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27 Gorgeous Christmas Decorating Ideas

What a fun week!  I am so excited to be participating in the 2018 Holiday Home Tour with the talented ladies from 11 Magnolia Lane and Evolution of Style.  Lynch Creek Farm is sponsoring this tour and providing all of the homes with beautiful wreaths, garlands or centerpieces, so you are in for a real … Read more

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20 Beautiful Christmas Kitchen Decorating Ideas

It is time to deck the halls and I couldn’t more excited to kick off the Christmas decorating ideas with these 19 other talented bloggers to share all of our Christmas kitchen decorating ideas.  The kitchen truly is the heart of the home, and especially at the holidays when it is full of baked treats … Read more

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BEST CYBER WEEK DEALS

Just when I thought it couldn’t get much better…CYBER MONDAY comes along and dials it up a notch.  While most of the sales from Black Friday are simply continuing, there are a few additions/changes that you don’t want to miss out on today. | | | | | | | LAMP | BARSTOOL | | … Read more

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Best of Black Friday Sales and My Favorite Picks

Oh I was up WAY too late last night…how about you guys?  Is most of your shopping done?  Well, I am up and back at it today with a turkey hangover and the best of black Friday sales to shop! 😉 . Here are some of my favorite picks from ALL the sales, as well … Read more

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Black Friday Shopping Strategy: Where to Find the Deals

Happy Thanksgiving!  What’s on your menu?  Here are a few things on ours…homemade apple pie and orange rolls.  It is not a holiday in our family without my grandma’s Orange Rolls.  I posted the recipe here awhile back and if you haven’t made them yet, I highly recommend you give them a try.  They are … Read more

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Free Printable Thanksgiving Banner

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope that you find yourself overindulging in delicious food and time with family and friends.  I want you all to know how thankful I am for you.  This passion project of mine has developed into something I never could have dreamed possible over the years and it is all because of … Read more

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Best black friday deals

Best Black Friday Deals to Buy NOW

I couldn’t believe it when I woke up this morning…should we call it purple Wednesday?  I don’t know what to call it but Black Friday Deals have already started TODAY so I am scrambling to put together all of the best deals…and it is a hunt!  I am going to add to this list and … Read more

Best black friday deals
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Thanksgiving Feast Ideas for a Classroom Party

I really want my kids to appreciate Thanksgiving for what it is and understand how important it is.  As part of our homeschool classroom party for Thanksgiving we had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.  I thought I would share some of these ideas with you in case you are looking for some Thanksgiving Feast Ideas for … Read more

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Best saturday sales and black friday preview sales

Best Weekend Sales and Black Friday Preview Sales

Black Friday fever is in full swing and the stores are feeding the frenzy with some crazy good Black Friday preview sales this weekend. It seems as though Black Friday is being diluted by earlier and earlier sales…and that is a-ok with me! I honestly think that most of what is on sale this weekend … Read more

Best saturday sales and black friday preview sales
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22 of the Cutest Sweaters This Season

The temperatures have seriously dropped here in the last couple of weeks and boy does it feel like winter now!  Temps this week have been highs in the low 40s and lows in the teens and low 20s!  Yikes!  I’m not sure what is normal for these parts as last fall it was 65 at … Read more

The seasons cutest sweaters
Easy kids thanksgiving crafts

Easy Kids Thanksgiving Craft Dried Corn and Bean Mosaic

I love making every season special with the kids.  Crafts and fun themed foods, parties and outings…whatever I can do to make the seasons fun and memorable.  I’ve spent a lot of time since we moved going through a bunch of pictures and things from over the years and have run across a few things … Read more

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Family Room Christmas Decorating Ideas

After yesterday’s Christmas living room decorating ideas post you are probably wondering just how I think I’m going to work red into that color scheme…am I right?  Well, that is precisely what had me going back and forth for so long too.  I am determined to add red because I just love it at Christmas, … Read more

Family room christmas design plan
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Teacher Gift Ideas : Gifts Teachers really want

Christmas and definitely the end of the school year are super busy times.  Classroom parties, testing, holidays, vacations… it’s a crazy, sometimes overwhelming time of year.  Let’s make it easy this year and get one thing out of the way.  What to give your child’s teacher!  Coming up with teacher gift ideas is just another … Read more

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Christmas living room design plan

Christmas Living Room Decorating Ideas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…time to unearth mounds of boxes and rubbermaid tubs full of sparkly decorations and transform the house into a wonderland.  I might like Christmas a little bit…can you tell? 😉 Last year we were still very much in transition into this house in UT.  Construction wasn’t even finished … Read more

Christmas living room design plan
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Weekend Recap

Happy Monday my friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Monday’s are always tough, but these Monday’s leading into the holidays seem even a bit harder to me because it’s getting cold and all I want to do is lay in bed in my jammies with hot cocoa and watch Hallmark movies.  Who really … Read more

