Honey Sweetened Lemon Curd & A Baby Shower

A few days ago I got a hankerin' for lemon curd. That delicious, buttery, zesty goodness. Does anyone else get totally random food cravings? Just me? Hello? So, I made a batch of lemon curd, sat down on the couch, and ate almost the entire bowl. I shared a few bites with Luke. Lemon Curd …

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Simple Maternity / Pregnancy Tea

I love a pot of this tea at night. It's a wonderful way to wind down, hydrate, and nourish my body that is working so hard to grow a little human. Man, I just can't get over how cool that is! I've got a little person inside me. It's important to take care of yourself …

Homemade Apple Butter

As I’ve told you before, this lovely fall season, we have been blessed with as many apples as we can possible handle - what a delicious blessing they have been! We’ve been canning & freezing like madmen! And by "we" I mean "me". Luke has been busily putting up shiplap in the bathroom - it …

DIY Mouthwash

This week Luke needed a refill on his mouthwash so I was reminded that I've been wanting to share my very simple and effective mouthwash recipe with y'all. Sometimes it's hard to keep all my blog post ideas organized - I have so much bouncing around in my head at any given moment! And mouth …

My Birth And Postpartum Preparation

Now that I'm getting farther along in my pregnancy, I'm naturally starting to think about plans for the birth and postpartum time. I am usually a very fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person, but since about the beginning of the second trimester I've had the urge to be a bit more organized, and I LOVE making lists! …

Stretch Mark Cream Recipe

Oh stretch marks. Every pregnant mama knows about 'em. When I was earlier in my pregnancy and I got the first little tiny stretch marks on my legs, frankly, I'll confess, I kinda had a break-down. Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of my stretch marks and wouldn’t trade a second of pregnancy or motherhood …

Canning Dill Pickles

I am a pickle addict. I will eat a whole quart of pickles a day if you let me. And then drink the juice. I know, I know, that is not what normal people do. But I'm far from normal. And I'm proud of it. You think I'm a pickle hog in normal life? Try …

Farmhouse Bathroom, Part 1

Who on earth starts remodeling their one and only bathroom while they are 30 weeks pregnant, and winter is about to hit? Oh right! That would be us. I guess we are gluttons for punishment. When we bought our house 6 months ago, the house itself was not high on the to-do list. We quickly …

Making & Canning Applesauce

What do you do when your grandparents own a 24 acre heirloom apple orchard? You can jars and jars of applesauce, apple butter, apple pie filling, apple jam, and then you make a ton of apple desserts...french apple cake, apple crisp, apple pie....and then you eat some more apples. But today we are just gonna …

Being Pregnant

I love being pregnant. At this moment, while I'm sitting here with a cup of coffee writing this post, it feels like she is doing some karate practice. I don't know how I'm going to be able to keep up with this wild little girl once she's born! It's one of the best feelings in …