One of the Christmas memories from my childhood that shines the brightest, despite the years since I’ve experienced it, is the yearly drive on Christmas Eve from my grandparents’ house in San Leandro to my home in San Jose. Every Christmas Eve, we gathered the baked goodies for our big family dinner, the wrapped…
Christmas Tree 2014 #PSF
I’d love to say that we waited to buy and decorate our Christmas tree until this past weekend because we couldn’t imagine decorating for Christmas without the whole family together. As it turned out, the fact that we bought our tree this past Saturday and decorated it that night, shortly after our college-aged daughter…
Get Rewarded for Your Holiday Shopping #ChaseHolidays
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chase Ultimate Rewards. All opinions are 100% mine. ‘Tis the season for cookies and carols and snowflakes and peppermint…and lots and lots of shopping. I have to admit – at the beginning of this holiday season, I was dreading shopping for my family of…
DIY Holiday Teacher Wreath #HandmadeHolidays
I struggle each year to find an original holiday gift for my kids’ teachers that they will appreciate and be able to use. This year, I had the opportunity to create a fun holiday wreath for my youngest son’s elementary school teacher with supplies from Staples, and I am so excited to share it…
The Best Apple Pie Recipe
I have been making this apple pie recipe since I was a teenager. I was given the recipe by a long-forgotten acquaintance at a church activity where we were taught how to make pies…and I’ve been making it for my family ever since. I have tried many apple pies over the years, and this…
What Is Your Wish? #WishesDelivered
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPS. All opinions are 100% mine. The holidays are a wonderful time. Sometimes they are “wonderfully busy…” Yes, the holidays can be hectic with everything going on – the shopping, the entertaining, the holiday cards, and the baking. But I love that everyone…
Holiday Concerts Galore! #PSF
‘Tis the Season…for holiday concerts! Last week, we had 5 nights of play performances, this week is choir (and quartet), and next week is orchestra. For your holiday listening pleasure, here is one of the songs that Afterglow performed at last night’s winter choir concert: Last week’s middle school performance of How to Survive…
DIY Wood Gift Tags and Ornaments
My friend, Lisa (ie, my resident crafting genius), sent me a new Christmas craft project that I am loving SO MUCH. I was not familiar with wood burners for crafting use outside of boy scouts before Lisa told me about the wooden gift tags she made this year. Now I’m itching to add a…
Family Thanksgiving #WW
I am typically too preoccupied with cooking and eating on Thanksgiving Day to take many pictures, but I happened to snap a few shot of my sister and a few of the kids. I’m thankful for these guys. There’s nothing like a good family Thanksgiving. An InLinkz Link-up
DIY Reusable Fabric Gift Bags
Several years ago, I got some reusable fabric gift bags, and every holiday and birthday since then I’ve wished that I had more of them. I spend so much time – hours – every Christmas wrapping dozens (hundreds?) of presents for family and friends. I waste so much wrapping paper that ends up being…
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