Welcome, foolish mortals to our 2019 haunted Halloween tour… I am your host, your ghost host. The creeps start before you’ve even entered the house, with pumpkins and spiders and ghosts out front! The mesh ghosts are from Michael’s and are on on year four or five at my house, but are in stores again this year. I… Read More
I lovemaking new things, both for my family and when entertaining, but it’s great to have a few tried and true recipes that you know will turn out great every time. I have made both of these “foolproof” appetizers for years – jalapeno cheddar crackers and caramelized bacon. Not only are they delicious, but I… Read More
Now that the back to school frenzy has normalized into more of a routine I’ve had time to piece together and load the video of the kids “Rolling into School” first day snack. You can view the video here: The Roll a Topic game free printable is in this post. HERE And, you can see… Read More
In addition to our pancake breakfast, our other first day of school standing tradition is a special snack to welcome them home. I started this on John’s first day of Kindergarten and it never got old. You will see that I seamlessly transitioned our breakfast set-up right into snack time. The theme for this year’s… Read More
Summer flew by and it is already back to school time for my boys. While the night before was comprised of a steak dinner rather than sweet story books about school and sprinkling of confetti around their bedrooms, we did kick off the morning in the same manner we have for the last nine years… Read More
After nine years, I’m going out of elementary school with a bang! Haha! I’ve volunteered for the hospitality committee, room mom and front office substitute, and I’m hoping to score a job on the Fifth Grade Finale team. Whew! As for the hospitality committee, our first event of the year was a luncheon to welcome… Read More
Earlier this Spring, I attended a Disney travel advisor road show here in Atlanta to learn all about new things coming to Disney Destinations. They do a fabulous job with the event – bringing the Disney magic to cities all over the country. This year’s dinner and show had a birthday celebration theme, seeing as… Read More