I never much cared for the Thanksgiving birthday until I realized I’d have a good chance at having my boy home to celebrate with him for a few more years!! He slept over at his best friend’s house, and told me they celebrated at midnight. When he returned home, I had a few of his… Read More
It’s awfully hard to believe, but John is celebrating his nineteenth birthday today. I am so proud of the young man he has become, and grateful for the supreme blessing of being his mom. I vividly remember the moment I first laid eyes on all eight pounds of him. At the time he seemed huge… Read More
I have the good fortune to call the beautiful KD my friend, and was thrilled to spend a rainy Tuesday in Georgia celebrating her 40th birthday over a stunning lunch at Swan Coach House. I was simply a guest at this celebration but had to share what the hostesses beautifully and thoughtfully put together for… Read More
With my boys growing into young men and John away at Auburn, I want to make the most of our time together next week. I figure they are old enough to know what they enjoy, don’t care much for and would like to do over their holiday week. And so, I did a little Thanksgiving… Read More
I did something I’ve never done before and put out a few Thanksgiving touches. They will be so short lived that I probably won’t ever do it again. HA! I pulled out things I already own that I typically use just the week of Thanksgiving for entertaining. Here, a couple of fall cookbooks sit next… Read More
I shared the gift John made for his new big brother yesterday and am back today with the little treat I put together for my new initiate. Inside was a flag, magnets and chocolate covered oreos! Sigma Chi Flag | Sigma Chi Magnets I made the cookies, which are one of my easy and festive… Read More
Our month long festivities concluded tonight with a chorus of Trick or Treats! Like we’ve done the past few years, we set up a table in the driveway with a variety of treats for the kids. Before we started doing this, we rarely had people leave the sidewalk to cross our street and climb up… Read More