This is a post from last year that I wanted to share with you guys again. I ALWAYS brine my turkey. Every year. If you haven't ever done it, you must try it!! It makes your turkey so moist and juicy. How to brine a turkey Try it, you will like it!! Then come back and let me know how it went! P.S. I will be doing a Christmas Printables week for next week {the last week on November} so check back. I will have tons of cute printables you can use in your decorating or frame and give … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday {Blog friends}

These thankful Thursday posts seem all the more appropriate with Thanksgiving coming up. Today I am so thankful for good blog friends. One of the things I have been most surprised about when joining this blogging world is the people I have met. Everyone is so supportive and open and nice. I have made some really good long term friends in a short time. It seems blogging brings people together quickly. What a nice surprise!! So today I wanted to introduce you to … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday~~Fall Weather
I don’t have a favorite season {you know me and favorites}, but I do love to have a change. It’s probably why I love year round school so much. You get tired of going to school and you get a break, you get tired of being home and you go back. For me it’s so much better than going to school for such a long time and then having a long summer break. But I digress… SO I’m loving the change in the weather. I am thinking of snuggling up with a warm blanket. … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
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My cousin is coming to stay with us. Arriving tonight. And I am so thankful today for their visit!! I absolutely LOVE when they visit!! She has three adorable boys. I don’t know what it is, but when my girls and her boys get together, they behave so well. We never hear any fighting or whining. It’s AWESOME!! I have been wanting to do a family rules sign for the landing on our stairs. And this seemed like a perfect time to do it. So here is what I came up with: I have … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
We get the keys to our home today!! I am SO excited!! It has been a very very long road. We never would have made it without help. And we had the best help available. So today I would like to thank: First and foremost my Heavenly Father who worked some major miracles and taught me some great life lessons and I will be forever grateful for his guidance. My Family for putting up with me. My immediate family for helping me through all the stress. And … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday–Lessons Learned

I have not done a Thankful Thursday post in a LONG time. I know. Shame on me!! Because the truth is I have so much to be grateful for. And I have been feeling so blessed lately. Just not blogging about it for some {probably lame} reason. So for Thankful Thursday today I may get a little sappy. Please bear with me. We have had a pretty rough year, but it hasn’t felt like it. And I know that is because my Heavenly Father has been walking with me every step of the way. I never … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
I am so Amazed at the wonderful people out there in blog land. I have had some amazing people offer to guest blog for me as I’m going through this stressful time. And I can’t thank them enough. One of the major surprises I had when I started blogging was how nice and helpful everyone is. People who don’t even know you are so willing to help you out. And it seems with one email you are fast friends. This medium isn’t super competitive and I couldn’t … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
Today I am SUPER thankful for my sister!! She is always there to support me. Do any of you have a sister like that? Someone you can call up and they say ok what can I do to help you? You need this, oh sure no problem. Well I have 3 sisters like that. {that’s right I’m 3xs lucky} But today I want to tell you about my sister Angie. Isn’t she gorgeous? She is a very creative person and such an artist!! She does Modeling, painting, … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday 3
Today I am thankful for my oldest daughter “Love”. There never was a more helpful child. Or a more Loving child. She is always willing to throw her arms around my neck and not hurry off to play. She also watches out for her sisters with such care. It’s amazing to see her take her little sister and get her shoes and coat on her and take her little hand and walk outside to play together. Makes my heart melt. So why do we call her Love? This girl … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
I try to always remember my blessings. Because I truly have so much to be thankful for!! And I’m not just saying that. Plus I feel better when I think of what I have and not what is missing in my life. So on that note, I have instituted Thankful Thursdays. I’m not promising every Thursday to be thankful for something {hehe} But this will be a pretty regular thing. Hopefully as you are reading through your blogs, you will see this post and remember … [Read more...]
























































