Happy New Year! Does anyone else love to see a new year roll in? I love a fresh start and love planning our adventures and travels for the upcoming year. I want to encourage you to do the same. So often, life gets busy and school schedules and sports or work take priority over making…
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Easy Taco Soup Recipe
This taco soup recipe is my favorite! I’ve tried several and I’ve tweaked all of them into this recipe and it is so yummy! Our daughter loves soup night and asks for seconds when I make this in the crockpot. *Ingredients* 2 pounds of ground beef 1/2 onion, chopped 2 packages of taco seasoning 1…
Our 2022/2023 Homeschool Curriculum
It’s officially that time – it’s back to school time! It’s fun to see lots of new homeschoolers around here over the last couple of years and we have been getting lots of questions about our homeschool curriculum. We are officially into our 12th year of homeschooling, which means we have tried a lot of…
Cripple Creek Retreat {an Airbnb review}
We love using Airbnb when we travel or even when we staycation. I have a list of our favorites HERE, but this week, we found a little gem nestled in the woods in Middle Tennessee. It felt a little like home being back in the woods at this little, cozy place. We found The Potting…
Simple Tips to Make Your Home Feel Tidy Everyday
I learned quickly after being married and having a set cleaning day that I couldn’t devote an entire day each week to cleaning and doing laundry. It was too stressful to try and cram it all in to one day and it was also overwhelming because the list was long and I didn’t know where…
4 Apps We Use to Find the Perfect Campsite
We love finding a great campground. Even better, we love having a campsite with the best view in the campground. If you’ve never been to a campground before and are planning a trip there, finding the perfect spot could have you searching online for hours. But, we have 4 apps that we use to find…
40 Favorite Winter & Valentine’s Day Books For Kids
February is almost here which means we are pulling out all our favorite Winter & Valentine’s Day books. Check out some of our favorites and I’d love to hear in the comments what some of your favorites are as well. Love Is Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! Bear In Love Bear Hugs Baby Penguins…
Instant Pot Oatmeal : Maple & Brown Sugar {recipe}
I love, love, love oatmeal. I especially love easy to make, homemade Instant Pot oatmeal. In fact, my entire family loves it and it makes for a yummy, quick breakfast on busy mornings. Would you like the recipe? I thought so. *Ingredients* (you can also double this recipe if you’re feeding more than 4 people)…