I fell head over heels for these elf babies back in September. You know, now that I don’t have an elf of my own to be responsible for, alllll the elf things suddenly seem cuter than ever. :-) I tucked them away to send to CeeCee once her elf, Bow, arrived for the season. I… Read More
If you’ve been following along with my Instagram stories, you will know that I’ve been on a mission to keep the magic and fun in the Christmas season for my family. Tonight after our Sunday Supper we snuggled up in the den with blankets and pillows and showed the boys Christmas Vacation for the first… Read More
CeeCee’s ballet studio held their annual Nutcracker show this year and it made my whole month! She’s rehearsed her role as a Gumdrop in the Land of the Sweets for months now. I felt fortunate and grateful to be the only guest able to attend in person, outside of her immediate family, with the safety… Read More
In the blink of an eye, we went from the Diego Car… to the Radio Flyer… to playing in the front seat of Daddy’s brand new jeep… … to the driver’s seat!!! Clear the roads, Atlanta, we’ve got a newly minted fifteen year old with a learner’s permit burning a hole in his pocket! After… Read More
John chose hibachi for his fifteenth birthday dinner and we had the BEST time bringing it home! Sister and her family joined us for the Thanksgiving night festivities. First things first, CeeCee helped me set the table on the porch! Everything I used was from my stash. Now, we were coming back in town the… Read More
We didn’t spend our Black Friday shopping this year. Instead, we gathered the freshman lacrosse players for an uplifting and rewarding afternoon putting together boodle boxes for American troops stationed abroad. The days leading up to our gathering were spent with moms exchanging texts about thoughtful, meaningful items that could stand the long trip and… Read More
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true… John turned fifteen years old today! I am so proud of the young man he has become, and for the supreme blessing of being his mom. He’s driven, hard-working, kind, a leader, easy to befriend and has a pretty fantastic sense of humor emerging. I often glimpse him… Read More