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    Processing corn for winter
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Processing corn for winter

    Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and ...
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    Ice Cream Nachos-Disneyland copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ice Cream Nachos-Disneyland copycat

    We took a little break from "sundaes on Sunday" due to the 4th of July holiday, but we were BACK this weekend with another copycat hit! T...
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    Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae

    Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of cou...
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    Timon & Pumba inspired sundae
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Timon & Pumba inspired sundae

    This week's sundae was actually a sundae on Monday due to a very busy weekend! I really enjoyed this little treat. It wasn't my favorite ...
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    Cookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Cookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycat

    We have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday B...
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    Tween craft-sun catcher mobile
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Tween craft-sun catcher mobile

    Even though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is impor...
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    Corner Garden REDO
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Corner Garden REDO

    We have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop admir...
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    Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat

    Sundaes on Sunday (or Monday as it was this week) is quickly becoming one of our favorite family traditions. This week, we took on more i...
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    Inside Out Themed Family Movie Night
    Lara Draxler
    • May 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Inside Out Themed Family Movie Night

    I have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on, an...
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    Supper Club at home-Pink Squirrel
    Lara Draxler
    • May 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Supper Club at home-Pink Squirrel

    I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date nigh...
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    Shortcut strawberry rhubarb crisp- adaptation
    Lara Draxler
    • May 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Shortcut strawberry rhubarb crisp- adaptation

    I have just started feeling confident enough in the kitchen to adapt recipes or improvise. You see, when I learned to cook and bake, I ne...
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    Mother's Day pizza party
    Lara Draxler
    • May 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mother's Day pizza party

    We had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch dippin...
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    Disney copycat eats-beer cheese soup
    Lara Draxler
    • May 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Disney copycat eats-beer cheese soup

    I have found in quarantine that the ONE thing that always gives me peace is being in the kitchen. I have enjoyed having the time to explo...
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    Salt/Chalk art project
    Lara Draxler
    • May 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Salt/Chalk art project

    Today, I went back to the old faithful kids' activity book I got for free from the library castoff shelf. It is SUCH a fun little book. T...
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    Fairy Gardens
    Lara Draxler
    • May 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Fairy Gardens

    A few years ago, I attended a fairy garden workshop at a local garden center near my apartment. In the workshop, I learned about the aest...
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    "All about me" collages-family frugal fun activity
    Lara Draxler
    • May 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    "All about me" collages-family frugal fun activity

    Today, we took inspiration from another favorite blogger of mine, Kelle Hampton. She recently posted about a fun and simple family activi...
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    Candy Sushi for kids
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Candy Sushi for kids

    Today we tried out a fun "home ec/cooking with stepmom" activity--candy sushi! I have really enjoyed having the time during quarantine to...
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    Staycation fun-grasshoppers, murder mystery games, oh my!
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Staycation fun-grasshoppers, murder mystery games, oh my!

    Within the last week, we have been enjoying some wonderful simple pleasures at home. Some favorite moments include... *walks in nature *m...
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    Copycat Dollywood Cinnamon Bread
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Copycat Dollywood Cinnamon Bread

    One of my FAVORITE travel destinations is Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park located in my home state of Tennessee. It is such a great ...
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    Lemon Granitas & Cinnamon Spritz
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lemon Granitas & Cinnamon Spritz

    This week, we tried some fun and frugal family activities in the kitchen. Our family is BIG on food and home cooking (and dining out too)...
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