Even though I’m writing this blog while its still in the 80s in Iowa, signs of fall are everywhere: The first Hawkeye football win, undergraduates taking over the Ped Mall in downtown Iowa City, kids back to school, and...
When life gets hectic and I feel like I'm losing my mind, I know I just want something to ground me. One of my favorite foods growing up as a kid was macaroni and cheese out of a box....
Last time, I took you through the supplies you need to get started on canning, along with a healthy dose of inspiration for why canning is so awesome. This time, I’m taking you step by step through the easiest...
Between the glue sticks and the composition notebooks, we find our fellow moms. We will meet up again in the aisle alongside the colored folders. Together, we help decipher our supply lists and figure out which ones are the...
It's back to school for Iowa City kiddos! Iowa City public elementary schools start before 8:00 a.m., meaning less time to get up and at 'em. If you're like me, you need a few quick ways to make the...
We all know Iowa sweet corn is the BEST sweet corn! Since you can only get it for a couple of weeks each year, knowing how to freeze it is the best way to make sure you can get...
Is your house like mine and trying to get your kids to try new vegetables or even just eating vegetables can be like pulling teeth? There are so many times when I am trying to get my kids to...
This post-holiday season has got me like whoa. From my husband’s recent job switch with new schedule to our world's constant streaming of current events, my brain is in overload right now and I don’t think I’m alone. For...
Early evenings before dinner are often the busiest time of my day–they don’t call 5:00 "the witching hour" for nothing! I’ve just gotten off work. The kids all want to talk to me at once, and they all seem...
For weeks I looked forward to taking my daughters to the apple orchard. I decided to keep it a secret until we were ready to go, so when my husband and I were getting them buckled in and told...