Hello sweet friends and happy Saturday! Are you gearing up for Thanksgiving yet? I must admit, it’s one of my favorite holidays. But sometimes, it’s smothered by the whole early-arrival-of-Christmas thing. We feel like as bloggers, Jamin and I totally toe the line between Christmas overload (to get ideas to you in time) and taking…
make your own tree branch crayons
Hello lovely friends! We’re back today with round two of Rockin’ the Holidays with some of our fave people, and today’s idea? Handmade gifts. Today is the simple gift of handmade crayons from tree branches. I’m sure you can scoop some up at your nearest store, but we thought it would be fun to try…
ghosts of halloweens past
Hello lovely friends and Happy Monday! We’re back from a crazy fun week last week… and while we can’t wait to share more on that, we’re ready to hit the ground running today. We flew back into town late Friday night, so I spent all day Saturday throwing some Halloween costumes together in an I-promise-I’m-a-good-mom…
maybe the best thing that ever happened to us
I wanted to do 31 days of Homeschooling for 31 days in October, and then I realized that about 99.9999% of you would most definitely stop reading. Blue stripe omissions + lots of pics of kids in giant t-shirts since I no longer dress my family + massive posts on the great world of homeschooling…
fearlessly present
We celebrate the boys’ birthdays this week with a party for both. We’re going the easy-peasy, glow-in-the-dark bouncy party route because I seem to fluctuate between have-a-freak-session-over-the-top-party-prep, and I’m-really-exhausted-so-let’s-just-do-something-brilliantly-easy-and-call-it-a-day-kind-of-hurrah. It’s my creative side meets practicality. I probably have some kind of a parenting personality disorder, and I’m pretty sure someone would call DHR if they…
a bout of vindicated paranoia
I don’t know what it is about the husband’s out-of-towness that triggers traumatic events in my life, but it’s there. This invisible forcefield of ridiculosity, waiting to pounce. I’m a magnet. Sometimes it feels like one giant test by the out-of-town-juju gods to see what kind of a mother I am. Aspire to be. Or…
valentine’s day : a few of our faves (free downloads + handmade ideas)
Hello lovelies! Today I thought I’d drop in to share a little round up of a few of our favorite valentine’s day projects. We don’t really go over the top with our decor around here… I especially want to keep it simple this year (with all the purging we’ve been taking on) but here’s a…
truncated : why it’s good to bother
{I didn’t have any photos of a truncated post, dishonest thieves, or quotes on honesty. So look… Our sweet little boy with his sweet little smile! Yes, we are shameless.} A few of you who subscribe to our feed, may have noticed that we’ve truncated our posts. I wanted to tell you sooner, but the…
the lazy gal’s survival guide to better housekeeping
When someone says the word ‘better housekeeping’, what image comes to mind? Because this is mine. With a hybrid perfection super mom unattainable nightmare mix of June Cleaver. I guess you could say I have an aversion. I struggle with organization, and I’ve talked about it here for a while…spewed my confessions…shared my plans…but the…