As y’all might recall, with both boys celebrating birthdays in the month before Christmas we forgo the mess of toys and give them one nice item on their birthday that we hope they will have forever. They have received house portraits, John Derian plates, mini oil paintings, sterling silver baby cutlery, professional portraits, Sugarboo Frames… Read More
I was surprised and excited to come home last week to find another box from General Mills on the porch! They are launching a handful of new cereals this month and, seeing as cereal is how we start our day at least five days a week, we wasted no time digging right in. While the… Read More
We’re on our second “snow day” of the week down South. And, sadly, this is the extent of the snow… I’ll go ahead and state the obvious – there aren’t many snowmen being built with those ten flurries. Rather, we’ve spent the last two days bundled up inside watching cartoons, playing games, trading football cards,… Read More
I exchanged emails a few weeks ago with kind folks at Georgia Crafted… and then promptly forgot all about it in the midst of Thanksgiving, two birthdays, Christmas preparations, two class parties, the leak in the ceiling, and so on and so forth. So imagine my supreme delight when I trotted out to the curb… Read More
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats Sarah on the win! For those that didn’t win, all is not lost! Ron is giving away a second copy on his blog starting October 1!! I love a good decorating book – both to relish the pages of over and over with a glass of wine or cup of coffee… Read More
I was *delighted* when the kind people at General Mills reached out and said they wanted to send little ol me a package with a selection of their cereals, favorite recipes to fuel learners throughout the day, and other essentials in a fun lunch box!! The baby helped me tear into the package the minute… Read More
After my original Dressing Southern Tots post, I received quite a few emails asking how, if and when I sell our outgrown clothes. Well, I have been selling them twice a year (spring and fall) on eBay since Whit was one, and have just listed a new slew of clothes out there. Some are new,… Read More