I have to share these fun gift wrap ideas I found. We are visiting my parents, and I found out my mom used to instruct a course on creative gift wrapping, long before I was born. She pulled out a file of favorite ideas she had been saving all of these years, and I knew…
Oh. Visitors! Hi! I wasn’t really expecting anyone today. Oh, you’re here for one of those holiday open houses (like Kimba’s, Tip Junkie’s, Southern Hospitality’s, Hooked on Houses, etc.). Is that today? Oh, it was supposed to be Monday. Yeah, I’m having a little bit of a hard time keeping track of time. Things have…
I’m attending a lot of virtual parties around blogland, and I think for at least some of them, we we’re supposed to bring virtual treats. That reminded me that way back in October when I was making these… and these… for the Nie Cookie Auction, and my 100th post giveaway, I promised to share the…
I blogged about my Christmas tree here, and so far, everyone’s favorite thing, is our train that goes around the middle. I did a quick blog search and it looks like Lowes used to carry it, but they don’t anymore. I did find it for sale on ebay, here. If anyone finds it elsewhere, please…
So far my blogging marathon is off to a slow start, but I am determined to join in these parties (Tip Junkie’s Christmas Tree contest and Thrify Decor Chick’s Christmas Party)before it is too late!Perhaps the first thing you might notice about our tree is that it has a train going through the middle of…
It’s been a grueling day, a grueling week–really. I shouldn’t complain, because a good part of it was self-inflicted–like the part where I decided to sew matching Christmas dresses for my girls and have them ready for our family’s performance at our church Christmas concert tonight. Remember…I don’t sew! I am planning a blogging marathon…
I have one. My husband has one. We have sisters, brothers, grandmas, nieces, nephews, uncles, friends and neighbors all with December birthdays. And the closer they are to Christmas, the harder it becomes to make the birthday special, or to shift gears from holiday prep to give birthday the attention it deserves. Two of my…
I just started a page about My Insanity on Facebook. All of you Facebookers (is that the term?) go over there and become a fan, so I don’t have to be my only (ok, one of my only) fans. (Thanks Rebekah!) I figure that will be a great place to share ideas and ask questions….
Oops! Somehow I pressed publish before I even wrote this post. I’d better hurry and finish it before people think I’ve lost it…Oh, nevermind. They already know I have! One of my friends has a daughter that is turning 4 in a couple of weeks, and though I know all too well the challenge a…
So I know that election is over, but there is another important election going on right now at Tip Junkie. Remember how I posted all of my Christmas Card ideas here, and my sisters’ clever card idea here. Well I submitted them all to Tip Junkie and guess what? Trina’s card is a finalist! (I’m…