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 cocoa, because this kit is pure classic Christmas cozy in rich cranberry red and evergreen green. Think vintage ornaments, plaid ribbons, gingerbread cookies, a little white truck hauling home the tree, and a cocoa cart so festive it should come with its own jingle! Inside this free Christmas stickers aesthetic printable you’ll find…
Continue Reading Free Christmas Stickers Aesthetic Printable - Cozy Red and Green Junk Journal Kit
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole is a cheesy, comforting side dish that turns simple cauliflower into something special. It’s an easy addition to holiday dinners, family meals, or weeknight suppers! Okay, confession time. I LOVE vegetables. Like, genuinely love them. That came in REALLY handy during the eight years I was pescatarian! And one of my all-time…
Continue Reading Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole with Bacon - Golden, Bubbly and So Comforting
Last year, when we were still living in the big house, I had NO idea it would be my last "mantel Christmas" ever. A few months later we'd be moving to a much smaller house... and the mantel would stay behind. Honestly? I'm so glad I went out with a bang. A green, furry, slightly…
Continue Reading How to Decorate for a Grinch Christmas (Without a Thousand Grinches)
My Minnesota man is meat and potatoes down to his bones. When I go out of town, he doesn’t sit around missing me. He declares Sausage Week. Sausage every day, no exceptions, no vegetables invited. I used to roll my eyes. Then I made this Crockpot Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole, and now I get…
Continue Reading Crockpot Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole That YOUR OLD MAN WILL LOVE!
Pour yourself a peppermint mocha and pull up a chair, because Christmas just got a whole lot pinker! 💕🎄 This free pink Christmas stickers printable kit is five full pages of sugary holiday sweetness, with bubblegum feather trees, a retro elf with candy cane curls, a dreamy pink and teal nutcracker, and a vintage camper…
Last year I was thrust into a Grinch Christmas mantel decorating frenzy for my littlest granddaughter, Skye, who loves the Grinch more than Santa Claus himself! But what about my other granddaughter, Emmy? How could I make HER Christmas dreams come true at Grandberry's house? By decorating the counter for Wicked, of course! What I…
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 cocoa, because this kit is pure classic Christmas cozy in rich cranberry red and evergreen green. Think vintage ornaments, plaid ribbons, gingerbread cookies, a little white truck hauling home the tree, and a cocoa cart so festive it should come with its own jingle! Inside this free Christmas stickers aesthetic printable you’ll find…
Continue Reading Free Christmas Stickers Aesthetic Printable - Cozy Red and Green Junk Journal Kit
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole is a cheesy, comforting side dish that turns simple cauliflower into something special. It’s an easy addition to holiday dinners, family meals, or weeknight suppers! Okay, confession time. I LOVE vegetables. Like, genuinely love them. That came in REALLY handy during the eight years I was pescatarian! And one of my all-time…
Continue Reading Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole with Bacon - Golden, Bubbly and So Comforting
Last year, when we were still living in the big house, I had NO idea it would be my last "mantel Christmas" ever. A few months later we'd be moving to a much smaller house... and the mantel would stay behind. Honestly? I'm so glad I went out with a bang. A green, furry, slightly…
Continue Reading How to Decorate for a Grinch Christmas (Without a Thousand Grinches)
My Minnesota man is meat and potatoes down to his bones. When I go out of town, he doesn’t sit around missing me. He declares Sausage Week. Sausage every day, no exceptions, no vegetables invited. I used to roll my eyes. Then I made this Crockpot Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole, and now I get…
Continue Reading Crockpot Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole That YOUR OLD MAN WILL LOVE!
Pour yourself a peppermint mocha and pull up a chair, because Christmas just got a whole lot pinker! 💕🎄 This free pink Christmas stickers printable kit is five full pages of sugary holiday sweetness, with bubblegum feather trees, a retro elf with candy cane curls, a dreamy pink and teal nutcracker, and a vintage camper…
Last year I was thrust into a Grinch Christmas mantel decorating frenzy for my littlest granddaughter, Skye, who loves the Grinch more than Santa Claus himself! But what about my other granddaughter, Emmy? How could I make HER Christmas dreams come true at Grandberry's house? By decorating the counter for Wicked, of course! What I…