After seeing all the super cute stuff out in internet land (and on Pinterest, although I have no idea how to actually PIN anything, I can snoop around a bit), I wanted to come up with something cute and useful for my kiddos’ teachers for Valentine’s Day.  Here’s what I did. First, I found these [...]

Wow- it’s been a while since I last posted.  I haven’t forgotten about my blog—-life just got busy! I hope January is finding you all well.  What have you been up to? We’ve been busy with day-to-day stuff and while I haven’t been too crafty lately, I’ve been stalking some blogs that have me wanting [...]

We are all still here, still loving sunny days (even though they are a bit warm) and still counting down the days till Christmas. Today I wanted to share a super simple recipe for yummy Christmas cookies.  My mom has made them every year since, like, forever, so to me they really mean Christmas. First [...]

Actually, this is day 2 of my kids’ Christmas break.  Yesterday was a 1/2 day for my younger ones and since they had a dentist appointment mid-morning, I figured it would be a waste of my time to drop them at school and then turn right around and get them for their dentist visit.  Mom’s [...]

I’m in a carpool with 3 other families.  On any given day, my car is filled with the conversations of drama and angst in middle school.  My daughter is the only girl.  Poor thing. But even though she has to “suffer” through the 20 minute ride to school with those boys, they are pretty good [...]

What do you get when you take this: And add these: With the help of her: Making these: You get one super cute and very handy gift for a teacher, neighbor, office mate, secret Santa, or friend. Marshmallows from Trader Joe’s (Thanks to the great idea from JacO’Lyn Murphy), glass jars and votives from Ikea, [...]

I love my house.  I really do.  But the huge expanse of space above the fireplace, coupled with my oh-so-lovely lights on the wall above the fireplace make that space the bane of my decorating existence. We used to have a great piece of wooden artwork from Pottery Barn hanging up there.  Until one day [...]

In the third grade at our school, the students don’t do the typical Thanksgiving Feast. Their unit on the book Sarah, Plain and Tall has just ended and projects for the unit are due.  After the presentations, the teachers have asked the parents to help do a simple muffin bar with table decorations.  The treats [...]

It has been a while since I’ve posted!  Sometimes life just happens and the blog gets put to the back burner. I’m back, though, and ready to share the easiest decorating idea that packs a BIG punch! Have you seen this stuff? I’d never seen it before.  Maybe I live in a closet, but truthfully, [...]

Our little elementary team has made it to the playoffs. This means that instead of our usual noon game on Saturdays, we get to play during the week. At night. And this week is the first week that it has gotten really cold after the sun goes down. I told my little cheerleader that she [...]