Yesterday I shared our Valentine’s of yore with links to tons of free printables, and today I wanted to do a little roundup of other ways we celebrate throughout the month. Since I usually blog in “real-time” I realize it makes it difficult to use some of my ideas. Hence, the heads up of what… Read More
The littles’ school hosted a fun-filled-barely-realize-you-are-learning STEM (science technology engineering math) night last week! I really didn’t know what to expect, but ended up so very impressed with the night. There were ten (or so) different activities hosted in classrooms throughout the school, under supervision of teacher volunteers. When you went in you received a… Read More
I’m sure this statement is going to have y’all all “tell me something I didn’t know”, but we LOVE games and puzzles around these parts. Like big puffy heart love. In the summer, we often play cards and dominoes on the porch, but in the winter we tend to lean towards board games and puzzles.… Read More
John’s latest school project was a “Cereal Book Report”. Based on a book they were currently reading, they had to invent a cereal and then make a commercial to promote it. As luck would have it, he is the throes of the Harry Potter series. I mean, thank goodness!!! His obsession with all things Potter… Read More
Mother lent me Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews and it made for a fantastic vacation read while down at Disney (… in September… this post has been lost in the drafts). She is one of my very favorite authors and I always look forward to her new releases. Many of them are set… Read More
At long, long last I am going to bring y’all up to speed on my powder room. Remember this? The crux of the matter is that I finished it in the One Room Challenge 6-week time frame. And I despised it. Like, hated it more than any room I’ve ever done. Never again, friends. (More… Read More
While we had this yummy dish for a Sunday Supper, it could just as well be dubbed a School Night Supper because it doesn’t require a bunch of prep work and it cooks entirely in one pot. I LOVE one pot meals!! This particular cassoulet is yummy and filling on a chilly winter night. Three… Read More