As my kids have gotten older, I’ve begun to move more towards rustic farmhouse Christmas decor and away from bright and child-friendly. Enjoying a more mellow and soothing color scheme for various holidays seems to have brought my holiday stress level down. The past few weeks have been busy and while I’ve been working on tons…
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…
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…
