Are you ready for this???? Sheaffer and I have been like Santa’s little elves over the last 6 months planning the 12 Days of Christmas! We want it to be fun! We want it to be spectacular! We want to…
On the 1st Day of Christmas: I meal planned, ate Cranberry-Orange Cookies and shared Christmas cheer!
On the 1st Day of Christmas, this mama was super excited and reallllly busy! It’s the first Monday in December! I’m having a HUGE party at my house tomorrow night, I have Christmas on the brain, an Elf on the…
Bar #15: Chocolate Gingerbread
Who needs gingerbread men when you can have a chocolate gingerbread bar with frosting on top? Not me. These were delightfully festive without being complicated. The perfect holiday bar. Shopping List 2 sticks of butter, softened and divided 1/2 cup…
Black Friday SALES!!
Oh my goodness! Is your heart racing? Are you nervous? Excited? Thrilled? Scared? Are you at home? Because I am! I am not out and about at some crazy mall fighting an old lady over a pair of socks…I’m at…
Kitchen Closed
Thankful…
I’m talking about thankfulness and gratitude this Thanksgiving Day over at Every Day Cheer. Click here to read. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thankful…
I’m talking about thankfulness and gratitude this Thanksgiving Day over at Every Day Cheer. Click here to read. Happy Thanksgiving!
#shayeveryday2013 Week 47
Day 323: All of us were wishing you a Happy Tuesday! (They never go anywhere alone…little “friends” always come with us!) Day 324: We spent a rare day at home in our pjs! Kensington helped me whip up some pancakes…
My Peppermint Mocha Lattes (with Candy Cane Marshmallows!)
Wow! I posted this picture on Instagram Sunday afternoon and you people went nuts! Everyone wanted the recipe to my special Peppermint Mocha Latte with Candy Cane Marshmallows…well, here’s the secret…it’s totally not a recipe. It’s just me adding a…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Decorating for Christmas
Last December, when I decorated my home of 7 years, I knew it was going to be our last Christmas there. I wasn’t sure where we would be going…but I knew that was our last Christmas in our home. And…
Dinner Tonight: Spicy Chicken Corn Chowder
I am always looking for new ways to make a corn chowder. We just love, love, love a yummy (and hearty) bowl of soup for supper. This meal is perfect for those busy days when you just want to walk…
K-State Road Trip
On Thursday, we packed up the kids and drove 8 hours to Manhattan, Kansas…home of Kansas State University. Most of you know this but for those of you who don’t…that’s where Andrew and Sean played college football and went to…













