One of my favorite Christmas memories as a kid and now that I have my own children is making caramel. Each year it gets a little easier for me as the kids get a little more capable and helpful. I was shocked at how much AJ was able to wrap! The other kids are pros…
Spotlight on Necco
Every once in a while it’s fun to spotlight one of the kids. Today the spotlight is on Necco. During the last year or so, she has really blossomed, and we have become so close. I am proud to say that she has shown an interest in a lot of the things that I love….
The sweet taste of Accomplishment!
About 8 years ago, I started making calendars for my Mom, Dad, brother, sisters, and myself for Christmas. I collect pictures from the year that’s ending and make sure that everyone has at least one picture included. It’s a lot harder than it may seem to… a) find at least one picture each of 20…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
My bloggy friend, Francesca, sent me this Holiday Meme. I’ve been sitting on it for a few days, waiting for a day when I didn’t have anything else to say. When did I get so talkative? This was a lot of fun to read, and even more fun to answer. You are welcome and encouraged…
I’m a sugar-aholic! (Secret family recipes included!!)
Making candy is messy business! My sister spent the day with me in the kitchen making all kinds of holiday candies and goodies for us to EAT (I mean GIVE AWAY!). I really need to give plates away fast or else I will EAT until my teeth fall out (that’s a line from Andrea!) and…
The Christmas party!
When I was released as the Primary President (the one in charge of ALL the children’s Sunday classes and weekday activities) at church last month, I was immediately put into the Activities Committee. My initial reaction to the new assignment was, well, not exactly great. But, you know what? It hasn’t been half bad. Last…
Check out this BOKEH!
Don’t know what bokeh is? Don’t worry, neither did I….until I did a little research. As most of you know, I am a self-taught photographer. I love to take pictures, but up to this past year, I knew next to nothing about the technical aspects of photography. I had a semi-fancy camera but kept it…
Our Nativity Collection
There’s nothing like letting 5 kids loose on 4 bins packed with exciting things they haven’t seen for a full year. Add to that thousands of messy pine needles all over the carpet (I swear they are ALL over the house!) and all of the poorly-placed ornaments that ended up on the ground over night…
The quest for the perfect tree
We bundled up last night after dinner, packed everyone in the van and drove to our favorite neighborhood Christmas tree lot: I’m not joking. It’s our tradition. We get our tree here every year. PB is a fresh-tree stickler. One year, some friends invited us to go tree shopping with them to a quaint little…
I made it!
I forgot until I read my friend, Safire’s blog post that today is the last day of November. My month of Nablopomo and the daily blog posts has come to an end. Except that blogging daily has become such a welcome habit that I am not ready to stop. I am planning on sticking with…