I never felt more like the matriarch of my little family than yesterday, Thanksgiving Day. I spent most of the day cooking or doing laundry, and by the time we sat down to eat, all the dishes were delicious and still warm, and everyone was dressed up for the occasion, even though … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Wii Family
Props to the co-owner of Frost It Cupcakery in Thousand Oaks CA, who delivered these to my house personally. Swoon. … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy – My Kind of Holiday
Every holiday season, people look for ways to put a personal stamp on gift-giving or gestures of kindness or even to adopt traditions that make the holidays feel like their own. I have developed a few things that I do with the kids for Christmas. We drive around town … [Read more...]
Allowance Jars
What is the opposite of Pinterest? Because this is raw, homemade, unpretty stuff, but it works. Nailed it! When school started this fall I instituted allowance for Kyle, who is eight now and really good at math so I figured he can finally handle it. I threw Brady a bone by … [Read more...]
Karma Gone Bad – Q&A With Author Jenny Feldon
Author Jenny Feldon and her husband I've known Jenny Feldon for a few years now. As with many other friends from the blogging and social media worlds, I can't actually remember the first time I met or corresponded with her. But it was definitely years after we both had become … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday: Sister Christian II
I may have posted this before, but I can't find that post. I did find THIS ONE though... … [Read more...]