Adoption: Beauty in Sacrifice Just over 9 years ago, we were startled by a call.  It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and Jerome and I were just laying around being lazy watching TV.  I will never forget the moment that I received the call.  It was a call that changed my life forever. I answered the phone and on the other end was Sue (a friend of ours).  Her granddaughter, Kendal, was pregnant and in trouble.  She wanted to {Read More}

Christmas Lights for ANY Time of Year Birthday Parties are a normal part of my life.  I only have to plan 2 a year, but it seems like those girls of mine are ALWAYS thinking about when theirs will be.  So, I am in the process of planning Rachel’s birthday party now.  She will be turning 9 in June and she knows EXACTLY what she wants.  She wants a Luau party.  She wants part swimming and part slumber party.  It {Read More}

This post brought to you by P.F. Chang’s. All opinions are 100% mine. Introducing the P.F. Chang's Winter Seasonal Menu Have you seen the new Winter Seasonal Menu at P.F. Chang's?  OH MY!  Looks Delish!  Especially the 2 new salads.  Orange Ginger Beet Salad and Shanghai Waldorf Salad.  Check out the rest of the menu below. • Orange Ginger Beet Salad—Sliced red and gold beets mixed with fresh oranges and tossed with honey-ginger dressing, finished with crumbled goat cheese, candied {Read More}

If you are in college and need some extra cash, Campus Book Rentals is for you! Like most people that are in college you will use a bunch of books for one semester and never look at it again, right? Now you can seel your books to Campus Book Rentals and get paid. Spring cleaning never looked so good. Plus it’s totally painless. They pretty much do the work for you so it’s a WIN WIN for everyone. To sell {Read More}

This post brought to you by LEGO. All opinions are 100% mine.   Design Your LEGO Minifigure Family Surprising fact…I didn't send out Christmas Cards this year!  But, I did design a LEGO Minifigure Holiday Card.  It was incredibly easy to do and it came out so adorable. Check it out: You can see from the picture that it is Me, Sami, Lucky, Rachel and Jerome enjoying our Christmas Day in a cabin up north, somewhere.  Wouldn't that be the {Read More}

Hosted by:  The Binder Ladies Co-hosted by:  Cookies’ Kitchens & My Kind of Introduction If you haven’t discovered Bullet Designs yet, let us introduce you to them!  This is an amazing company that repurposes recycled bullets into beautiful jewelry and gifts – perfect for the sportsman or sportswoman in your life!  Their company is based on integrity and quality, and that definitely shows in their products!  They make everything from cuff links to ceiling fan pulls; jewelry sets to key rings! Jen, {Read More}

This post brought to you by Netflix. All opinions are 100% mine. I have just personally gotten into using Netflix.  I can already see that Netflix will be a part of my Thanksgiving day.  Right now, most of my favorite shows are going on break until after December 1st.  I will still be able to catch movies I may have missed, I will just watch them on Netflix. Another great thing about Netflix is that they are so portable.  You {Read More}

  Turkey Decoration for Thanksgiving by Madame Deals Oh how cute are these turkeys? They are so easy to make. Head over to Madame Deals to get all the directions to make a Turkey Decoration for Thanksgiving.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies by Farmers Wife Rambles I love Red Velvet ANYTHING! And these Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies by Farmer Wife Rambles look AMAZING!

Check out this awesome post by The Real Frugal Divas. My girls really want to go see Frozen…and TRFD is on a Countdown to the #DisneyFrozenEvent.