From the monthly archives: November 2012
We have a new tennis ball snowman wreath on our door. It’s actually the wreath that I made earlier this year, just upcycled even more. Remember this?
A funny story about this wreath is that one of our trick-or-treaters saw it hanging on the door, pointed [...]
This Plastics Revolution video is so cool, made completely of Instagram photos. Some people are soooo creative! All these Instagram shots are put together to make a stop motion video. I am completely impressed! Are you? For some reason, this video doesn’t always load the first time. Just refresh the browser and the embedded video [...]
The weekend after Thanksgiving is our traditional gingerbread house making time. We normally use the pre-bought houses so we can spend our time decorating. We buy extra candy and construction supplies {pretzels, or whatever else we think might be good} because we always have ideas that go beyond what we could do with [...]
Do you have places in your past that make you smile when you think about them? The Padre Hotel is one of those places for me. It was an old hotel in Bakersfield, California that was condemned above the first few floors because it had an eccentric owner who didn’t want to upgrade [...]
We believe. It has so many meanings. Miracle on 34th Street is one of my favorite movies. I love the We believe part of that movie where people from all walks of life show that they believe in Santa Claus. We believe at our house, too. Yes, our kids are in high school [...]
I came across the remnants of my childhood collection of Wacky Packs the other day. I’m trying not to be a hoarder, but this kind of stuff gets in the way of my good intentions and leaves me conflicted. Anyway, I’m going to share a sticker from my collection every now and then, because one [...]
November is a month that reminds us to give thanks for all the blessings we have. Sometimes it’s easy to feel down about the things we don’t have or the things in life that we don’t think are going our way. I’ve found that when I feel this way, it’s best to turn [...]
Today is Small Business Saturday, the perfect day to support home based mom businesses, like this one. Click the photo below to go to my Etsy shop. Thanks in advance!
It’s officially time to start thinking about gingerbread houses. For the past several years I have made gingerbread houses with my sister and our kids {and our mom if she’s here}. It’s fun to see the houses change over the years as our kids get older and have new interests. It’s always a nice afternoon [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope you’re spending your day with family and friends, feeling grateful for all the blessings you have in life. That’s what we’re doing at our house. I thought I’d share the list of things I’m thankful for. It’s from last year, but I’m still thankful for these things, and my [...]
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