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!
Johnny is the planner in this house. The man has a spreadsheet. He has a grocery list app that syncs to his phone. And without fail, at least once a week, he'll spend all day fretting that we're going to have "nothing to eat" for dinner. Meanwhile, I'm over here just... winging it. I'm a…
Continue Reading Fast, Fuss-Free Sheet Pan Chicken and Ranch Veggies
You know that moment at every potluck when someone's hovering by the potato salad and someone else has staked out the deviled egg tray, and neither one is budging? Yeah. This recipe ends that standoff for good! Here's a confession: when Johnny travels for work, my kids and I have a little tradition that would…
Continue Reading Deviled Egg Potato Salad (Two Old Fashioned Classics, One Bowl)
There's a special kind of chaos that happens at a family picnic when the food is too good - and that's exactly what happened the summer Johnny made his Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad for our family cookout! My kids are certified Southwestern food fanatics, anything with black beans and jalapeños and they're first in line,…
Continue Reading Easy Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad with Zesty Italian Dressing
Every football Sunday, Johnny turned our tailgate spot into a full-blown production. Coolers, folding tables, the good grill - the man does not do things halfway when the Bucs are playing. He'd have half the parking lot wandering over just to see what he was cooking up, because Johnny J does not put out a…
Continue Reading Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe - Creamy, Cheesy & Ready in 30 Minutes!
My husband is from Minnesota, which means he is legally required to love sausage and to feed us some form of it at least once a week. It's practically written into our marriage vows at this point! So when I pair his beloved smoked sausage with pasta salad? Let's just say the man thinks he's…
Continue Reading BBQ Smoked Sausage Pasta Salad - Smoky, Cheesy & Just Spicy Enough
Growing up in Northwestern Pennsylvania, fall meant something! There was an actual chill in the air, the leaves put on a show, and caramel apples were basically a rite of passage every time we hit the orchard. Fast forward to my life in Florida, where "fall" shows up on the calendar and absolutely nowhere else.…
Continue Reading Easy Caramel Apple Bars Recipe - The Best Fall Dessert Idea for Cozy Apple Season
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:
Johnny is the planner in this house. The man has a spreadsheet. He has a grocery list app that syncs to his phone. And without fail, at least once a week, he'll spend all day fretting that we're going to have "nothing to eat" for dinner. Meanwhile, I'm over here just... winging it. I'm a…
Continue Reading Fast, Fuss-Free Sheet Pan Chicken and Ranch Veggies
You know that moment at every potluck when someone's hovering by the potato salad and someone else has staked out the deviled egg tray, and neither one is budging? Yeah. This recipe ends that standoff for good! Here's a confession: when Johnny travels for work, my kids and I have a little tradition that would…
Continue Reading Deviled Egg Potato Salad (Two Old Fashioned Classics, One Bowl)
There's a special kind of chaos that happens at a family picnic when the food is too good - and that's exactly what happened the summer Johnny made his Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad for our family cookout! My kids are certified Southwestern food fanatics, anything with black beans and jalapeños and they're first in line,…
Continue Reading Easy Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad with Zesty Italian Dressing
Every football Sunday, Johnny turned our tailgate spot into a full-blown production. Coolers, folding tables, the good grill - the man does not do things halfway when the Bucs are playing. He'd have half the parking lot wandering over just to see what he was cooking up, because Johnny J does not put out a…
Continue Reading Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe - Creamy, Cheesy & Ready in 30 Minutes!
My husband is from Minnesota, which means he is legally required to love sausage and to feed us some form of it at least once a week. It's practically written into our marriage vows at this point! So when I pair his beloved smoked sausage with pasta salad? Let's just say the man thinks he's…
Continue Reading BBQ Smoked Sausage Pasta Salad - Smoky, Cheesy & Just Spicy Enough
Growing up in Northwestern Pennsylvania, fall meant something! There was an actual chill in the air, the leaves put on a show, and caramel apples were basically a rite of passage every time we hit the orchard. Fast forward to my life in Florida, where "fall" shows up on the calendar and absolutely nowhere else.…
Continue Reading Easy Caramel Apple Bars Recipe - The Best Fall Dessert Idea for Cozy Apple Season