Oh how the days of celebrating cinco de mayo have changed… I have fond memories of hours on end spent over big beers at El Toro and queso at Rio Bravo. This year we’re having baked churros, walking tacos and all the fixin’s. The wildest we’ll get is dumping the smarties out of our mini… Read More
April Fools Day is right up there with Groundhog Day on the list of the most random holidays we celebrate. Aaaaannnndddd, it is HANDS DOWN one that my littles talk about and bring up time and again through the year. I’ve got three different April Fools Day dinners that are all pretty much guaranteed to bring… Read More
Whit’s class has a whole day of FUN planned for Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2! They are bringing in their favorite Dr. Seuss books, dressing in red shirts to become the “things” and enjoying a themed snack. I am contributing One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, GOLDFISH! This really couldn’t be any easier! I… Read More
I’m doing a little presentation on Ireland for John’s class in a couple of weeks and have no intention of going empty handed. I made darling little St. Patrick’s Day themed tags for the occasion and, since everywhere seems to be flooded with St. Patrick’s Day party wares these days, I left it up to… Read More
Every year on Fat Tuesday we enjoy a festive family supper of jambalaya and king cake. Fun family dinners are my jam and I love any old excuse to pull one off. I use the same table decorations each year, storing them with my Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day stuff. I didn’t get started on… Read More
One of the littles’ most anticipated events of the season is always Sister’s Gingerbread Soiree. We both had busy schedules back in Atlanta this month so she moved the event to Some Beach!! It was a bit unique decorating gingerbread houses at the beach in shorts and tees with the doors open, but I’d take that… Read More
I’ve been sitting on the best little secret for months on end and almost spilled the beans more times than I can count! You see, the DIS Unplugged (one of my favorite podcasts) announced early this year that they would be doing their annual “Disapalooza” event at Diagon Alley this year. I read all of the… Read More