Every year I create a handcrafted ornament or Christmas decoration for my kids. This year it is Acorn Elves. Acorn Elves In addition I make a limited edition for my etsy shop. While this year is no exception, there is twist. I am calling this years ornament “Elves for Ceekay”. This is my good friend Ceekay (with my doxie Rudi). She writes the blog “Thinkin of Home”. Ceekay is currently in the hospital fighting a very bad reaction to her most recent chemotherapy session. Ceekay and I ... View the Post
Easter is Forgiveness
My son taught me a lesson in forgiveness a few weeks ago. He’s 10. Easter is Forgiveness. Easter is Forgiveness I’ve alluded that things have been tough for our family. I have not given specifics. For many reasons. I am ready to share one of the smaller issues. Which really, if I look at it by itself, it is nowhere near small. It is heartbreaking. But as an overall whole of what we are facing, it seems like a little thing. But trust me, as a mother, deep down I know it is not. Back ... View the Post
Banquet Table Décor For Under $10
This post will share how to create a Banquet Table Décor For Under $10. Boy Scouts of America was founded on February 8, 1910. Every year the scouting organization selects a birthday party theme and each pack selects a day in February to celebrate. The dens that make up the pack are responsible for decorating their table, which is usually held in a church or school cafeteria setting. The rules are simple: The boys must be involved in the decorating. The budget is around $10. (I am not ... View the Post
The Inn Crowd
A few days ago I saw a button on my friend Joy’s blog. It asked a question about The Inn Crowd. It gave me pause for more than just a moment. I examined my heart and searched my soul. Nativity ~ John Singleton Copley The Inn Crowd In a literal sense, I have never been part of the “in crowd”. During the tween years, my reflection revealed a girl with buck teeth, hand me down clothes and a bad Dorothy Hamill haircut. The teen years were just as awkward. Like Joan ... View the Post
Let’s Talk About Love
I don’t normally post on the weekend. I made the decision early on in blogging that I would instead spend time with my guy and his mini-me and mine. But I was pulled out of bed in the wee small hours of the morning wanting to talk about love. Yes, this involves a story. As Red Smith once said, “Writing is easy, you just sit down at a typewriter, open up a vein, and bleed it out drop by drop.” And so it goes, Let’s Talk About Love. Let’s Talk About Love Yesterday I received a card from my ... View the Post
A Christmas Makeover
I am writing this post one day after my last exhausting college final. Inside my home, except for a half-finished tree and a small advent calendar, you would not know that it was Christmas. There is no wreath on my front door. There is not a single garland draped anywhere. Do I need A Christmas Makeover? I am a gal who, in the past, has decorated even her bathrooms. Given that I write a blog that is primarily about making a home pretty, you can assume that yes, this is unusual for me. A ... View the Post