Homemade moments and heartfelt days

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  • Have You Seen These Posts?

    It’s June, and to me that means summer, even if it doesn’t officially start until June 21st. Summer is one of those seasons that always sounds simpler than it is. We imagine long days, popsicles on the porch, and happy children catching fireflies. The reality often includes hungry kids, complaints…

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  • A Texas Cottage Garden

    I’ve waited for this opportunity for years-the chance to design and nurture my very own English-y, cottage-y garden of flowers. Can’t you see it? A…

  • A Nostalgic Independence Day

    When I was a kid, my family would make the trek out into the woods of Arkansas every July 4th, way out past city plumbing…

  • Basic, Easy Beer Bread

    Basic, Easy Beer Bread

    This is a family favorite for weeknight dinners, and I have been known to deliver this, warm from my oven, to neighbors and friends. It…

  • Homemade Strawberry Lemonade and DIY Fountains

    We had our church community group over last week for an ice cream social and in some ways, a little introduction to our much-prayed-for new…

About Me

Hello friend, my name is Katie and pizza is my favorite food. Yes, I’m in my thirties and yes, I have three daughters that I’m raising and homeschooling and nagging, but I think you’d be most interested to know that I would eat pizza for every meal of every day and never complain. There was a brief time (ages 8-11) when I thought that mashed potatoes was my favorite food, but I’ve since come around. That being said, I don’t only talk about pizza. Here you will find slices of homeschooling life, home decor, cooking, musings, and an occasional funny meme. In fact, I think you will find a shocking lack of pizza content as a whole, but now you know the truth: Pizza is always close to mind.