We ordered a new Christmas tree this year. Due to allergies, we have to go with artificial. But, we now have a 9-foot pre-lit tree for our 10-foot living room. It’s not decorated yet, but that’s on the plan for this weekend. That, and continuing to make new ornaments for the tree! My friend Lara…
When I first started looking for what to share in my mini-roundup, I, of course, went straight to Pinterest. Typing in “year-end prep” provided me with hundreds of results for end of the school year ideas…. or prepping for the end of the world… So I took a different approach and thought about everything I have…
After all the food I cooked for Thanksgiving, it’s hard to even think about cooking a big Christmas meal! For quite a few years we have stayed home for Christmas and enjoyed Christmas Eve with a few local families. When we moved to our new house, we began hosting the Christmas Eve get together. In…
If you give a Fortnite fan a wooden llama ornament… he will turn it into Fred the Loot Llama! My son is just one of the millions of kids playing Fortnite on a regular basis. Currently, he’s all about Fred the Loot Llama. I’ll admit, I have never played the game, so all I know…
The Christmas spirit is really hitting me this year. And I’m so glad it is! Some years I struggle with the dark and cold weather and just see Christmas as a stressful time of year. With the majority of my Christmas shopping already finished, all the fun Christmas blogging events I’m participating in are, well,…
Years ago we had a snowman we hung on the wall counting down to Christmas as you moved the snowflake along his belly. At one point we had a wooden tree plaque where one ornament was added every day as we neared Christmas day. For whatever reason, they have been passed on and for the…
