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Silver Fringe Giveaway -

April 7, 2012 By Leigh Anne 137 Comments

Happy Easter! I hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend full of delicious food, family, a sense of gratitude for why celebrate Easter and lots of pretty! To help with the pretty part, we have a giveaway today for a very pretty bracelet. Karel at Silver Fringe is sponsoring today's giveaway. She … [Continue reading...]

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Easter Menu Roundup

April 6, 2012 By Leigh Anne 8 Comments

I know this post may be a little late for all of you very well organized people who have had your Easter menu planned for weeks now. But for those of you last minute girls, (I am one of you), today's post may be of some help to you. I went through and picked out my top four Easter menu … [Continue reading...]

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Butter Rolls

April 5, 2012 By Leigh Anne 14 Comments

So how are your Easter menu plans shaping up? We've been invited to some friends for dinner and when we were discussing the menu I told her I would bring the rolls. She said we didn't really need rolls. I tried not to gasp into the phone. Not need rolls? Having Easter dinner without rolls … [Continue reading...]

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Fig Glazed Pork Tenderloin

April 4, 2012 By Leigh Anne 7 Comments

We are not big ham eaters at our house. Since ham is the traditional main dish for Easter I'm always looking for something else to serve. I usually opt for pork tenderloin. It's from the same animal at least. I have several pork tenderloin recipes I really like and use all the time - Pork … [Continue reading...]

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Tropical Gelatin Mold

April 3, 2012 By Leigh Anne 4 Comments

Last week I was cleaning out one of my top kitchen cupboards and I came across a box I had forgotten about. It was a box full of old individual gelatin molds. These molds were an important part of my childhood. They usually made an appearance at our dinner table on every holiday and many … [Continue reading...]

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Easter Egg Scriptures

April 2, 2012 By Leigh Anne 25 Comments

When my children were little the Easter bunny always visited our house on Saturday morning, the day before Easter Sunday. This was one of our many attempts to help teach our children that Easter is not about the Easter bunny but is about the death and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. We … [Continue reading...]

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A Thought}Come Unto Me

April 1, 2012 By Leigh Anne 3 Comments

This weekend we had the opportunity to watch our church's General Conference. It is a wonderful opportunity to listen, learn, be inspired, reflect on how we can improve (I've got my list!) and move forward with increased dedication and determination. It is also a great excuse to stay home in my … [Continue reading...]

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Washi Tape Easter Eggs

March 31, 2012 By Leigh Anne 10 Comments

I have developed a new little addiction this year. Washi Tape. For those of you who don't know what Washi Tape is - it is Japanese masking tape. It isn't like the boring cream colored masking tape we use here in the US - it is pretty masking tape. So of course I had to have me some. I had … [Continue reading...]

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Easter Decor – 2012

March 30, 2012 By Leigh Anne 5 Comments

For Easter this year I incorporated several things I love - grass, eggs and my milk glass collection on my family room mantel. Milk glass is a recent new love of mine. I love finding pieces at Goodwill and antique stores. Not only is it pretty but it is fairly inexpensive. Because it is … [Continue reading...]

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Peep/Easter Round-Up

March 29, 2012 By Leigh Anne 2 Comments

In preparation for Easter I thought it would be fun to do a little round up of the different Peep and Easter ideas I have shared the past few years. I found a common theme in most of my Easter posts - they almost all had Peeps in them. Guess I kind of like those little fellows. One of my favorite … [Continue reading...]