Welcome to our blog

Susan (left), Shannon (right)
Photo by Levi Sim with SDesigns Photography in Logan, UT

Welcome to our first blog post!  Susan and I are sisters and housewives who would best be described as a cross between Martha Stewart and Tina Fey with the body of Angelina Jolie.  Ok, not quite, but a girl can dream, right?  Susan lives in Utah with her husband, Josh and two shih tzus.  They are in the process of waiting to adopt a baby in the US and trying to adopt a little girl in Hatti who they met last year during a mission trip.  I live in Northwest Arkansas with my husband of nearly 14 years, Steve, and 2 year old son, Wrigley.  We struggled with infertility and losing babies for 11 years before having Wrigley and have lost one baby since.  The purpose of this blog is not only to share domestic ideas, but also share our lives and provide inspiration and comfort to those in similar situations.

We have been working on (ok, mostly just thinking about) this blog for a year and are happy to finally start posting.  We will be featuring anything that interests us or makes our lives easier.  For recipes, we will post step by step instructions complete with a photo of each step.  They will also contain a photo for you to print a 4x6 card that is ready for your recipe box.  It will even include a picture of the recipe and a QR code that you can scan to view the detailed instructions from this blog on your smart phone or tablet device.

Other features will be tips on how we cook at home, plan menus, organize parties or just share what's going on in our lives.  We would love to hear from you as well.  If you have a recipe you'd like us to make or need help with ideas for your son's next birthday party (I LOVE birthday parties) let us know!