Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! I will be doing a bit of running around today after work to pull together a simple and delicious Valentine’s Dinner for my family. Last year I went all out and created a “Trip Down Memory Lane” dinner for my husband. The year before it was all about the kids with …
Soon I will be heading to Washington, D.C. to walk alongside thousands (possibly 180,000) of others on the 1.5 mile route of the Women’s March on Washington. The fact that I am traveling nearly 3,000 miles to march 1.5 is not lost on me. Why am I marching? What do I hope my attendance will achieve? …
There is something simply magical and memorable about a tea party. I love them! While tea parties are a perfect gathering anytime of the year, I love winter tea parties. Last year I shared with you my post, Hosting a Winter Tea Party. That party was a great time for my friends and me to …
Every parent out there can attest to the fact that raising kids is hard. At times it is emotionally draining while other times it is physically exhausting. I found that the exhausting early years of little sleep, sporadic napping, lifting and carrying the little ones gave way to later teenage years that were mentally and emotionally …
Wow! Three years have come and gone since I posted my very first blog post on December 31, 2013. First question: Who ever starts a blog on New Year’s Eve? That just goes to show you that I started this writing venture on a whim. My intent with this blog was to carve out time …
I have been meaning to share these pictures with you for some time. Last October we held a canned food sculpture event at our school. If you have never seen a “Canstuction” project, you are in for a treat! Mind you we are a K-8 school, and these projects were created by grade levels. If …
The holidays are here! The toy catalogs have been delivered, the wish lists have been made, and I have been busy shopping galore! With six kids, numerous nieces and nephews, family members and friends – I have been clicking away online and hustling through the mall. I also have a budget to work with. I am …
Snuggling up on the couch with fuzzy blankets while enjoying yummy treats is one of our all-time favorite family Christmas traditions. We enjoy this so much that we do this a few times throughout the holiday season. Really who can not get enough of watching Christmas movies? We can’t. Two Fridays ago, I had my …
This post was sponsored by JORD Wood Watches. #WoodWatches #JORDWatch As always, all opinions are 100% honest & completely my own. Recently my husband took his watch in for a band repair. We have a shoe repair/watch repair shop here in town that we have reliably used for years. Unfortunately, when Gavin headed over two weeks …
Thank you to Evite for sponsoring this post. #BeThere #ad #PaidPost #PartyOnTheFly #LifesBetterTogether #Evite As always, all opinions are 100% honest & completely my own. We have hosted an annual Christmas party for years. Last year we went with a Danish Themed Party as we had recently visited Denmark. This year however we decided not to have …
