My Happy Homestead

10/03/2026

This season feels different. 🍁🍂

I went out to gather eggs and had to laugh a little at this nest. Feathers everywhere, eggs piled on top of one another, a bit of a mess…and somehow it felt pretty representative of life lately. 😂

We’re in that strange season of raising older kids and realizing the years of everyone being under one roof aren’t endless. They’re becoming their own people, and someday—not nearly as far away as it once seemed—they’ll start leaving the nest we’ve spent all these years building. 😭🥰

Yet somehow, while they’re growing up, we’re still growing, and building too.

Building businesses 🍨🔨, dreaming new dreams 🌱, finding ourselves back at the homeschool table 📚, and trying to breathe some life back into a homestead that has admittedly been a little neglected along the way. 🫠

There are also dreams for the next chapter that I don’t quite have words for yet.

Some days this life feels incredibly full. ❤️

Other days I feel a lot like the feathers in this picture—scattered in twelve different directions. (New name ? ) 😂

Maybe it’s all okay… after all, we’re ..

Still nurturing.
Still building.
Still growing.

No one ever said the nest had to look perfect for good things to be growing inside of it…. 🤎

09/26/2026

It’s been a little quiet around this space…

But if you’ve followed along on our business pages (Superior Scoops & Superior Hardware - Grand Marais, MI) or made your way north for an in real-life visit ❤️then you know firsthand, life at My Happy Homestead has been anything but quiet. 😂

It’s been a wild and crazy ride.

In fact, lately it’s had a little bit of a 2019 vibe—the hold on tight, what’s next, hold my b**r kind of crazy. 😂

And yet, somewhere in the middle of all of it, I’ve felt this pull to come back here.

For more than 15 years, My Happy Homestead has been a place to document and share our story.

It’s changed as we’ve changed.

There have been seasons of family and raising kids. Health. Home. Business. Hard work. Hospitality. Big dreams, lessons learned, unexpected detours…and more than a few crazy ideas along the way.

But underneath all of it, I think this space has always really been about learning to slow down enough to pay attention.

To live a little differently.

To build a life that feels grounded and aligned with who we are and who we’re called to be.

And maybe that’s why I keep feeling pulled back here.

So rather than trying to pick up exactly where I left off—or giving some long-winded explanation of where I’ve been—I think I’ll just say this…

Sometimes life takes you on a wild ride, only to put you right back on the path you started on in the very beginning.

Funny how that happens. 🤍

There are some new things growing around here that I’m excited to share with you soon(ish)!

But first…

Hello again. 🤍

And if you’ve been around here awhile, tell me—how long have you been following My Happy Homestead?

(I have a feeling there might be a few of you who have been here almost from the beginning. ) 😘

06/24/2026

Join us as we celebrate one of our very own, Katie, tonight @ 7PM in the Burt Township School District gymnasium as she graduates with the BTS Class of 2026!

Over the years, you’ve watched Katie grow from a young girl into a hardworking, kind-hearted leader. Whether you’ve seen her at Superior Hardware, Dream Bean, Sherpa Shack, volunteering around the community, or now managing Superior Scoops, she’s always represented Grand Marais with pride.

We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this milestone and the bright future ahead of her.

After the ceremony, swing by Superior Scoops for a sweet treat🍨!

As Katie begins this next chapter, we’ll leave you with one of our favorite reminders:

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

— Henry David Thoreau 💙

06/24/2026

May has been a BLAST 💙🎓🍨

A month filled with new beginnings, closed chapters, big milestones, and of course, memories made with both new friends and old 💕

From celebrating Katie’s graduation to opening the doors at Superior Scoops, it’s been a month we’ll never forget.

And speaking of blasts… 😎

Our Peanut Butter Brownie Blast milkshake has been stealing the show this month! 🥜🍫🍨

As we turn the page to June, we’ll be saying goodbye to a few May favorites—but don’t worry, we have plenty more up our sleeve!

This week, we’ll be slowly rolling out some delicious new June specials. Stay tuned… you’re going to love them 👀🎉

So if you’ve been eyeing the Superior Peanut Butter Brownie Blast, now’s the time!

And thank you again for making our first month sweeter than we could have imagined 💙 We can’t wait to spend the summer with you.

Here’s to summer, closed chapters, new adventures, and plenty more scoops ahead ☀️🍦

06/24/2026

Some things just belong together 💙

Here’s the Scoop ..

🍦 Creamy frozen custard
🌊 Grand Marais Bay
☀️ A beautiful U.P. day

Now that’s what we’re talking about ! 😎

05/16/2026

A little homestead update amidst all the “new business” 🧁🍨 chatter ( 💕)

The snow is nearly gone, the days are getting longer (loooove it ☀️), and the sun feels just a little brighter every day. Tomorrow, the potatoes 🥔 finally go in the ground, and it’s time to get this house in order after whirlwind business renovations .🎉

It’s still a bit chilly at night, so we’ll hold off on planting much else for a few more weeks..but the season is waking up

Yes, our life is busy, VERY busy! Between business and raising a family, but we’re still making time for the simple things: dirt under our nails, fresh air, family, and growing things from the ground up. 🧑‍🌾

05/01/2026

Incase you missed the announcement yesterday 🍨🎉- we have some pretty sweet news!

We’re opening an ice cream shop, bakery, and sub shop!

“We’ve Got the Scoop” at Superior Scoops!

Proof that our ice cream obsession goes way back 🍦❤️

03/19/2026

That time, I was so desperate for a little green and a touch of spring amidst the blanket of snow. So, I shoveled my way into the greenhouse and “watered” kale with snow—because somehow, it made it through the winter, and so will I. 🤣

Funny how life works like that. Sometimes growth doesn’t look pretty or planned…sometimes it looks like showing up however you can, with whatever you’ve got. But even in the cold, even in the waiting, something in us is still alive, still becoming. 🌱

Here’s to discovering that resilience in ourselves—one messy, determined step at a time look like ❤️

Happy Thursday, friend!

03/16/2026

Well, I thought I would check on the drift out back - yeah, maybe tomorrow! 🤣❄️