Are any of you as overwhelmed as I already am? And it isn’t even December, yet. With so much to do each day, meal prep often gets pushed to the bottom of my list. To top it off, I’ve been trying to start a new eating plan (a.k.a diet). (Who does that right before […]
My Top 10 Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids
November 16, 2011 by 4 Comments
Thanksgiving is frighteningly near. Have you thought about what you will do with and for the children on the big day? Here’s a collection of my best kid-friendly ideas from all of my Thanksgivings past. I hope it inspires you on how to get your kids involved this holiday: 1) Kids LOVED making individual […]
A Tangled Celebration
November 14, 2011 by 51 Comments
My daughter (who has a thing for hair) was heart-set on a Rapunzel birthday. Using some great internet resources, a bit of imagination, and a lot of friends and family, we threw a Tangled adventure for the birthday girl and her friends. Where to begin? How about with my little Rapunzel herself and the gorgeous […]
Veterans Day Lifesaver Thank you’s
November 11, 2011 by 1 Comment
Happy Veteran’s Day! Today I’m sharing some ideas about how to say thank you to those who sacrifice the most for us. A couple of summers ago, I was asked to come up with a service project for the young women in our church to participate in at their summer girls camp. Our […]
“Respect the Roll” Art Center for kids
November 10, 2011 by 10 Comments
Thank you to Cottonelle for encouraging me to Respect The Roll by sending me these awesome roll covers and Cottonelle Clean Care product and sponsoring my creativity. You can enter to win roll covers yourself by visiting Cottonelle’s Facebook page! ******** One topic I never expected to write about on this blog: Toilet Paper. But […]
Do you notice anything different?
November 7, 2011 by 6 Comments
There were some big changes around here over the weekend! I’ve finally made the big switch over to WordPress with a custom stream-lined blog design. I’m still organizing my posts and have a few features to add, but I’m just excited that it is up and running and transitioned smoothly from Blogger. Give me a […]
Thanksgiving Table setting – Earthy and Green
November 4, 2011 by 12 Comments
I blogged about our 2010 Thanksgiving celebration last year, but not until I’m sure you had all moved on to Christmas, so I’m going to post it again. It was full of inexpensive DIY details. We were fortunate to get to spend Thanksgiving with much of my side of the family in Utah, this year. […]
Halloween Reprise
November 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Ok. I know I said I was done with Halloween and I’m pretty sure you all are, too. But I have just a few more pics to share. I was able to get pictures of the kids in their costumes in the daylight, Monday before they went Trick-or-Treating. I also wanted to show you the […]
Attitude of Gratitude Challenge
November 2, 2011 by 3 Comments
Did you happen to check the calendar this morning? I know. It’s November! How did that happen? On my calendar that also means that it is time to refocus on being grateful and preparing for Thanksgiving. I’ve actually been wanting/needing to do this for a long time–it shouldn’t just be a November thing–but I’m hoping […]
Have an OZ-some Halloween
October 31, 2011 by 10 Comments
So I think you all figured it out! We had an OZ-some time at our church’s Halloween party on Saturday night. And we went as the Characters from The Wizard of Oz! Of course, we were running a little behind schedule, so the light was about gone by the time we started taking pictures. I […]
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