When it comes to home renovations, you may think that these are things that are going to cost you a small fortune, and whilst there’s no doubt that many renovations do cost a lot of money and that some are more or less expensive than others, there are definitely a good deal of things that you can do on a small or limited budget and that you can even do by yourself if necessary. In this post, … [Read more...]
10 Proven Lessons to Get Your Child Reading Before First Grade
Ever wondered why we wait until first grade to get our children reading? Before age six, children have enormous capacities for learning. Yet, some struggle to learn and others take to it easily. With step-by-step, guided instruction from Ucan Courses, you can give your child the advantage of a lifetime. This proven method for teaching your child to read by first grade is getting attention. It … [Read more...]
New Year, New Routine: Getting Control Back In Your Mom Life
Life can be very busy as a mom. It seems that not only might you have a job to commit to, or children to look after, but the household chores are left for you to organize. Not only that but you also possibly need to control the logistics and everything else in between. It is exhausting, to say the least. However, as the year ended, you may have felt like you had lost control of your routine and … [Read more...]
Using Your Motherly Skills To Drive Your Development
It’s easy to find yourself wondering what you’ll spend life doing once the kids leave home. Living as a full-time mom is a challenging role, taking huge amounts of energy, and often pushing people to their very limits, but it is something which you have grown to love. When the house is empty, this will leave a lot of time free which can be dedicated to the parts of life which you enjoy the most. … [Read more...]
Indulgent Hot Cocoa Cake
As part of my New Year's resolution, it is to post more recipes! I know you all enjoyed them before so this year, my goal is to publish 1 new recipe a week. At the minimum. Today, I'm starting the year off with my Hot Cocoa Cake that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. It's rich, chocolatey and you'll definitely need a glass of milk to wash this down. I will warn you, there is a fair amount of prep … [Read more...]
Hot Cocoa Buttercream Frosting
We are going to be exploring the world of buttercream frosting this year! My first adventure was with making this Hot Cocoa Buttercream to go with my Indulgent Hot Cocoa Cake. It's not like your traditional buttercream. I used American Heritage Cocoa which gave it a grainy texture but I really liked it. If you used a smoother cocoa like Swiss Miss or Hershey's you won't have the texture. So for … [Read more...]
Roasted Marshmallow Cake Filling
This was a new concept I had heard of being used in cakes and I thought I would give it a try. It's actually extremely simple to make roasted marshmallows to use in between the layers of your cake. I use this technique in our Indulgent Hot Cocoa cake I made for the holidays. You will need the following - 1 - bag small marshmallows Parchment Paper Large Pan with raised sides Preheat … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Ganache
Have you ever looked at those drip cakes and thought, Oh wow! I wish I could do that. Well, you can. It's a lot easier than you think to make one. But first you need to figure out what they are using for the drip, most likely, it's a ganache. Ganache is extremely easy to make. Today, I'm going to share with you how I make our White Chocolate Ganache that I use in our Indulgent Hot Cocoa cake … [Read more...]
Perfect Red Velvet Cake
Peyton loves red velvet cake. I have told her time and time again that it's just chocolate cake with some red food color but she insists it tastes different. So today, I'm going to show you how to make a moist red velvet cake with a shortcut. We are going to use a box mix for the base but add a few things to it to bring it up a notch or three on the taste scale. You will need the following … [Read more...]
Meet Blaire Wilson! American Girl Doll of the Year 2019
I have some exciting pictures and news to share with you all! This morning, Peyton and I, attended a private event for Berry Members only. At this event, we had the opportunity to see Blaire Wilson and her complete line! Blaire Wilson is my favorite girl of the year so far since we started collecting in 2015. Blaire has agriculture roots and I think that is what I love most about her. Being … [Read more...]