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Cutest Christmas Pajamas for the Whole Family

Do you have a family Christmas pajamas tradition?  Every year I can’t wait to find the cutest Christmas pajamas…there is something about them that just seems cozy and wonderful.  We are in our Christmas pajamas every chance we get.  If it gets cloudy outside…time for Christmas pajamas…if we’re watching a Christmas movie…time for Christmas pajamas…you … Read more

Christmas pjs for the whole family
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Best Weekend Sales and Deals

Holiday sales are in full swing this weekend!  Take advantage of these great deals and get your shopping done early! 🙂 Here’s are all of the best weekend sales and some of my favorite things that make great gift items. Only 6 more weekends until Christmas!  Happy shopping! Affiliate links are included in this post. … Read more

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The coolest gifts for teen boys

The Coolest Gifts for Teen Boys Under $50

Let’s just say it out loud…boys are kind of hard to shop for.  I mean, they are easy in the sense that they really don’t want much more than a shirt or some sort of gadget, but when it comes to knowing what they really want and finding something kind of creative for them, I … Read more

The coolest gifts for teen boys
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How to Accessorize Kitchen Countertops

A once in a blue moon occurrence happened at our house the other day…a clean kitchen. 😉 So, being the blogger that I am, I figured I better capitalize on that rare moment and take some pictures right before Hurricane Mitchell came home from school for the afternoon.  I’ve had some questions about how to … Read more

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Pink Peppermint’s Picks

Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well.  Are you starting to feel the holiday pressure coming on?  I have been feeling it big time this week for some reason.  I’m starting to feel like the next 6 weeks are going to go in the blink of an eye. Crazy!  I have been having … Read more

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19 beautiful thanksgiving table setting ideas

19 Beautiful Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas

How is it possible that there are only 17 more days until Thanksgiving?!  These last few months of the year are always such a blur.  Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year, or in charge of setting the table?  Well, good news.  You are in the right place for loads of beautiful Thanksgiving table setting ideas.  … Read more

19 beautiful thanksgiving table setting ideas
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Best Weekend Sales and Shopping

Ok folks, we are in full gift buying, holiday mode and lucky for us, so are the shops.  I don’t want to freak you out, but there are only 7 more Saturdays until Christmas.  YIKES!  Here’s a round up of the best weekend sales and some of my favorite things that make great gift items.  … Read more

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Free Thanksgiving Printable : Think to Thank

Happy November! I cannot believe I am saying that! It is so hard to believe that the holidays are already here. I am totally guilty of often skipping right over Thanksgiving and jumping into Christmas, but Thanksgiving is actually one of my favorite holidays. I love the food, family and friends with no expectations of … Read more

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Pink Peppermint’s Picks

Happy Halloween!  This is one of my favorite days of the year.  I’m so excited it’s here!  The close of today also means that we are officially into Christmas season in my book…so you may see a Christmas decoration creeping into this week’s Pink Peppermint’s Picks.  Also, over the next several weeks I will gear … Read more

Pink peppermints picks oct 31st
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Best Disneyland Halloween Time Tips

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…Halloween at Disneyland! 🙂  Disney has definitely done a fantastic job of turning October into an even more magical time at the Happiest Place on Earth.  Are you considering taking a trip to Disneyland in October?  If you’ve never seen Disneyland decorated for Halloween, it is a must.  … Read more

Disneyland at halloween tips
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Weekend Recap

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are looking forward to a great week ahead…especially with Halloween on Wednesday! Woohoo! We had a fun and busy weekend full of family time…my favorite thing!  Saturday morning our ! Yay!  I like the way the painted chairs look with the .  Now I … Read more

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Saturday Shopping and Sales

Happy Saturday!  I hope you have a fun fall day planned.  These sales and deals will hopefully make it even more fun! 😉 Affiliate links are included in this post. | | | | | | | | Barstool | Wreath | Velvet Pillow | Leather Pillow  take an extra 40% off sale items! Think … Read more

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Cute DIY Halloween Movie Night Party Ideas

It’s always fun to get a few friends together and celebrate the holidays, and in our house we love to do that with movie nights.  Putting something together that is cute doesn’t take a ton of effort, and for the kids, getting to invite some friends over for treats and a movie makes them feel … Read more

Halloween movie night ideas
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Pink Peppermint’s Picks

Happy Wednesday!!  We are heading into fall full speed around here…it’s been in the 60s the last couple of days and is getting dark earlier and earlier.  The leaves are turning all kinds of gorgeous colors and I have to admit, this Southern California girl is kind of marveling in it. You’ll see the cooler … Read more

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Cute Black and White Halloween Mantel Decor Ideas

It is so fun in the 1987 Fixer Upper to have two fireplaces to decorate.  This is our first year being able to decorate, since at this time last year everything was still under construction.  With the shiplap behind the fireplace in the family room, I was thinking about what direction I wanted to head … Read more

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