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a freshly baked sourdough pizza

Sourdough Pizza Crust

Sourdough Pizza Crust – make the perfect pizza crust with sourdough – it’s soft but chewy, and tastes absolutely delicious. It’s the best pizza I’ve had. Get the easy recipe here and make weekly pizza night a new thing.

Oatmeal cookies

Oatmeal Cookies Like Your Mom Made

Oatmeal Cookies Like Your Mom Made – Who loves Oatmeal Cookies? This family cookie recipe is tried-and-true. And, they’ll remind you of those your mom or grandma made. Get the recipe here!

New Year’s Eve Feast at Home

Feast at home this New Year’s Eve! You don’t have to go out for an amazing night. I’m sharing my tips and recipes for a fun and easy celebration. You’ll be inspired to have a night in this New Year’s Eve.

a platter of monkey bread

Frozen Monkey Bread – A Quick & Easy Treat!

This holiday season, make some tasty treats in the kitchen. It’s the perfect time to make memories in the kitchen with your kids or grandchildren. How about something that’s quick, easy, and that kids love? Bridgford Foods Monkey Bread is perfect to make with kids. It’s done in a flash, and kids love it!

And a Very Happy New Year to You!

Happy New Year!! It’s been a great week since Christmas. I’ve been posting pretty regularly on Instagram (LINK) and Facebook (LINK), but its time for a blog update.

Christmas Day

On Christmas we had our girls, their guys, and the grandkids over. This year we had a plan.  We had the kids open their gifts and to enjoy the morning with them.

Once they went down for naps, we opened our gifts and finished dinner. The good was great: rib eye steaks, lobster, and all the sides. It went pretty much according to plan. We made a lot of fun memories on Christmas.

The Holiday Bowl

On the 27th, the hubs and I headed down to San Diego to take in the Holiday Bowl. My husband is a native Michigander and avid Michigan State fan. When we were in Michigan in September, we went to a Michigan State football game and had a fabulous time. So, I decided to surprise him with tickets to the Holiday Bowl to see Michigan State play.

There were SO many Michigan State fans everywhere in San Diego. Many more than Washington State fans. We stayed in the Gas Lamp Quarter and took the trolley to the game. It was a lot of fun and we can’t wait to return to San Diego again soon.

The Holiday Bowl parade was really cute!
We loved staying in the Gas Lamp Quarter
The food at Rockin’ Baja Lobster was delish
The final score at the game

 

Our Annual Christmas/Gift Exchange

The day after we got back, we had our annual family Christmas and gift exchange. I planned craft activities for the kids to keep them engaged while we readied dinner. They made some really cute placemats and plates. Dinner was yummy and the family time priceless.

New Year Motivations

I am so exited about the New Year. How about you? It’s almost like a new start or a clean slate when you wake up on New Year’s Day.

Yesterday, I spent most of the day taking down the Christmas decor, packing up ornaments, and putting away the tree. My rooms looked so bare afterward…

So, when I woke up this morning I had goals in mind: watch a couple of episodes of Fixer Upper (for motivation) and spruce up the living room. During the commercials, I trolled my house looking for decor items/photos to put in the bare areas of the living room.

Then, in true Renae fashion, I got really motivated and rearranged the whole living room. Thankfully, I got a little help from my husband because our reclining sofa are heavy. I’ll post pics in a post later this week, or check my Instagram or Facebook for a preview of the changes!

Until then,

New Year

See my living room now:

https://thefeatherednester.com/lets-get-decorating-folks-decor/

and

https://thefeatherednester.com/project-motivation-when-things-go-wrong/

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