Oh deer! Christmas decorating is almost here! I’ve been seeing these really cute wood Christmas present decorations everywhere and much like everything I see, I knew I could do them cheaper than buying them online or Olin the store. I had some of the supplies so this was relatively inexpensive to do and turned out…
Closet makeover
I love living in our OLD farmhouse. It’s beautiful and cozy and the perfect fit for us BUT ……one of the major bummers about living in our farmhouse are the plaster walls, the very old plaster walls. These things crumble and break, drilling into them is difficult because of the petrified wood behind them; since…
DIY Cotton Ball Garland
A practically free Christmas craft Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree! I love RUSTIC Christmas trees! A s much as I love to decorate my budget isn’t always as big as my love for Christmas decor. Right before Christmas my budget is pretty tight, We have a decent sized family so after presents and traveling…
Christmas 2019 Tour
I love Christmas and I love buying local almost all of my decorations have been purchased from local stores or handmade.
DIY Christmas Tree Collar
I want to start this blog post by stating I love my dog, but I swear he lives to agitate me. Every year I go through the traditional process of setting up our beautiful Christmas tree; our dog always, without fail, makes his way under the Christmas tree to take a nap and kick everything…
Day trip to Clark Tower
We live in Winterset, IA and often forget there are several really neat things to do in our beautiful little town. My favorite by far is going to the city park in the fall, looking at all the changing leaves, and hiking up to the top of Clark Tower. The views are breathtaking and a…
Nothing Compares
The Iowa State Fair, known as the “classic state fair” is one of the best State fairs in America ranking in at #8; BUT our #1 favorite summer activity! Our annual trip to the Iowa State Fair did not disappoint and we left with a day full of memories and even fuller bellies. One of…
Potato Potato
I recently made a trip to Idaho, the other I state. Often times when I travel and I tell people I’m from Iowa they respond something like this, Me: “I’m from Iowa” Stanger: “Ahhh the potato state”. Me: “Iowa” Stranger: “Yeah” Me: Potato potato Wrong. Idaho is vastly different from Iowa. Iowa has no mountains,…
Idealistic Iowa 