When I was a kid, I was in Campfire Girls. We didn’t have Girl Scouts in South Texas and it didn’t matter. Campfire Girls rocked! We sold candy instead of cookies. I still remember the Blue Bird Wish Song… Seek… Read moreCandy Spiders That Will March Right Through Your Halloween Party!
When my daughter was three years old, she dressed up as an LSU Cheerleader for Halloween. She was adorable! We always went trick-or-treating in my parents’ neighborhood in New Orleans. Dad stayed home and manned the candy bowl and Mom… Read more29 DIY Halloween Costumes Including 12 Frozen Elsa Costumes
We have recently discovered the joys of homemade peanut butter. All these years I’ve spent so much money on jars of peanut butter at the grocery store, having had no idea how easy and yummy peanut butter is when you… Read moreOne Ingredient Homemade Peanut Butter
Apple pie, baseball and the Fourth of July: It’s hard for one to think of three more stereotypically American things. Have a Bruce Springsteen album playing in the background and you’d have an Americana overload. The truth is America is… Read moreLet Freedom Ring!
Did you know that the fireworks industry makes over $940 Million annually! Since fireworks are such a big part of the holiday, we thought you might enjoy learning a little more about these pyrotechnics. We start off by dissecting a… Read moreHow Fireworks Work
When we used to visit my grandparents – on my dad’s side, in the country – I remember loving to play “store” in their pantry in the carport. Inside was shelf after shelf of things my grandmother had put up…. Read more5 Tips to Get Started Canning – Don’t Be Afraid!
We’d been enjoying the tremendous beauty and dramatic views of the Amalfi Coast and its mountains plunging into the sea. This is a little piece of the world where one is pretty much rendered speechless and left with a mouth… Read moreStrawberry Limoncello Lemonade
It was mesmerizing. I remember standing at the counter at my grandmother’s house in Baton Rouge watching her make biscuits from scratch, over and over again. The mound of flour, the well in the center, cold milk (sometimes buttermilk), a… Read moreTwo Ingredient Biscuits – A Science Experiment
Christmas Portrait Ideas Family Christmas Pictures Ideas That Aren’t Stale and Outdated Some professional family Christmas pictures can be so…boring. Reserved. Run of the mill. Everyone in your photo is dressed just like all of the other professional Christmas photos… Read moreTake Amazing Family Christmas Pictures
Are you ready for a little pre-gaming for Christmas movies? This year Freeform is hosting a Kickoff to Christmas movie marathon starting November 1st. Keep in mind these are not all Christmas holiday movies BUT they are heavily family-friendly and… Read moreFreeform Offering Kick-Off to Christmas Movie Marathon Every Day in November with Disney Favorites and Holiday Classics
