I have been sharing our BUTTERSCOTCH MAPLE NO BAKE COOKIES with you guys for years! They are always popular at my house, and always a first day of school tradition. Yesterday, while I was making a batch to enjoy after…
Let’s Look: OUR WORST HABITS
Happy Wednesday, friends! It’s another edition of LET’S LOOK! If you don’t know what this is, once a month, Erika and I do a little link up where we “look” at different aspects of our lives (and then if you blog, you…
First Day of School Menu
Friends, it’s our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! Honestly, this year in particular, we are so ready. After coming home from Nantucket to this extreme heat, we are needing to transition out of “summer” to “the school year” just to make…
Calendars, Kids, Organizing & More!
Eeeeeks! You guys, tomorrow is the first day of school! Other than the fact that my kids are in no way prepared for actual bedtimes and wake up times, I think we’re ready. We have backpacks. We have groceries. We…
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Just in time for back to school, I am re-sharing our VERY FAVORITE peanut butter cookie recipe! Friends, this is THE COOKIE that gets baked the most in our house…especially this time of year. There are only FOUR INGREDINTS! Yup. …
A look bACK on our summer.
Happy Monday from McKinney, friends! After two full months on Nantucket, we closed up the house, hopped on a plane and returned to Texas on Thursday afternoon. It’s a BIG week around here. On Wednesday, Mades starts third grade, Ashby…
Meal Planning Monday: BACK TO SCHOOL Edition!
You guys, it’s BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK!!! Oh my gosh, that happened fast! One minute it’s the end of school, the next minute you’re on Nantucket and then before you know, you’re heading back to school. On Saturday, Kensington had…
Summer Corn Recipes
Happy happy Friday, friends! It’s time for my annual round up of SUMMER CORN RECIPES! Some of my very favorite recipes have corn in them, and there is no season better to enjoy this golden goodness than summer! Today, I’m…
July 2023 Book Review
Happy happy Thursday, friends! It’s my JULY BOOK REVIEW! And guess what? I got my reading groove finally figured out over here… This month I read SIX BOOKS! Now that the weather is much warmer and our beach days longer…
Cranberry & Chocolate Chip Macaroons
Nothing says Nantucket more than cranberries 😉 . Smith and I bought Cranberry & Chocolate Macaroons at The Hub here the other morning, and I told him we should make some at home…so we did 🙂 . If you haven’t…
Nantucket RESTAURANTS
Friends, if I’m being honest, today’s blog post is one that I’m having to mentally gear up for. I typically can sit down and write, write, write, but today’s seems so big, overwhelming and irrelevant to 99% of you that…
Super Easy (can be g-free!) Blueberry Muffins
Happy Tuesday, friends! I’m always looking for easy little breakfast recipes I can whip up with little fuss. I spotted a gluten-free pancake mix in my cabinet that I thought I might need to finish up before the end of…













