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Christmas Break 2022

Wow!  How are we already 4 days into January?!  I already feel like I’m running behind! How was your break, if you had one?!  Ours non-eventful in some ways and then crazy, super busy eventful in other ways.   The kids were off on break over a week before Christmas, so I had to make…

Prime Purchases

 Hey, hey, hey! I’m back after a much needed break and the best time spent with my family!  I wasn’t planning on taking off so much time, but snuggles and laziness called and I took full advantage of lots of precious moments! I’ll be sharing our Christmas break recap(s) in the next day or two….

Family Photos 2022

Fall photos have been taken, Christmas cards have been made and sent out and for memory purposes, I’m sharing these beautiful moments here on the blog. Since we’re only a couple days away until Christmas Eve I’m just going to post all the photos without them being in order….mostly because I have 587,231 things I…

Hello Monday

Happy Monday, friends! Last week was a good one, a busy one, but a good one, and now we’re officially on break and I made sure to pour myself a strong cup of coffee this morning! I’ll start the post with this picture of Henry.  He was the December 6th grade Student of the Month…

Friday Favorites

 Okay, party people, we’re a week away from Christmas Eve Eve!  Who’s ready?! Not. Me.  LOL! Buuuuut, I have been crafting and cleaning and doing laundry…and doing more laundry… You’d think that with all that laundry, I’d look better and have something to wear other than what I did yesterday when I had to go…

DIY Brown Paper Bag Snowflakes

Brown Paper Bag Snowflakes seem to making quite the statement on Pinterest, so of course, I had to give them a try! These pretty snowflakes were THE easiest things to make! If you’d like to make these, you’ll need some brown paper bags, some scissors and glue.  That’s it!  I’ve been seeing some pretty fancy…

Homemade Holiday Potpourri

Who loves the scents of the holidays?! I made this delicious smelling potpourri last week and just had to share! Now, I do love a good candle, but I just had to give this homemade version a go! All I used was an orange, a cup-ish of cranberries, four cinnamon sticks, two sprigs of rosemary,…

Hello Monday – On a Tuesday

Hello Monday, but it’s actually Tuesday…and it’s a cRaZy busy week! Our kids’ school schedules seem to be all over the place this week.  Today Henry’s staying after school for a study session for upcoming tests – the school is serving hot cocoa to keep it fun, tomorrow the kids don’t have early release, Eliza…