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Social Distancing Meal Plan Solutions
Well, it's here. We are all just stuck at home, outside of those of you are essential workers or making a quick run to the store for groceries, restaurant food, and the household essentials you can't live without. And, if you are like me, your meals are stuck on...
Stockpile Stew
Well, its here - social distancing, community lockdown, and the random stockpile of items in your pantry due to the coronavirus. This Stockpile Stew, or Shut-in Soup as my mama calls it, will be a perfect way for you to use up two weeks' worth of random things you...
Quarantine Activities for Adults and Kids
This ultimate list of indoor and online quarantine activities for kids and adults contains over 100 links to fun activities and new ideas to try while still making great family memories. Whether it's on self-quarantine, corraling kids on an expanded Spring Break,...
Mama Sue’s Easy Monkey Bread
This post sharing an Easy Monkey Bread recipe originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. Biscuit’s what we’ve been talking about all month.  Grands have perfected them and we can get them in a can...
February Meal Plan
I love meal planning. It’s the reason I decided to bring you this series. I love planning meals for my family and I love grocery shopping, even if its adding things to an online cart for grocery pick up. I’ve been connecting with a group of friends online to work...
Confetti Celebration Cookies
This post sharing the recipe for Confetti Celebration Cookies originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. This time of year, our family has much to celebrate. While I intended to share this in...
Must Have Dollar Store Items for Disney
So, no surprise when I plan for a Disney Trip, its probably going to also involve a lot of lists and a quick trip to a local dollar store. And, our trip to Disney with a Toddler was no departure from my usual behavior. I did a ton of research and made lists of my...
Mama Sue’s Crockpot Kitchen Cabinet Gumbo
This post, sharing the recipe for Mama Sue's Kitchen Cabinet Gumbo, originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. This gumbo recipe is a perfect choice for a weeknight Mardi Gras celebration around...
Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts
This recipe for Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts is a fun tradition I started our first year of marriage. Calling it spoiling my husband, but I call it providing an option for his favorite treat. When we came home from our honeymoon, I thought it would be a fun idea...
12 things I wish someone had told me about visiting Disney
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, our family took a once in a lifetime trip to Disney World. I don’t say that because I mean we are never going back, although it might be a while. But, four generations of the same family were in the same parks for the same 4 days...
January Meal Plan
Wow, it was so nice to spend some time at home this month. January is always a month to reset. That means new eating goals and cleaning out the freezer. But, it also means working in a few new recipes I’ve saved on my Pinterest boards throughout the year. January...
Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff
At the beginning of January, my sister-in-law and I got together and set up a facebook group for New Year, New Meals. It’s so easy to get in a rut when it comes to forming our weekly meal plans. It’s hard to pull dinner together every week, but I was so excited to...



















