Let’s talk a bit of cake today shall we? I made this German Chocolate Cake for Fred for his birthday! I actually made it for him a few weeks after his birthday because that is when I surprised him with some of our friends from Minnesota showing up at our favorite Mexican place on a… Continue Reading
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Painted NFL Serving Dishes
Are you a football fan??? We are Minnesota Vikings fans here in this house and even though they lost against the Packers Saturday night we still love them! When the Vikings played the St. Louis Rams here in St. Louis, Fred and I went to the game with my brother, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s… Continue Reading
Father’s Day Free Printable
With all the Mickey Mouse Birthday madness going on around here, I just realized that Father’s Day is just around the corner! I made a cute printable that will make Dad feel special! You can print the 5 x 7 print on cardstock, fold and trim and you have yourself a cute Father’s Day Card! … Continue Reading
Just a Bunch of Words…
Amidst the Washi Tape craze that is going on here, other stuff is happening also. It’s good to be back in St. Louis. If you follow hockey, you then know that the Blues are in the Stanley Cup playoffs. If you follow baseball, then you know that today was the Cardinals home opener. It rained… Continue Reading
Arizona Hates Me
It’s official…I have declared that the state of Arizona tried to kill me. Arizona hates me. After you read this and I tell you how much I LOVE MY IN-LAWS…some of you with in-laws from hell may hate me also. Trip down went alright. Flight was delayed an hour before we left but I just… Continue Reading
“Cookies For Santa’ Plate & Glass
(If you are reading this in email there is another post below this one!) It’s day 25!!! And I am only 2 days behind schedule. (story of my life!) So I have to start out with a little story. Freddy likes sweets. Like as in, I make a batch of cookies on Saturday morning and… Continue Reading
Spangenblurbs 11/20
Without further ado…the crazy things said and done around my house this past week! This week has been kind of tech-savvy related. (Be glad not poop related!) Michael Michael’s new thing is to add a .com to everything. M: “Mom can you please download me a SpongeBob Game on your phone?” C: “I’m not sure… Continue Reading
Giving Thanks Jar
Thanksgiving seems to be the forgotten holiday. We enjoy everything Halloween and push right on to Christmas. I mean, they were putting out Christmas stuff at Hobby Lobby in JULY! Yes, like when it was 2 degrees shy of the face of the sun here, they were decking the halls with boughs of holly. CRAZY.… Continue Reading
Vehicle Upgrades
This is a post filled with pictures of my kids and not much else. Just putting that out there at the start! Freddy & I unfortunately are still driving the same rides, but the kids totally moved up in the world. We gave Michael a new bike for his birthday! It was much needed! Which… Continue Reading
Our Three Year Anniversary
Today is our three year wedding anniversary! I had so much fun on our wedding day. Best party I ever threw! I wish we could get married again each year…but without paying for it again! Oh to party like that again would be wonderful! Did I ever tell you that I did a rope swing at… Continue Reading
Welcome to the Family Part 2
Well last time in “Welcome to the Family” I introduced you to everyone living in my house. Well now it’s time to introduce you to my clan whom are not living with me. Freddy has two older daughters, from his earlier days. If you happened to read my “About” page, you will recall that I compare my… Continue Reading
Dates to Remember
I can’t take credit for this idea. I saw it on Pinterest! If you haven’t realized my love for Pinterest yet…let me tell you, I LOVE PINTEREST! You can follow me and all my pins here or you can click on the “P beaker = {Follow Me on Pinterest}” button in my sidebar (more on those fun… Continue Reading
Welcome to the Family
Let’s start with introductions, shall we? We will keep this post just about my immediate household. We have to leave more fun for later, right? Here are the loves of my life all on one couch cushion! Freddy, Michael and Ryan. Freddy loves basketball, the Minnesota Vikings and sweets! I bake cookies in my house… Continue Reading
