week and my apologies for only posting twice.  Track practice, football practice, meetings, writing my book, and Nate's music program kept us running nonstop. But I'm ready to share some Fun Friday Favorites.  You are going to LOVE this amazing recipe I'm about to share.  And the spring fashion I'm highlighting is ...

Fun Friday Favorites: All kinds of Easter goodness and an easy recipe

Today's Fun Friday Favorites are all about Easter. I'll highlight some Easter fashion because everyone loves a new outfit for Easter Sunday.  And I want to share a few tunes that are just lovely in honor of one of the most important holidays coming upon us.  Also, in honor of Resurrection Sunday, I'll share with you an ...

Sausage & Cream Cheese Dip recipe and good times with my college girlfriends

Every summer, my college girlfriends and I get together for a long weekend.  Over the years, we've meet at a variety of places.  Pella, Galena, the Amana Colonies, Chicago, Lake Michigan, and Riverside (as in the casino...in Riverside, Iowa). Most times, we stick to Riverside Casino and Golf Resort for these reasons:  it is a central ...

Fun Friday Favorites: A little fashion and a lot of spring break

Well, I've done my best to showcase some great tops for spring.  Because we all know that it's time to organize our closets and move the winter clothes to the waaaaayyy back and bring up the spring tops front and center.  I'd love to say that I've been so productive this week while the boys ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Work-out fashion, spring jackets, & frosted sugar cookies

In case you haven't noticed...I'm trying to step up my game a little.  Blogging four times in one week...whew.  AND.  I've been doing it with the biggest head cold complete with a stuffy nose, congestion and sneezing, and feeling like five hundred pounds of bricks are laying on my chest.  Yes.  I'm doing pleasantly well ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Board games, perfume, and Oreo Balls

It's been blustery cold here.  Between all of the late starts, early dismissals, and "Snow Day"/no school...it's hard for me to get back into ANY sort of routine.  I'm not complaining.  I'm just validating why I haven't been consistent on ANYTHING, except for wearing lounge wear or pajamas.  And catching up on some of my ...

New Year’s resolutions, my new Life Planner, and yummy Puppy Chow

I'm back dear friends.  I meant to write a post Sunday evening, but I was plain tuckered out from Christmasing at Grandma Helen's.  We are so happy that she is feeling better.  It was a fun day of eating great food, visiting with family, and enjoying Christmas with Grandma Helen. Now, it's back to reality and ...