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How to Wash Your Oven Racks

It's Spring Cleaning time! Here is a quick tip for cleaning your oven racks.  Wash them in the tub or shower! I like to soak mine with a little soap in the bath tub, then stand them up and spray them off. You'd be surprised what a great job that alone does.  If you have tougher spots, do that ...

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Kitchen Gadgets Giveaway: Part 2.

I used to use my bulky mandoline slicer all the time to make our zucchini into pasta.  You can read about that by clicking here. I really like my mandoline, but once I got my Zoodle Slicer, there was just no going back!  I’m using smaller sized zucchinis than I was with the mandoline, which I’ve ...

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Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

  This Ranch Dressing Mix is SO easy peasy. Those little packets of dry mix are super expensive; considering you can make your own with spices you probably mostly have on hand.  If you don’t have all of these on hand, I’d suggest getting them and making it anyway, this is pretty easy and leaves you ...

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Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

Armed with a bunch of spices, some measuring spoons, a big mixing bowl, and my mother-in-law's recipe, I set out to make up a long time family favorite.  Taco Seasoning Mix! We order enough beef to fill our deep freeze each year. When my husband and I got married and first started ordering beef the ...

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I Love You to Death, Marry Me, and Have Fun

A couple weeks ago I was sobbing big ugly tears as I was digging through my keepsake box for a specific picture of an old friend.  I couldn't find it and felt so defeated.  It was just one of those days.  I did find something else though, from the same time period as the picture I was looking ...

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Kitchen Gadgets Giveaway: Part 1.

I recently picked up this set of 3pc Fruit Scoop Set from the consignment shop, NU2U in Forest City. NU2U is a well-organized second hand store on the main street of town, and they run SALES! The prices are great anyway, but once you add in the sales, it’s like a total no-brainer to shop there! I ...

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YOUTUBE: The History of Thomas Edison – a Short Story

Yesterday I shared the story of Saint Patrick on my Facebook Page.  Today I want to share with you this video we found on Thomas Edison.  I'm loving these videos and feel so thankful for the people who put these together! Here's what works for us: I play the video straight ...

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Through The Dish Water

“Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” —P.J. O’Rourke Tonight after my brother's birthday dinner, I dried a few dishes while my mom washed them.  Mostly I just stood there admiring her hands as they scrubbed the plates.  Her hands are so familiar to me, but ...

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The Barrel Drive-In: More Than Just Another Restaurant

Our youngest had her own little soda with her chicken kid's meal at the Barrel Drive in yesterday. Hey, no judgment please, we are making memories here! She hasn't really tasted much soda before, but REALLY enjoyed this treat.  Check out the video: I mean really though, who wouldn't love homemade ...

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Stop Saying NO Out of Fear

As a very young mom I was asked into a volunteer position.  I never accepted it while that person who asked me was still in leadership.  I felt like I was too inexperienced.  I was immature, and I thought I wasn't "good enough" for it.  I felt guilty for telling this woman who asked me, "No".  I ...

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I have always had a desire to live simple while striving to be more intentional and working to do things slightly better than I did the day, week, month, or year before.

I appreciate putting more emphasis on people and experiences, than material things.  I attribute this to my {mostly} unplugged childhood.

I was born in Minnesota and after moving to Iowa I was able to go back for well over a decade to visit with my grandparents in the same home that my parents brought me home to as an infant.  As a child I loved hearing my Grandpa Link tell stories and adored spending time in the kitchen learning from my Grandma Edna. I believe those admirable character traits of my grandparents are woven into the fibers of who I am today.

My husband and I met 4 days after my 18th birthday, we were just friends for only a week before deciding dating and ‘forever’ were in our plans.

Together we built our dream home on the edge of town where we are creating our modern city-life homestead while we raise and homeschooling our four children.

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