The holidays are so full of joy and sadness. But mostly JOY. Because I choose JOY. And chocolate. I often choose a LOT of chocolate! It’s hard for me to get in the holiday spirit when it’s 74 degrees outside and looks more like early fall than winter. But we do our best. What do […]
The Kindergartner’s Guide to Cooking a Thanksgiving Turkey
This cracked me up. Seriously. My daughter’s Kindergarten class put together their list of how you cook a Thanksgiving Turkey. It’s delightful. But, as my sister said, we won’t be putting Jelly Bean in charge of the Thanksgiving Turkey for a long time. [Tweet “Need help with your #ThanksgivingTurkey? Our kindergartners got you covered! via […]
Veterans Day 2015
My son and daughter’s school put on the most amazing Military Appreciation day today for Veterans Day. It was amazing. They served us breakfast, they sang songs, even the teachers sang an absolutely gorgeous Thank You song, and they gave us a parade. It was so touching. I especially enjoyed meeting a Korean War veteran […]
Pumpkin Spice Flavored EVERYTHING!
I had a really HEAVY discussion all weekend long on Facebook – about some current events that I’m not ready to discuss yet on the blog. It left me physically and emotionally exhausted. I thought about not blogging at all this week, but I don’t want to do that either. So let’s just take a […]
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrocks Snack
I love this little St. Patrick’s Day shamrocks snack. It is a super easy and festive snack – with only a few ingredients. You just need a bag of regular pretzels, a bag of stick pretzels, chocolate bar that can be melted, and green m&ms. This makes a great treat for preschool snack, teachers, or […]
St. Patrick’s Day No Sew Tshirt
I have really tried to make an effort as a mother to do cutesie things for my girls. Trust me when I say it is way outside of my comfort zone, but I still want to try. Over the years I have really struggled with my role as a stay at home mom in the […]
Happy Holidays with Love!
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The “Holy crap Christmas is in a week and I haven’t even started shopping yet!” holiday gift guide
This is usually me. I’m a procrastinator. I’m writing this gift guide at the last minute. But ironically, I have done all of my shopping and am now just down to the little things. It’s a relief. However… usually I find myself in Target or Walmart a few days before Christmas, scrounging through whatever is […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
So many things to be thankful for… my children, my family, my friends… life is good. And something fun – these books are on sale for 99Cents each through Cyber Monday!
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier {Veterans Day}
Today is Veterans day. In Europe it is called Armistice Day. Why is it celebrated on November 11th? Well, November 11, 1918 is the day that the Armistice, or Treaty, was signed to end World War I. In Europe, Armistice Day is similar to our Memorial Day. It is their day to remember the fallen […]
My perspective as a Veteran on July 4th…
I love the July 4th. It’s a special holiday that is unique to us as Americans. Today I share my perspective on July 4th over at Columbia City Mom’s Blog. July 4th. We celebrate it loudly with firecrackers, parades, parties and backyard barbeques. Flags flap crisply in the breeze and we are all proud to […]
