Cherry Picking

  • Cherry Picking: The BEST EASIEST restaurant style salsa!!!

    Holy Toledo…summer came and went in a dang flash!!! I had SOOOOO many big plans for this summer and…well they are still in the planning stage…haha!! Oh well…There is always NEXT year:) What is new this week?? What is happening at Orchard Slope?! Well we are getting ready for BACK TO SCHOOL over here if you can believe it!!Even though it is 100 degress outside, FALL IS ON THE WAY!! Over on Instagram this week I shared a super fun and easy BACK TO SCHOOL TABLE idea. How cute are those apple plates??? I often worry that my kids are getting too old for cute crafty things, but my teen…

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    Holy Summer Break you guys!! I meant to take off a week to spend with my kids for Summer and ended up taking a month long blog break!! I did NOT fall off the face of the Earth though…I was still over on Instagram sharing ALL THE THINGS!! If you are not following along over on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM, you should. I share A LOT of things there that never make it to the good old blog. Because do you know what is easier then blogging sometimes…NOT blogging…haha!! THIS week on the blog I shared these BANANA SPLIT COOKIES that are absolutely perfect for Summer. They are a combination of…

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    YOU GUYS!! MY baby girl turned TEEN this week. HOW AM I AT THAT AGE ALREADY!!?? I still think of myself as a young mom…but I am pretty sure THAT particular ship has SAILED…haha!!! I remember going to my mom’s 20th class reunion bbq with her and thinking everyone was SOOOO old…and now…I am creeping up on 25 years!! I took Emmy to the mall with a few friends to celebrate her birthday and they PROMPTLY ditched me. Like…they didn’t even CONSIDER letting me tag along with them. I thought I was a fun mom, BUT I guess I AM still a MOM…and moms are not cool enough to go…

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    Phew…I took a bit of an impromptu Spring Break, and one week turned into two…and then it was HARD to get back into the swing of things. We are in the homestretch of homeschool for the year, and I am NOT gonna lie, I am ready to have a bit of free time each day to FINALLY tackle some of these projects. First up, clean the garage…who else needs a HUGE garage overhaul.??? Mine is BAD!!! Speaking of homeschool, I plan to do some reviews of this year’s curriculum, and then a sneak peak at what we have picked out for next year. I have not shared a TON about…

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    This post may contain affiliate links. So the highlight of my week…finding Key Lime Pie M&M’s. They are sooooo stinking good. I hope they keep them around through the summer…orrrrr I might just have to go buy ALL of the bags at Walgreens before they run out…haha!! I got to eat in a restaurant this week…whoop whoop!! Chips and salsa with friends…is there anything better??!! After this crazy year of lock down, I would settle for Burger King with friends…not even kidding. This was a fun week over on the blog. I added new cute March Printable Cash Envelopes AND St. Patrick’s Day Book Page Banner. Also, I shared spring…