Pumpkin seeds are one of those seasonal snack traditions that only happen once a year for us so of course we saved all of those pumpkin seeds so that we could make a tasty snack to enjoy after we finished all the hard work of carving our pumpkins this week. Easy roasted pumpkin seeds are a great snack and so simple to make. The best part about pumpkin seeds is that they are a ...
DIY Outdoor Chalkboard Door
My big project this summer was repainting the outside of our house and as a final finishing touch I added a DIY outdoor chalkboard door. This door on our house is not a usable door, it leads into our living room and has not been used for many years so Brittany came up with the idea to paint the glass with chalkboard paint. ...
Visit to the Pumpkin Patch
Last week we took a trip to our local orchard and picked our own pumpkins. It was a little chilly, but so much fun. Aliceana has been watching Spookly the Pumpkin* on a near daily basis, so she was extra excited to head to the pumpkin patch. This was our first time visiting a pumpkin patch and picking our own pumpkins as a family of 3, so it was extra exciting. *If you're ...
How to Make a Tire Swing
I remember the old hay rope we had up in the barn on our old farm, we used to use it to swing from the top of a little wooden motor shed over to the mixer. This was probably really dangerous, no it was definitely dangerous, but we wanted to be like Indiana Jones, I mean who didn't back then right? We never did get anything more than a couple bumps or bruises, which was lucky ...
Loss.
Next week was supposed to be special. I was supposed to be announcing our 2nd pregnancy with an over the top pumpkin themed announcement. Last Friday At 12 weeks of pregnancy, I started spotting. On Monday I was diagnosed with a missed miscarriage. That night I ended up miscarrying at home, I ended up bleeding so much that I could no longer stand or walk on my own, I was ...
Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers
I recently made my first ever stuffed bell peppers, and I gave them my own spin that ended up with these great Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers. They were so good that AJ asked if it was too soon if I made them again the next week. They were that good. I promise. You see, I had only ever eaten stuffed peppers once before, just your basic green peppers stuffed with under-seasoned beef ...
Is a Chromebook Right For Me?
Is a Chromebook right for me? That’s a big question that I had to ask myself. I’m always busy juggling parenting, home life, and all of the work behind this blog. I was in a bind, I had a PC in my office that I could barely find time to get to during the day. I had a tablet that I use during the day when I’m not able to reach my PC, but tablets have quite a lot of ...
A Peek at Netflix HQ and Meeting Piper Kerman
I'm a part of the Netflix #StreamTeam, this post is part of a sponsored conversation. All opinions are my own. Last month, AJ and I got to tour Netflix Headquarters (along with other StreamTeam members.) After touring Nteflix HQ, I think I've found my dream job. It's a little bit like pop culture exploded in this building. You can find fun things in almost every cubical (I ...
Our Travels to California Bay Area
We've been back from the California Bay Area for a couple of weeks and I've really been dragging my feet on writing all about the trip. We loved it so much, we keep telling each other that we should move out there. AJ wants a house in Carmel-by-the-Sea, but I personally would love a place in San Francisco. We were only there for 7 days, but I feel like we saw a huge chunk of ...
Baked Bacon and Mozzarella Sticks
It's that time of the year, it's fair season! We just went to our local state fair a few weeks ago, and now the Wisconsin State Fair is in full swing until August 10th! I'm a foodie, so for me the State Fair is all about food. The common themes for fair food in Wisconsin is definitely lots of deep frying, lots of cheese, and bacon wrapped everything! I was at a breakfast the ...
Aliceana’s puppy dog themed birthday party
Despite the fact that I had no time in our extremely busy Summer schedule (as you're reading this AJ and I in California for a business vacation,) I some how managed to pull together Aliceana's puppy dog themed birthday party. Phew! Last year I went way overboard and I wasn't able to enjoy myself at all, so this year I definitely toned it back, a lot. Instead of DIY everything ...