Family is huge to me! We have a sandwich family, with three kids, two at home and one Grandma Linda living with us due to dementia.
I write about all different family topics like dementia, adopting from foster care and other fun family "stuff".
Here are a few of my recent posts to get you started!
Dementia & Alzheimers Caregivers
We are so fortunate to be able to care for my husband's Mom in our home. She fell last year and was hospitalized for two weeks, after which she moved in with us!
Here are my best tips and ideas for being a caregiver!
Grab your scissors, because this one is bursting with color! These free Dia de los Muertos printables are packed with sugar skull stickers, catrina journaling cards, papel picado borders, marigold washi strips and the cutest little folk art chihuahua you ever did see. Think hot pink, marigold orange, turquoise and deep purple, all layered with…
Sheet Pan Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes is an easy one-pan dinner packed with hearty, comforting flavor. Juicy pork chops and tender potatoes are seasoned with ranch and a couple of pantry spices, then roasted together for a simple, satisfying meal. You know that my hubs is a "man's man." He grew up in Minnesota,…
Raise your hand if you grew up thinking ham and pineapple was the height of fancy! Back in the 70s and 80s, a ham with pineapple was what showed up when company was coming or a holiday was on the calendar. It was the dinner that said, "We're doing this right." For me, that dinner…
Continue Reading Sweet Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Steaks on One Sheet Pan
There are two kinds of cooks in this house... if my hubs is making cashew chicken, the giant wok comes out. Then a saucepan for the sauce. Then a bowl, another bowl, a cutting board, three spoons, and a skillet he swears he needed. By the end the kitchen looks like a takeout place exploded,…
Continue Reading Easy Sheet Pan Cashew Chicken - A Crunchy, Saucy One Pan Dinner to Make Tonight
Y'all... I am SO excited to host Thanksgiving in our new little rental house this year! There is something freeing about decorating a smaller home. When you've spent years trying to fill a giant McMansion, every holiday feels like a marathon. There's always another room, another mantel, another table that needs something. This year? One…
Continue Reading How to Set a Cheap (But Beautiful!) Thanksgiving Table
It's officially the most wonderful time of the year, and I have a treat for you (no tricks, I promise!) These free Halloween junk journal printables are packed with spooky and cute stickers, washi tape strips, borders, and collage cards. Think grinning crescent moons, fluffy black cats, jack-o'-lanterns, and Victorian apothecary labels, all in classic…
Continue Reading Spooky & Cute Junk Journal Stickers, Washi Tape and Borders Printable for Halloween
Read all my Caregiver Articles!
Natural Living
I am a tree hugging, pescatarian eating, allergy sufferer from way back! With that in mind, I am always looking for natural ways to keep my home clean and our family healthy!
Here are my top posts about natural living:
Read all my Natural Living articles!
Adopting From Foster Care
We adopted our kids from foster care! They are amazing and wonderful, and sometimes a handful to handle because of past trauma.
Here are my best posts about what we learned about adopting from foster care:
Grab your scissors, because this one is bursting with color! These free Dia de los Muertos printables are packed with sugar skull stickers, catrina journaling cards, papel picado borders, marigold washi strips and the cutest little folk art chihuahua you ever did see. Think hot pink, marigold orange, turquoise and deep purple, all layered with…
Sheet Pan Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes is an easy one-pan dinner packed with hearty, comforting flavor. Juicy pork chops and tender potatoes are seasoned with ranch and a couple of pantry spices, then roasted together for a simple, satisfying meal. You know that my hubs is a "man's man." He grew up in Minnesota,…
Raise your hand if you grew up thinking ham and pineapple was the height of fancy! Back in the 70s and 80s, a ham with pineapple was what showed up when company was coming or a holiday was on the calendar. It was the dinner that said, "We're doing this right." For me, that dinner…
Continue Reading Sweet Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Steaks on One Sheet Pan
There are two kinds of cooks in this house... if my hubs is making cashew chicken, the giant wok comes out. Then a saucepan for the sauce. Then a bowl, another bowl, a cutting board, three spoons, and a skillet he swears he needed. By the end the kitchen looks like a takeout place exploded,…
Continue Reading Easy Sheet Pan Cashew Chicken - A Crunchy, Saucy One Pan Dinner to Make Tonight
Y'all... I am SO excited to host Thanksgiving in our new little rental house this year! There is something freeing about decorating a smaller home. When you've spent years trying to fill a giant McMansion, every holiday feels like a marathon. There's always another room, another mantel, another table that needs something. This year? One…
Continue Reading How to Set a Cheap (But Beautiful!) Thanksgiving Table
It's officially the most wonderful time of the year, and I have a treat for you (no tricks, I promise!) These free Halloween junk journal printables are packed with spooky and cute stickers, washi tape strips, borders, and collage cards. Think grinning crescent moons, fluffy black cats, jack-o'-lanterns, and Victorian apothecary labels, all in classic…
Continue Reading Spooky & Cute Junk Journal Stickers, Washi Tape and Borders Printable for Halloween