resolutions; plain and simple.

I can’t believe this year is already over.  This decade, actually.  My oh my, how things have changed.  At this time ten years ago, I was sitting at work (3rd shift) with a one year old and an almost four year old at home with my mom.  My life was a crazy mess, and my [...]

paper stars and winners, yay!

Happy Christmas Eve! Isn’t it exciting???  It’s almost time!  aaaahhhhh… I LOVE Christmas!! Today I made tiny paper stars. …and put them in a candy dish.  I realized while making them, that the stiffer/thicker paper did not work as well as the thinner paper.  It made it very difficult to crease them and fluff them [...]

Christmas haiku for you…

- Day 3 – Instead of creating something with my hands today, I decided to create some family memories with the kids.  We had a fun night of fort building, charade playing, dining in the fine establishment known as The Reiss House (where you need reservations and Alycia is your waitress) and now we are [...]

happy memory of her younger days

- Day 4 – I’ve been in a funk all day.  I missed Alycia’s last Christmas concert of her elementary school career this afternoon.  The last one. Next year she will be in middle school.  What happened here?  I remember the days (seems like just last month) when we had tea parties at her little [...]

a paper wreath

- Day 5 – My mind is completely blank.  I have been sitting in front of this computer for the past hour trying to think of something to write.  Nothing.  It doesn’t help that Damon is watching Season 1 of 30 Rock (Kenneth is my favorite!) and I keep getting distracted by it.  He is [...]

elves are in the hizouse!

- Day 6 – With all the crafting going on around here, things that should be getting done are being ignored, like cleaning. Let’s be honest… I could always ignore cleaning.  It’s definitely not one of my favorite things to do. However,  being this close to Christmas… I would like everything nice and tidy. Since [...]

christmas doodle stockings

- Day 7 – Being shut in because of a snow storm is one of the best reasons to have a coloring day!  We laid this brown paper across our dining table, cranked up some Laurie Berkner and scribbled away! After we were finished, I decided to use this beautiful piece of art to make [...]

Snow, Snow, Snow!

- Day 8 – Snow It won’t be long before we’ll all be there with snow Snow I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow Snow I long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow Snow Oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow “Snow [...]

go down in history!

- Day 9 – I know most kids tear wrapping paper to shreds without even glimpsing at it in an attempt to get to what it’s concealing…  but, it’s still important to me.  The wrapping on a present can say just as much as the present itself, especially to people who truly appreciate the artistry [...]

a race to the Finnish!

- Day 10 – I am so thankful that I committed to the 25 days of doing this blog leading up to Christmas.  There have been days where I could have kicked myself, but even with the hustle of getting things ready, the list that keeps growing, still having the duties of everyday life..  it [...]

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