Mother was inspired by Parker Kennedy’s tinsel Christmas tree workshop and came to Atlanta with ALL the fixings to have our very own girls craft day! We set up at my kitchen table – I laid out my crafting oil cloth and Mother had the rest. She brought beautiful blue and white cachepots, ornaments, tinsel,… Read More
This Christmas we did something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do, but have never sprung for… we lit up the exterior roof line for the holiday season. I literally felt like Buddy the Elf on Christmas when the sun set on the first night and our home lit up. It was pure magic! Our friends Eric… Read More
Honey and I stole away Disney World for one night before our Disney Cruise to kick off the season in my favorite way – Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party!! While I certainly miss those precious years when we would pull the boys out of school to celebrate their joint birthdays in Disney World, school, sports… Read More
If you’ve been here for a while, you will know Santa brings the boys four gifts each Christmas. Something you want, something you need, something to do and something to read. Well, over time the something to read has become the most womp womp gift of the lot. We’ve done guide books and fun books… Read More
I have two fun little holiday treats to share today. Buckeye Balls The first is Buckeye Balls, which I am sure most of you already have on your holiday treat rotation. I had not made these in YEARS and the boys fell in love. We gobbled them up faster than we should have. The chocolate… Read More
I do this every year – I arrive in Savannah and everything is gorgeous. Then we unload all of our junk and roost in the pillows and put our feet up on the coffee table and scatter our drinks on the counters and I realize – I didn’t take pictures! I’d say “maybe next year”,… Read More
After spending the day at Sister’s, we all retreated to Mother and Daddy-O’s for Christmas Eve evening. We did the annual reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas. This has been a tradition for decades in our home. Mother wraps up ten little gifts, trying to find things that everyone could enjoy. While Daddy-O reads… Read More