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Easy 3 Ingredient Banana Bread Recipe
If you know me, you know I don’t like ANYTHING difficult or that takes too much time. I am ALL about simple and easy hacks to get stuff done faster. BUT I also really love to bake…or more specifically, I really love to eat baked goods:) Give me all the cheater meals and 3 ingredient recipes please…no shame in the game for me!!! And it seems that there are more of you out there looking for simple recipes too because this is THE MOST requested recipe on my Instagram. I shared it once in stories, and I get asked weekly…NOW HOW DO I MAKE THAT EASY BANANA BREAD?? IS IT…
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Dangerous Alliance Book Review
We got snow this week. Like a ridiculous stupid amount of snow. Basically the entire winter in 2 days. Ugh. Add that to me being sick all week…and you get a LOT more reading time for Jessica. On the plus side, I finally got a chance to read Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen, which then put me in the mood for ALL THINGS JANE AUSTEN!! For some reason I have been holding onto this book for at least a year just waiting for the right time…and I guess the RIGHT TIME is a snow day! Who knew?!? I had 100 percent judged this book by the cover last year and…
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Thoughts from my little Orchard on the Slope…
Soooo I’m about to get me a groundhog this weekend. WE WERE DOING FINE here in Washington and heading RIGHT into spring until he popped his little head out and called for more winter. Now we are in the teens and getting a foot of snow over the weekend. Just for reference, we have not had a foot of snow ALL WINTER!! I am not ok with THAT!! I am ready for cherry blossoms. One of my best friends became a Grandma recently and I honestly cannot stop thinking about it. I am 41 and even though I AM NO WHERE NEAR being a grandma…it makes me feel ancient somehow.…
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Free Valentine Printable
Well it is the 11th hour before Valentine’s Day and so of course I am busy making free Valentine printables. OF COURSE I AM!! Every dang year I swear I am not gonna make ANYTHING for the kid’s Valentine’s parties…but EVERY year I end up staying up late gluing and cutting and eating all of the extra Valentine candy. Ethan found the cutest little bottles of slime (you can find them on Amazon or at Target) and OF COURSE he wanted to give slime to his buddies at homeschool co-op…and OF COURSE his mom wanted to make it cute and punny…because she just CANNOT help herself!! Long story short, I…
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Friday Favorites: multiplication games
This week one of my sweet followers asked me for my recommendation on the best multiplication games to help with learning times tables. How have I never shared that here on the blog?? If there is ONE thing we have been working at for what seems like YEARS…it is our multiplication tables. I know there are kids out there who just focus on some flashcards for a few weeks and BOOM know those facts for life. THAT IS NOT MY KID!! Well…technically that is ONE of my kids. Emmy had zero problems learning her times tables. I don’t even remember her asking for any help and I we RARELY practiced…
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Sugar Cookie Frosting
As long as I can remember, my Granny made us heart shaped sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day. It was a fun tradition and always such a special treat. This year I am TRYING to add in some EXTRA fun for my kiddos since Covid has basically sucked all of the fun out of EVERYTHING. Sooooo I decided to dust off the cookie cutters and whip up a batch of Grandma’s Valentine cookies. I shared my Grandma June’s sugar cookie recipe a few months ago HERE, but since we all know that a cookie is JUST NOT A COOKIE without some yummy frosting…here comes THE BEST BEATER LICKING BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE…
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Easy Diy Book Page Garland
I have had SOOOOO many of you order book page banners from my Etsy Shop, and I LOVE making them, but I cannot get any more made in time to ship out before Valentine’s Day this year. SOOOO I am passing on the super simple tutorial, so that you can make your own. And the best part…you can switch up your paper and design and create a book page garland for EVERY holiday and season!! Step 1. Rip out some old book pages. I like to use vintage books because the pages have the nice aged yellow color. Cut pages down to 4 inches wide by 6 inches tall. Step…
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20 Simple Valentine’s Day Ideas
I usually kind of forget ALLLL about Valentine’s Day until it sneaks up on me all of the sudden. But this year, since we have SOOOO much more at home time, I have been trying to find ways to make this Valentine’s day special. BUT you know me, I am all about simple and easy. SO I searched pinterest high and low for some SIMPLE ways to make Valentine’s Day special, without breaking the bank or taking weeks to prepare. Here are my top 20 picks for SIMPLE VALENTINE’S DAY IDEA!! My GO-TO for adding a little fun to each season and holiday is to make a special dinner or…
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Free Printable Monthly Calendar
I cannot believe how quickly 2021 is already flying by!! And darn it…I am already behind…and you guys called me out on it. Thanks for keeping me on track!! I forgot to update my free printable monthly calendar for February…I am so sorry. Here you are trying to be more productive, and here I am messing with you!! SOOOO I decided to be SUPER productive tonight and stay up WAYYYYY past my bedtime to update the ENTIRE YEAR of monthly calendars. Just head right up to my FREE PRINTABLES page to find all 12 months of free printable calendar pages. These printables are my FAVORITE!! I love that I can…
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Firefly Lane On Netflix
Today is the day!! There is a new show on Netflix based on the Kristin Hannah book Firefly Lane and it comes out today. I had the wonderful opportunity to preview the first 2 episodes last week and binged right through them…now I am ready for the rest of the season today!! Don’t expect me to be a useful member of society again until I have watched ALL of the episodes first!! BUT I know it is SUPER hard to know if a Netflix show is right for YOU, so here are my thoughts on Netflix’s new show, Firefly Lane, to try to help you decide. Disclaimer… Ok, so to…
