If you’ve been around here for a little bit, you will know that since both of my boys have birthdays within a month of Christmas we give them a “forever gift” every year to celebrate rather than a toy, hoodie or video game. This gift is something that we hope they will have forever, rather than something that is… Read More
I always love unwrapping our new Christmas ornaments each year around this time to hang on the tree. Every place we go, we seek out Christmas ornaments from special locations, landmarks or activities. Our one big trip this year barely made it in before the country shut down! We spent a week driving through Alabama… Read More
I almost never do this, but I’m prepared to share my Thanksgiving table centerpiece early!! It’s not that I don’t want to… but we really live here and I can’t have my Halloween up in August, Thanksgiving in September and Christmas up in October to get blog views. Ya know?! We are hosting Honey’s family… Read More
UPDATED REVIEW HERE Have you ever wondered what sits on the upper floor of the majestic Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom? I have vivid memories of staring up at the castle as a child imagining the princess living inside. Of course, back then there was no restaurant that you could visit! Now, this gorgeous space… Read More
Over the years I’ve shared this recipe with many friends, prepared it for countless new babies, surgeries, new homes and losses, and have posted it a couple of times here on the blog. I think, when the boys look back on their childhood, they will remember this chicken pot pie as our family’s comfort food.… Read More
I tried my first audio book a couple of weeks ago and am kind of hooked!! I wasn’t finding many podcasts to keep my interest and have been so tired at night that Honey suggested I try to listen to a book. He does this on road trips, but it hadn’t peaked my interest until… Read More
Look who’s back… back to school! This photo and post are both Freshman approved! :-) We were ALL ready to get this kid out of flannel pants in his bedroom and back in the classroom, including John. He said it was a good day, and we couldn’t be happier. Like when Whit headed back, we… Read More