I was chatting with my friend Andie from Louisiana earlier in the week and mentioned that I really want to take my kids to NOLA for a Mardi Gras parade. She said she wasn’t a fan and I had to laugh. I feel the same way about the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Savannah. I… Read More
I celebrated 43 today by hopping in the car and heading home to Savannah with Honey and Whit. John stayed behind with grandma Juju since he had a lacrosse tournament he didn’t want to miss, so we did our usual Japanese dinner on the birthday eve. We stayed at my parent’s house, but Sister’s family… Read More
I’m just now writing about Fat Tuesday and things have already moved on to Ash Wednesday. :-) We had a surprise orchestra concert last night (surprise being that John forgot to ever mention it and I heard from a friend’s mom when I went to arrange lacrosse carpool…) that threw a bit of a kink… Read More
I’m not going to lie, much of Valentine’s Day went off like every other day. Haha! Whit did enjoy festivities at school but for the rest of us it was business as usual. In addition to the usual work and carpool duties, my monthly volunteer shift up in the middle school front office was today… Read More
When I was unpacking the one, sole Valentine’s tub, I realized that I had a whole stack of these “have a colorful Valentine’s day” left over from last year. Rather than reinventing the wheel, Whit was completely on board with using these tags again and giving his class colorful pencils with fun eraser tops. I… Read More
With a crazy week ahead, we turned our usual Sunday Supper into a family Valentine’s Dinner. I set the table with all things pink and red for the occasion. I found the pink tulips at Publix for $6.99 and just love how cheerful they have been this week with our dreary weather. I placed them… Read More
Halloween and Christmas are my two holidays where I go “all out” on decor, but I do love to add a some simple touches for other holidays throughout the year. For Valentine’s Day, I focus on the kitchen and foyer. On my Target tray that pretty much stays on the kitchen table, I have red… Read More