A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. A Simple Moment was inspired by SouleMama. Visit her […]
Archives for December 2012
Getting some fresh air after Christmas cabin fever
I really enjoy my time at home with my girls, with no school, with my husband around more doing the holidays, and with the bustle of entraining family coming and going. But with all that Christmas cheer, since school let out on Friday we have stayed pretty hunkered down at home, enjoying new toys and […]
Merry making and merry eating
I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Here’s a glimpse into the merry making, baking, building and homemade goodness that happened here. Dolls were sewn, up until the very last minute. They are from Sewing for Children, with bit of my own adaptations in the dresses. My oldest daughter, who helped me play santa this […]
A Simple Moment, with peace, love and joy
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. It’s been a few weeks since I have […]
The BIG SANTA truth talk, and growing up
I’m sharing this post because I believe this conversation, when a child learns the truth about Santa, is such a huge milestone. I worried about I how I would handle it when the moment came, and the truths about Santa, the Elf on the Shelf and the Tooth Fairy came to light. I think it went […]
Teacher gifts for Christmas
This is what the girls and I pulled together this afternoon for teacher gifts, using apple butter we canned in the fall. The apples were from a swap I did, in return from pears from our pear trees. Everything else we used today we had on hand. The girls took ownership of the whole process. […]
Snapshots of the Season
I’ve been taking it day by day during this bustling season. Only accomplishing what must get done, keeping a lazy eye on those to-do lists and not letting them takes us over. So these days, dinner might not get made on time. But we did make a plateful of beeswax candles. “Mom, I have a good idea. […]
Celebrating a birthday, and a treat bag free party
While I’ve been away from this space the last week or so, trying to manage all the things needing my attention at home and with my family, a lot has happened in our little world. My middle girl is now six. We celebrated with a bowling party, where she could be surrounded by as many […]
Elf on the Shelf bed and our advent box
Let me start by saying we have the 1.o version of Elf on the Shelf. Meaning we have had our Eddie the Elf for four years, before posting sneaky elf happenings went viral on Pinterest. Until now he had a simple life of landing on spots up high in our house, where the temptation to […]
Finally, photos of our finished kitchen – Ta Da!
Living without a kitchen, or in the “fake kitchen,” for two months was hard. But it was well worth the results. And now, we are eating every meal here in our new space, happily at home. Last week we did a weekly meal plan, something new and foreign to this family. Usually it’s me standing in the […]