Today’s new Christmas FREE Printable: Meal Planning

  So many people stress out over the holiday meal — maybe because 20 years ago Martha Stewart told everyone that they were doing it wrong? I don’t know, but it should be EASY, FUN and great time with our FAMILY – right? A turkey is pretty darned easy – even a ham. You can either let everyone else bring […]

Holiday Gift List Organizer FREE Printable

In my Black Friday Boot Camp class, I talk about making a list and creating your plan to shop! Lists are VERY important or you end up with 9 ceramic elves (that were only $3 each) and you have no one on your list who would even want them, LOL! Today’s FREE printable is a Christmas GIFTS list — it […]

Christmas Tree Checklist – FREE Printable!

Did you know that there are only 58 days until Christmas? (You are welcome for that) download it HERE: Tree Checklist It’s the time to start going through ornaments to repair broken ones or replace them…find that perfect new one for the year, inspect light strings, are we getting crafty this year and making any, etc. Here is a FREE Printable […]

How To Can Pears

Last week, I picked up over ten pounds of organic Bartlet pears at $0.25/lb, thanks to Zickert’s orchard. I got a tad behind and didn’t get around to canning them as fast as i wanted to so I know a few were enjoyed by the hubster AND a few got a tad too ripe, like the one on the bottom […]

How To Make A Balloon Arch

I can’t remember where we were when we saw one, but Miss Sarah fell in love with it! That meant adding one to her Rainbow Birthday Party! {sigh}. There was NO WAY I was going to “buy” one as they run $200+, delivered in my area. So, DIY time! I shopped around for balloons – and it varies greatly! Party […]