It's funny how a simple thing, such as a cookie, can bring a flood of wonderful memories back to us as adults. These amazing cookies always bring back fond memories from my childhood. Particularly harvest. Nannie (my dad's mother, Ina Jean) would always make these during wheat harvest to send in meals to the field. The recipe calls for lemon extract, but of course I use Lemon Vitality Essential Oil. You can add a little, or more if you want them to be more "lemony". It also c

I LOVE chewy, gooey brownies....like the family size Pillsbury box ones......but I dislike having to make anything from a box. I always wonder just exactly WHAT is in that box??? Plus most things from a box are loaded with preservatives and sodium. So.....I make almost EVERYTHING from scratch. {{When I say almost everything, the only thing I haven’t found a scratch recipe for that I like, is Pillsbury white cake mix. This box makes THE BEST birthday cake....after I doctor it

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These are the bomb.....literally!!!!! We made these DIY Thieves Cleaning Fizzies at a Make ‘n Take class recently. I found this super cute mold at DG for a buck!!!! It’s perfect!!!! Use these little “bombs” for hard to clean bottles, toilets, tubs, dirty dishes, stinky sinks, washers and more!!! Toss in water and let sit for 20 minutes....then clean as usual!! Viola!! A clean house that is free of germs, toxin free, smells amazing and so sparkly!! For the official recipe: htt

I have tossed ideas back and forth, time and time again over the past year, but I have yet to write my first blog. What do I say? How do I say it? How much information do I give out? Do I lay it all out? Do I only share a little? Do I really want to commit to this?????......so.......if I don’t just blurb out something, this super awesome blog from all these ideas in my head will never manifest into the fabulous bit of fun I think it will be!! Since falling in love with Young