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My 15 Goals for 2018

By Mavis Butterfield on January 1, 2018 - 41 Comments

Oprah Winfrey says, The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. And you know what? This is the year I intend to do just that. I have so many exciting things planned for this year, I can hardly stand it. Setting goals, it’s kind of a big deal. Setting goals and telling other Read More >>

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Home Tours

The First House We Built

By Mavis Butterfield on January 1, 2018 - 16 Comments

While I was looking through our family photos for this series, I was shocked to see so many pictures of my husband painting, gardening, building fences and so on. Because I was like, WHO IS THIS GUY? And then I came across the photos of the first house we built. And I was like, ahhh Read More >>

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Mornings with Mavis, Online Deals

My Favorite Crock Pot Lasagna Soup, Online Deals, Men’s Chukka Boots and More

By Mavis Butterfield on January 1, 2018 - 4 Comments

Quote of the Day “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ W.B. Yeats Happy New Year! Did you stay up late last night and watch the ball drop or were you like me and went to bed at 9? New Years Eve…. it’s for the young I Read More >>

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Weekly Shopping Trips

$250 a Month Food Budget – Groceries, Take Out and Date Nights December 18th – 31st

By Mavis Butterfield on December 31, 2017 - 15 Comments

Those weeks leading up to Christmas and then New Year’s Eve is always so crazy, isn’t it? Lot’s of food, tons of running around, people unexpectedly stopping by, all the last minute things that seem to pop totally unexpectedly. And, well, this year was no different. If I had to choose one type of food Read More >>

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Home Tours

The House with the Hardwood Floors

By Mavis Butterfield on December 31, 2017 - 26 Comments

If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have bought this house. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good house, in a nice neighborhood and I met The School Teacher who ended up being one of my favorite neighbors of all time {she taught me how to make mashed potatoes properly with sour cream, Read More >>

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Home Tours

The First Cookie Cutter Home in a Suburban Development

By Mavis Butterfield on December 30, 2017 - 17 Comments

Out of all the houses we’ve lived in over the years, our very first home in a development type neighborhood still remains one of my favorites. The HH’s work was only about 10 minutes away, there were wide open spaces, biking trails, we lived in the middle of a cul de sac and we had good Read More >>

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Friday Night at the Movies, video

Friday Night at the Movies – Titanic

By Mavis Butterfield on December 29, 2017 - 3 Comments

Ahhh, a good ol’ classic that requires a box of tissues. It’s been YEARS since I’ve seen Titanic and I’m wondering how much of it I remember. If you’ve never seen it, it tells a fictional story that takes place during the sinking of the Titanic. It has some great historical elements as well as Read More >>

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Home Tours

The First House

By Mavis Butterfield on December 29, 2017 - 14 Comments

I was in the bank one day when I spotted a flyer on their bulletin board. There, tacked up on the wall, was a picture of a modest 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1 car garage home with a large yard and white picket fence. I didn’t even know if we could even afford the house Read More >>

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