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Super Refreshing Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade Slush

June 13, 2021 No Comments

Welp, I confess the heat outside is getting to me already. We haven’t even officially reached summer, which is June 20th, but we have had temperatures in the mid-90s. It appears to be a long hot summer, friends! If this is your first time reading my blog, you may not know that I have a bit of an obsession with rhubarb. I shared the most delicious rhubarb bars and a guide on growing rhubarb in

Tips for Growing and Harvesting Rhubarb

June 5, 2021 1 Comment

It’s that time of year. Rhubarb!! Last week I shared my super delicious rhubarb bars with you. If you haven’t checked those out, I HIGHLY recommend you do. Mark used to poo-poo on my love of rhubarb until I made these bars for him. (Yes, they are THAT good!) But back to growing rhubarb, this is prime time for rhubarb plants to produce. I currently have one plant that I’m able to harvest from but

The Very Best Homemade Rhubarb Bars

May 30, 2021 2 Comments

It’s rhubarb season, and the plants are in high production right now which means we have an abundance of rhubarb My love for rhubarb runs deep. In fact, when we were closing on our house here, the gal finalizing our title paperwork asked what brought us up to South Dakota. Mark had good reasons, but I answered that I liked the change of seasons and rhubarb. I’m not even kidding you…I really said that, and

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Chicken Carbonara Recipe ~ Trim Healthy Mama S

Today I’m sharing my Chicken Carbonara Recipe. It has a hidden protein in it, that you’ll never guess. A traditional pasta carbonara has eggs but given the amount of bacon, I changed this up to use cottage cheese, (I’m not a

Home Buying, Goals, & Contentment

What?! This blog is suppose to be about a crazy family of 6 living in a remodeled RV. Homebuying?? Well since we moved to Florida 2 months ago, there have been all sorts of changes.

Organizing on the Cheap

There are big bucks that can be spent organizing a kitchen Lazy susans, pan dividers, spice rack, slim toaster, shelving, stools, baskets, hooks, collapsable containers…..you get the idea. BUT I have a freebie that is proving to be great for

8 Unique & Affordable Window Treatment Ideas

8 Unique Window Treatment Ideas

Nothing finishes a room or adds charm like custom window treatments. So today I’m sharing 8 of my favorite unique window treatment ideas gathered from around the web. Back to what seems like ages ago, I posted about our custom made RV curtains for

DIY Vinyl Skirting for Winter RVing

*UPDATE on improvements for windy location skirting* We’ve already covered the skirting options and supplies needed to do vinyl skirting for the RV. Today is our simple step by step. The Plan When we planned out our skirting, we decided

Peanut Butter Caramel Dip

Peanut Butter Caramel Dip

We came up with this recipe when my son, Eli asked when the Peanut Butter Caramel would be done. I decided to surprise the kids with homemade caramel today and was inspired by this caramel from Hot off the Garlic Press. Oh

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