Author: Silvie

I am a mom of 3 rambunctious boys, that I love with all my life! I am also a self proclaimed crafter and chef. This is a blog about my crazy but wonderful life and every adventure we encounter. I share craft ideas, recipes, giveaways, and lots more! Welcome & thanks for visiting.

I remember looking at my oldest cute little face and wondering if I could teach him all the things he would need to know about life, about love and how to navigate this big, scary world. What I didn’t know is how much my boys would teach me… I have learned that boys can eat huge amounts of food…

I can’t believe that It’s been sixteen years since I turned eighteen.  Since then, friends and acquaintances have come and gone, boyfriends have come and gone, and I received the great blessing of becoming a mom.   I’ve found through my years, through my experience with my own personal relationships that there are certain truths that…

Here’s our favorite sugar cookies recipe. Yesterday the boys and I made sugar cookies! Not your regular round cookies because my boys like to cut out the cookies with cookie cutters. I have a recipe that’s great, and want to share it with you. 🙂 Let’s start with the Ingredients: * 3 cups of all…

If you want an easy and delicious potato pattie recipe, this is the recipe for you. Today was such a busy day filled with doctor appointments, a visit to my mom’s house, and a visit to the library. I was exhausted when we got home, but dinner had to get on the table. So I…

“Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion for others, and we would become monsters of self-regard, creatures of unalloyed self-interest. The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has…

Yummy Orange Chicken! I want to share the most delicious recipe I have for making Yummy Orange Chicken! My family loves this chicken and my boys can’t get enough of it. Which is great because I have two who are very picky eaters. The little one, well he just loves everything I make. 

I want to talk about something that I don’t think gets much attention in this busy world we live in. I want to talk about Depression. I was diagnosed with depression in May. I at first didn’t want to believe the diagnosis. I guess deep down I knew that it was true, but it’s a…

I kept myself busy this past holiday season not just with planning and decorating for the holidays but also planning Aaron’s 6th birthday. This year he wanted a snoopy theme. I made pretty much everything myself because it’s hard to find snoopy birthday things on short notice. I want to share with you what I…

Sharing about a book that I have been reading…   I started reading the eBook “True Stories of Messages from Beyond” on my Kindle three days ago. Unfortunately I have experienced the loss of losing a loved one more than once in my life. But the person who I miss the most is my Grandmother…

As mom of boys…we know the very special feeling of a home that has boys in it. Here are a few ways I know I have boys… You know you’re a mom of boys when…  Whenever someone farts, you hear giggles everywhere! When all you hear about is how Thomas has broken down and needs…