So now that we are a three weeks into January how are those goals going? Have you totally abandoned them yet? Now is the time to adjust and make them something you can live with rather than far-reaching unrealistic expectations. Writing your blog every single day? Increasing your presence on social media? Facebook? Twitter? or…
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Disney Planning, Again!
For many reasons we have decided to move our January trip to Walt Disney World to March. We swore we would never be those people who planned their trips around school breaks but now that both kids are in high school it is a bit tougher. Christmas break was later this year lasting until January…
Food Trends for 2018 – United States
As we move into January I have been researching where professionals see the food trends turning for 2018. Some of the trends are carrying over from 2017 and some are possibly new things we may see. These seem to be the things that most trend followers seem to see for the next year in the…
Holiday Spiced Beef (12 days in the Making)
I make German food and German inspired food quite often. The joke in our house is that my daughter began eating sauerkraut from a jar with a fork by the time she was four. She cannot believe there was ever a time she did not love sauerkraut. But, we don’t talk about cooking much Irish…
Hygge, Coming to the Midwest
I don’t consider myself a lifestyle or family blogger but because of how I write my blog in a way I am. I write about my family and the things we do and see around us. One of the biggest trends I see lately has been around forever but just making it to our little…
More Experiences Rather than Things
Follow my blog with Bloglovin One of the ways we changed our Christmas this year was that we decided to give experiences rather than things. Each child got at least one set of tickets to an event that they would like in the area. Last night we went to see “The Wizard of Oz” touring company…
My Word for 2018
Determination. de·ter·mi·na·tion dəˌtərməˈnāSH(ə)n 1. firmness of purpose; resoluteness 2. the process of establishing something exactly, typically by calculation or research. I have finally settled on my word to represent my thoughts and direction for 2018. Determination. I love it! It sounds strong, purposeful, and goal oriented. All the things I was looking for in a…
Smashing My Blog Goals and Setting New Ones
I have so much to say thank you to all of you for. Every year I set goals for my blog in how I want to do things and yes, even the dreaded numbers. Despite a computer crash in September and being only able to post using my phone and tablet I kept going. Lots…
My Most Popular Posts of 2017 and Blog Share!
The title of this is the best of 2017 but I guess it should be the most popular posts of 2017. One of my top recipes this year has been for the Reuben Style Hawaiian Slider Sandwiches from June 2016 (click for link to original post). These little sliders are still my favorite of all…
Christmas Dinner
My favorite turkey sandwich on toasted white bread. We actually don’t cook on Christmas Day. Everything is made on Christmas Eve and we snack through both days on all the food. There is a 20 lb. turkey with stuffing, Pigs in the Blanket (our family German version of Cabbage Rolls), Apple Kuchen, Christmas cookies, and…
Don’t Throw Away Those Leftovers!
I don’t know about you but we have been cooking for weeks to get ready for the next few days. We will have far more food than we can use over the next few days and I am sure we will tire of all the sweets and rich foods after a few days. Tired of…
My Wish for You…
Dear All, It has been a hectic few days and I haven’t posted but I wanted to make sure that I took the time to wish you all Happy Holidays! Whether you celebrate Christmas, just finished Hanukkah, Kwanza, St. Lucia Day, Three Kings Day, Epiphany, or any other day may your days be filled with…
What's for Dinner Moms? 